Review: Good story line
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
I was intrigued by the story being between an older woman and younger man especially since takes place in England in the mid 1800s.Honoria is a merchant running her family bookstore. She has no family left and is a widow although there is more to that story as you will find out. She is a strong, independent and smart woman and I did like her. Enter Lord Alex Devin who is sent to her story to basically spy on her. I just found him so predictable and honorable that he was almost boring to me. Honoria (Nora) hands out controversial information and has enemies that want to stop her from doing so. Alex is being blackmailed to protect his brother to spy on her but as soon as they meet sparks fly and he wants to try and help/protect her. Of course, she finds out his original intentions and things get messy.I liked the plot and characters. I didn't really 'feel' the emotions in the story though and would have liked to see a more developed/deeper relationship between Nora and Alex. This does take place in England in the 1800s so the rules between men/women socializing of course were extremely different so perhaps that is what I am feeling instead. But then you have a very steamy scene between them at the lake outside? Hmmm....not sure what was missing for me but the connection just wasn't there for me.So, overall a solid book with a very intresting plot and a romance with a happy ending. If you like reading stories in this time period, I think most would enjoy this. It's not a book I will think on or read again though.