Review: Refreshing change from other regency romances...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
The plot and characters are very different from other Regency romances that I have read in the past. The H and h do not hide their feelings like most books. Neither of them is coy about the feelings or mutual attraction they have towards each other so there isn't a lot of pretense. I love that the H starts his pursuit of the h from the very beginning because he wants to "court" her, not just bed her. I, too, found the H's comment "But also know this.There will never be another woman for me. I have already taken you to wife in every way that matters. When you leave me, there will be no other. You are the wife of my heart" total swoon material.  The H did not play any games when he tries to win the h by making her jealous or appearing disinterested like most books. There is a part in the book where the H asks the h if she is jealous of the attention he was receiving from another woman.  She responds that she has no right and that she would leave the premises so that he can freely court the other woman if she was not expected to help deliver a baby.  His reponse....he is thinking how he can alleviate his beloved's situation and make her his as soon as possible so she no longer has to suffer.  Sigh....The H was so great. He wore his heart on his sleeve and it was refreshing .Throughout the book he is trying to win her despite her protest of being his ideal wife. The h was also trying to be noble when she rebuffs him for his own good. The h was not a whining, dumb, or helpless female in the book. She was a writer with strong views of the working class.  She was like one of the first " occupy " leaders within the social classes.The number one reason I enjoyed the book so much was I did not come across these over used phrases and adjectives at all or they were very subtle.I hate you.SneeringArrogantWhoreTrollopIt was a nice love story set in the tone of boy meets girl (or hears her sneeze), chases girl and catches girl. A recommend.