Review: Lechers and rakes and spies, oh my!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
This book has too much going on for my tastes. But it's not unusual for me to really enjoy books that others' review as boring. To each their own..... I have a low tolerance for angst, so reading about Delia's guardian forcing himself on her and later kidnapping her and nearly raping the hero's sister was not the least bit enjoyable to me.The dialogue is pretty good, but some manners and events were just a little off and didn't ring true. For instance, when Delia meets Freddy, she introduces herself as Mrs. Delia Mannering. The next time they see each other he makes a big deal about not knowing her Christian name (wasn't he listening or did the author forget?).  In addition, as a lady alone in London, I had a hard time believing she would be so "neighborly" to introduce herself to a total stranger. This is not a huge issue, but there were a lot of small issues like this that require suspension of disbelief.I believe this is a debut novel and the author shows promise. The writing was enjoyable to read, the characters were somewhat well developed, but I really didn't like the plot.Spoiler....... If you want to read about an heiress in hiding from a lecherous guardian, supporting herself as a novelist, while the hero smuggles brandy to spy on France with his best friend and fends off his spying mistress who's involved with the guardian who kidnaps the heiress and the hero's sister to be rescued by the hero and best friend who the sister is in love with....whew! Then by all means, this is your book. The author does an admiral job of keeping all of these plot devices straight and following a logical sequence, it was just too over the top for me.