Review: Very short and unrealistic
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2012
Lord Trahan Randall was near to proposing to Lady Caroline years ago when she first came out.  Seeing her in a dowdy gown, severe hairstyle, and thick glasses, he is glad he did not marry her.  However, Lady Caroline has not forgotten the handsome rake and what he doesn't know is that she's delibarately trying to make herself unattractive to other potential suitors, waiting for Lord Randall to come around.  When he scoffs at the idea of a bandy of ladies exacting revenge on gentlemen, she decides to teach him a lesson about what a lady truly is capable of doing.  She kidnaps Lord Randall, and wearing the disguise of a female highwayman, seeks to seduce him for one night's enjoyment before allowing him to return to high society, never knowing who she truly is.  Things change, however, as you might expect.  This so-called Regency romance is quite short and very, very unrealistic for the time period.  A well-born lady would never seek to ruin herself without a thought of marrying the gentleman.  It would have been a fate worse than death at the time and is only a modern sensibility.  However, the characters are enjoyable, and put into a different situation, I would probably love to read more about them.