Review: historical romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2013
The Bloom by Elizabeth Anne Lance4 StarsAs Erin prepares for her first `London Season' she has no real intention of finding her perfect match.... Her mother on the other hand is determined to marry Erin off to the first eligible bachelor she sees. Jackson finds himself in a similar situation. He is quite happy to continue his plant studies, he doesn't have time for the `frivolities of the Season' but since he is the heir and it is now two years since his father passed, his mother insists he at least looks for a bride.Erin and Jackson soon realise that their mothers want them to be together, so agree between themselves to be friends and nothing more just to keep their mothers happy. As the Season continues and they spend more and more time in each others company, Erin's feelings for Jackson begin to change, but she isn't sure if he feels the same.The Bloom is a light-hearted romantic novella, set in the early 1800's and is a fun, if predictable read. It isn't overly heavy with details of the period but it stays within the lines of those times and how the `nobility' meet and woo their partners. The ending did feel a little quick, and I wish it had been concluded with more detail, but that is my own personal issue in general with novella's, something usually has to be rushed, and in this instance it was the second to last chapter.Copy supplied for review