Review: A wonderful, easy read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
When Roark, the Earl of Clarendon hears scandalous gossip of his stepsister he decides to pay an unannounced visit to Craiglocky Keep, where she is in residence. When his hired horse turns up lame he stops at a village to hire another horse & to ask for directions from a young urchin he comes across.Adaira Ferguson is alarmed when a stranger asks for directions to the keep to see her sister in law. Yvette. Mistaking Roark who doesn’t divulge his title but gives his surname, for his criminal younger brother who had tried to harm Yvette before, Adair can only think to protect her sister in law & hatches a scheme to kidnap Roark & imprison him in the Keep’s dungeons until her brother gets home.Roark is furious at being tricked & imprisoned by the impertinent Adaira while at the same time finding himself unwillingly drawn to her. When Adaira realizes her error & Roark is released, he decides the most fitting punishment for the hoyden would be to tame her & turn her into a lady.I love how feisty & courageous Adaira is. She can even punch! She decks Roark one when he kisses her the 1st time (yes there was definitely more than just the one kiss after that!). She wears breeches, rides astride & breeds horse. She’s impulsive but not reckless & loves her family thoroughly. I love the sparks that fly between her & Roark, be it when they are arguing when it turns into something else.Roark soon realizes how much he prefers the real Adaira & how real her honesty & sincerity is compared to the hypocrisy of the ton."Despite your shortcomings, and God help me, because of them. I wouldn’t have you any other way. Forgive me for trying to change you. You’re perfect just as you are".A wonderful, easy read. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well written historical romance.