Review: Short and sort of sweet
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
The hero of this story has to be one of the most put upon fellows in any story.  Anthony is in love with Linnet, and he definitely has his sights set on her.  Unfortunately the lady is tightly wound up in looking after her family.  Her mother has a position at court and has left her younger children in their sister's care.Anthony wants to marry Linnet but she doesn't realize he loves her, nor does she want to relinquish her responsibility of her siblings.  The author goes to great lengths describing just how desirable Anthony finds her, and of course Linnet is just as attracted to him.A young man of Linnet's acquaintance is being educated at court with the young princes, but he isn't treated particularly well.  When the young daughter of a tutor is molested by one of the prince's, the young man gets into a fight with him.  If word got out of what happened and why several lives would be ruined.  Linnet asks Anthony to let the young man live with him for 'awhile'.  This is just the beginning for Anthony.After agreeing to do this favor for her, she avoids Anthony until he manages to run her to ground at a house party.  There they share a passionate kiss.  Anthony knows she is attracted to him.  There is the requisite hot, sleepless night where the heroine MUST go in search of a book in the library while wearing her thin, revealing nightrail.  And of course the hero is there --  so the usual bout of passionate follows.  He makes it clear he wants to marry her but fails to mention love or how they will work things out regarding her family.  She wants to solve these problems together, though she didn't seem to have a problem dumping other problems in his lap.  She is rather selective.  So once again she begins avoiding him. That is until she needs his help again.This time it is to go after the young man and the young girl who was molested.  The girl is pregnant and the pair have run away.  Our couple go after them and after finding them return everyone home.  The girl is being sent away to an uncle to have the baby.Our hero says his beloved one's siblings can live with them after they marry -- the troubled young man is still there too.  It appears in the two letters following the story that things are going well.  The couple and the additional family are going to Italy.  Though for the young girl not as well.  The uncle was less than loving it seems, and she has to give the baby away.  This leads to the sequel.I found the heroine a little annoying, despite all her good intentions.  The hero definitely didn't give up, so kudos to him.This is a short and somewhat steamy read.  I liked the story in general but the heroine less.