Review: Mild Lukewarm romance more for teens than adults
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
This is the first book I have read by author Kristin Vayden. I have to admit being a huge fan of Historical Romance novels by Elizabeth Hoyt and Lisa Kleypas, to name a few, I was looking forward to this story and was excited that I might have found a new author. The story is about the Duke of Clairmont, Charles, a wealthy, strong assertive man who plays the game of life his way. He loves being single and keeps a mistress until he tires of them, which is usually after 6 months. What he most certainly not want is three young female wards or having to find them a governess,. Thankfully he can delegate, the governess hiring to his elderly housekeeper. The heroine is Carlotta a nineteen daughter of a baron and far to beautiful to be a governess but due to unfortunate financial circumstances needs to find work to support herself. Will the Duke be able to resist temptation when he meets Carlotta?This book was great for anyone who enjoys mild, lukewarm, Regency romance, magnificent banter between characters with fabulous chemistry and the makings of a great love story. Some of the reviews lead me to believe there was more which was the reason I purchased this book, but it fell short. As an adult, the books I usually read in this genre do escalate these passionate scenes so I missed that in this book. I think this author should take a page out of Hoyt, Kleypas and Lorraine Heath, when writing romance for adults. You can have tasteful passionate scenes that satisfy the adult reader along with a great story. Hot and heavy kissing just falls short when two people are so madly and passionately in love. The least that should have been done is to give the unsuspecting buyer a warning....No heavy petting, no Sex until the last 10 pages of the story