Review: 4.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
**Originally written for Book Bliss book blog.**Review: 4.5 starsGeneral: Jade Lee wrote an amazing slice of regency life in this novella. I loved that the simplicity of the plot compared to the complexity of the heroine. It's not often to find something well written about the "husband hunting" season in London, normally something dastardly happens but Jade Lee's novella was entertaining and kept my attention without grand dramatics. The world was easy to into with the wonderful descriptions. All of the characters were different and had a unique way of interacting with one another. Greg and Caroline were a wonderful match, their chemistry easy to get behind and their interactions were entertaining.Overall the pace was smooth however at the end it felt a little too rushed to me. There was and wasn't enough justification for the happily ever after. By that I mean I could certainly see it coming but I can't say I felt the characters arrive their own their own where it arrived in the book.Characters: Caroline- Caroline was a very endearing female. She came from a background and yet could do nothing more than dream about living in the royal/nobel world. Her reactions to much were so genuine and I truly wanted her to get her day in court, what girl wouldn't want pretty dresses and flirting with well to do men? She was feisty from her past (which was well described but I'm hoping is present in other novels in the series) but knew her place in the world. Only once did I find her a little too pathetic when she begged Greg to give her a child so she could have something of him. It is in time with the period but it didn't work for me based on what I know of her from the two books I've read in this wonderful series.Greg- Greg was a hot piece of Scottish lord. I loved that he typically spoke with a refined British accent but would slip into his Burr at times…made it all the more sexy. He didn't have much time to act like an alpha male in this book and I liked it. He was possessive and demanding but not overly aggressive. I loved that he was a man of science and had explosion scars, fantastic touch!