Review: Sweet Novella That Tells The Secondary Romance from BEAUTY AND THE EARL
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTION is a novella that tells the secondary romance from BEAUTY AND THE EARL from the perspective of those characters.  Readers of BEAUTY AND THE EARL will be familiar with the scenes in BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTION because the same scenes are repeated just told from the point of view of Olivia Cranfield and Malcolm Graham.Olivia is a courtesan who has traveled with her friend to Bath in order to track down the Earl of Windbury and spy on him.  Olivia agrees to be a distraction for her friend and occupy Malcolm (the Earl's friend).  Olivia and Malcolm quick end up falling in love but when the truth about the women's deception is uncovered, Olivia fears that she has lost Malcolm.I really liked this story because of the different picture it gives of the BEAUTY AND THE EARL story.  Olivia and Malcolm are less complicated characters and their romance is sweeter, but I really liked how Malcolm always treated Olivia with respect.For fans of BEAUTY AND THE EARL this is a must read.  For those who haven't read the novel, this novella will give an introduction to that book without giving everything away.