Review: Really liked the hero
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
Heroine Alicia is looking for a husband on her own so she's not forced into marrying her weird and creepy cousin at her father's insistence. She has a very short window before the announcement. You find out why her dad is pushing the marriage later. While attending the required parties and balls, she comes across the hero and makes a fool of herself every time she sees him.The hero, Ian Morrisey, is after a thief as a favor for his mysterious friend and former colleague. To his dismay he has to rub shoulders with the boring and superficial society members to find the thief. During his investigation in the middle of the night he runs across a woman in the alleged thief's household whom he believes is the thief's house guest, when in reality it's the daughter of the man he's investigating. (That's not a spoiler.) Neither of them know who the other is since he wears a mask and she apparently sits in the dark so he doesn't recognize her.When they meet at balls or soirees, she's rude and condescending to him even though he ends up 'rescuing' her numerous times from the creepy cousin. An innocent event occurs I won't give away that brings on a sequence of other events including suspense, drama, romance and a couple of hold-your-breath moments.A bit predictable but a fast, easy read that includes plenty of humor, romance, a number of surprises and an eccentric, wacky old woman.