Review: Wonderful Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
This is a wonderful story about a courtesan, Violet Milford, who was contracted by the Duke and Duchess of Rothcastle to gather information for them concerning the well-being of Liam, the Earl of Windbury, who is Lady Rothcastle's brother. Ever since a feud between their families a year ago which left Liam's fiance, the Duke of Rothcastle's sister, dead, he had been inconsolable and out of reach.Once Violet enters into the picture, unbeknownst to all of them, the healing starts to begin. Not only that, but she brings a friend, Olivia Cranfield, into the mix who also brings a sense of healing and love to Liam's friend, Malcolm Graham, as well. Other pros include: lots of humor, romance, sizzling sex scenes, forgiveness, love and redemption in the end, effectively ending the decades-long feud between the Windbury and Rothcastle families.Though it sounds kind of cliche, I thought that Violet jumped into bed too soon with Liam upon meeting him at the Bath House, thus becoming easy prey too soon. I also felt that she was not doing her best to fight for Liam's love too much in the end and seemed to have given up the fight too soon.Other than that, the book was a refreshing take on the Victorian England era in the eyes of a woman who unfortunately, fell into the life of a courtesan, due to some unfortunate circumstances early in life. Highly recommended if you're into heroines who are honed strong by their life experiences and are not afraid to go after what they want.