Review: Another Great Courtenay Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
Wow! This is a great story.  Amelia is left a penniless orphan when her father commits suicide.  Her aunt by marriage takes her in, but pretty much treats Amelia as am unpaid servant.  Amelia is able to deal with her situation with aplomb, until that is, her unscrupulous cousin begins to make unwelcome advances towards her.  When Amelia overhears James taking about how desperately in need of a wife he is, Amelia makes the bold move of proposing to him!  I loved Amelia.  She's smart, intelligent, sensible, and strong-willed.  I liked the way she did up to James even when he was in the middle of a fit of temper.  As for James, he is kind and caring.Once a marriage bargain between the two is struck, the couple must overcome the machinations of Amelia's family before they can marry.  After they marry; however, James finds himself turning into a jealous fool whet Amelia is concerned.  The couple have a lot of difficulties to overcome, mostly due to James' inability to trust Amelia...James suffered a previous marriage with an untrustworthy woman. Eventually; however, James and Amelia do achieve their much deserved HEA.  The book is extremely well-written, with an entertaining plot, and fully developed characters.  I loved it and would highly recommend it.BTW, this is a clean romance.  Oh, if you're interested in reading this book, you should know that Amazon offers a set of three of Ms. Courtenay's regency romances for about .50 cents more than you would pay for this book.  The name of the collection is Regency Romance Collection from Christina Courtenay.  The set includes this novella as well as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Desperate Remedies."  IMO both of those novellas were just as excellent as this one.  Furthermore, as of today Amazon is offering the set for FREE!  Not sure how long that will last so grab a copy while you can.