Review: I loved it but....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
Here is a summary of all the books in the seriesBook #1 Once a Duchess (story of Marshall and Isabella)Book #2 Once a Heiress (story of Isabellas BFF Lily and Ethan)Book #3 Once an Innocent (story of Marshall's sister Noami and his BFF Jordan)I absolutely loved #1, it was a fantastic story with wonderful characters and I fell in love with Noami in that story and wanted to read her happy ever after story. Lily other hand I really didnt think was that exciting and her storyline in book #2 didnt really inspire me. I did read her stry but more of to know wht happens than that it was a fantastic read. Not to say its bad, its just not as good as #1 or even #3.Book #3 was nail biting good. One of my least favorite things in romance books are when the hero leaves the heroine for her own good. So beware this does happen in this story. However, that said it does not last very long, maybe 20 pages and a chaper or so. Now back to our story. I felt that Noami and Jordan were great together, you could see them fall in love and they were good, strong characters that I enjoyed reading about. The whole plot of a pretend house party to try and find frenchman invading our heros home and land seemed sorta convuluted. I could have done without that plotline, though it did cause me some nail biting when everything falls apart and Noami's life is at stake. I felt the author could do better than the french spy storyline. A normal house party wold have been fun and the characters were fun and strong enough for that to happen. I felt the whole looking for french spies was a very small part of the story and while caused a lot of suspense, it was not needed to make this story greatThat said I LOVED Noami, she is as terrific in her story as she was in the first book. Jordan is perfect for her. He is a strong man who wants a strong woman and he is made for Noami. Some great side characters like Kate, the little sister and Jordan's step mom Clara who was terrific as well. The story was fun and exciting and very romantic and I thought more sexual and sensual than any of the previous stories, but not overly. If you like a little heat you will love those scenes.While all 3 stories are supposedly stand alones I really think reading book #1 and #3 will help you better understand the characters, the history and what happpened before. There is a lot of interaction with Isabella and Marshall in this story while in book #2 they are mostly out of town. In any case this book is a great addition and I cannot wait for more stories from the author.