Review: A so-so story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
It seemed to me there was little interaction between the two main characters.  A lot of planning by the heroine as she tried to find a way to avoid being married off to her second cousin.I had little liking for the odious cousin or the heroine`s father.Our hero is supposed to be investigating the father to discover if he is involved in some thefts of art.  Our heroine has on a cap and some old fashioned patches on her face when she discovers the hero sleuthing in her father`s library.  He has donned black clothing and is wearing a mask.This couple meets again and again at dinners and balls but never recognize each other.  But they meet several more times late at night in her father's house, still costumed as in their first meeting.  The physical attraction builds, and both have stirrings of deepening feelings.She is placed in a compromising position, and she and hero are forced to marry -- but not before she gives herself to her masked man.Hero takes her to his estate in the country, and he intends to be a a faithful husband.  She gets along with his sisters and the couple find they are attracted to each other.  She overhears a conversation and discovers he is her masked lover.There is a kidnapping and a rescue.I really would have enjoyed more interaction between the main characters.  The heroine had more conversations with the sisters and her aunt than she had with the hero.Wasn't as romantic as many of the stories I have read.