Review: Wickedly Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2011
Clara is pregnant and widowed - her husband having been killed along with their friend Reggie's wife.  Amid scandal and gossip, Reggie whisks Clara off to his country estate to wait out her pregnancy and their grieving period.  And also to give Reggie time to convince Clara that he wants her and the child she carries.I'm not a fan of historical in any genre - they just never grabbed me. Perhaps it was the brevity of the story, the plot, or the writer's talent - I'm not quite sure - but this story may change my tune.  Most of the freebies I've read have been very lacking, so this little book was a welcome change.  I am, however, glad that the book was on the Kindle because I had to look up a couple of words that I was unfamiliar with (you know what they mean based on the context clues, but I was curious about their specific meaning since they are period-specific words).This is a sweet little short story (maybe half an hour's read), so most of the history of these two is told in the narrative.  However, when you get to the meat of the story, you can tell that Reggie really cares for Clara - he shows it with the constant touching, the support he offers, etc.  You can feel Clara's appreciation of Reggie's humor and friendship and her yearning for something more now that the mourning period is coming to an end.  There's a lot packed into the little story.  I'm not sure if this short story is part of a series, but I felt like I was missing some information (i.e. how their spouses were killed).I really liked that Clara is a passionate woman, not the timid, 'You want to put that where?' kind of heroine.  The book is mildly explicit, if that makes sense.  The author describes what they're doing, but doesn't detail it down to every moan and thrust.  If 'graphic' had a high, medium, and low setting, this would be about a medium.  I felt like this story really does fit into the erotic romance category.  Despite the fact that the story happens in a single day, you can feel their desire for each other ratcheting up as the day progresses.Overall, a sweet little story.  The next time I'm looking for soft erotica, I'll take a look at what the author has to offer.