Review: Classic historical romance with a twist
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
I've always loved a good historical and I actually stayed up late one night to finish this book.  The hero and heroine are the standard lady and lord only with some (not all) of the regular baggage.  We don't have any of the cliche husband-searching debutante balls in this one.  No cloistered females and alpha/cynical males, either.  Instead, we have a widow and child, which should appeal to all the mothers out there.  The hero's caution of women is explained early and often.My favorite part about this book was actually the intrigue and mystery of the villains.  There was a point in time when the villain's characteristic physical trait was called out and I was wondering if I had solved the case.  But the book actually had me guessing until the end.  There are some hints here and there though.  So if you love a little mystery to your romance, this one will give that to you.The hero certainly has his moments, where any modern girl would probably give him a good smack-down.  But when reading it from a historical eye, the author did a good job of keeping things in context and justifying where the hero was coming from.My main reason for now giving this 4 stars was my incessant hope that the heroine would let her temper go.  So many times in the book she checks her temper or bites of tongue and I just wanted to tell her to let 'er rip.  But she never did.4 out of 5 but I would definitely read another book of this author's in the future.