Review: Decent turn of the century American romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
This book was an enjoyable read. I liked what little I learned about the characters, but felt that they could have been developed quite a lot more. The plot is character driven, revolving around the rival suitors and the relationship between mother and daughter.The book is well written but there are a few typos that got past the editor (hear for bear, lime for time), but not enough to disrupt my reading or enjoyment.John Bonner is a wealthy self made man who owns land and mines in Montana. He grew up the fatherless son of a prostitute in the red light district of New Orleans and watched his mother die of alcohol abuse and syphyllis. He swore that his children would be socially accepted and lack for nothing, especially a gently born mother. When he comes to New York to do some investing, he bails out one of the top social standing families from a financial disaster in order to get invited into their circles. He meets the man's daughter, Eleanor, and decides she's everything he wants in a wife.Unfortunately, Eleanor is also being courted, at the encouragement of her critical mother, by an English peer. John has his work cut out for him to gain this wife .Heat factor moderate .