Review: An OK read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2013
Myriah flirts her way through a few seasons but cannot find a man she can love.  While at a ball her father finds her kissing Lord Roland, a fellow who is deeply in debt.  Mariah`s family is rich, and the nasty Roland is really wanting her money.  But of course she is beautiful and he wouldn't mind bedding her -- at least for awhile.Her father has spoiled her but decides she needs to marry Roland.  Our heroine does act a tad spoiled, and she doesn't understand why women are not allowed to kiss a few men.  Well duh -- this is the Regency period and she isn't Caroline Lamb.So she runs away intending to go to her grandfather, but comes across a young man who has been shot.  She takes him to his home and looks after him.  Shortly after our hero arrives home.  The older brother and Lord of the manor.Kit is suspicious of our heroine, and she returns the compliment.  He knows she is lying about her identity, and she thinks he is involved in smuggling.There is basically an immediate physical attraction which the couple does not fight.  She has sex with him and then knows she loves him.Roland discovers where she is hiding and plans to force her to marry him.  I won't give any spoilers, though I think most readers will have figured it out.The characters were not fleshed out enough for me.  Basically they were both good looking and both honorable people.  She did look after the brother, and their relationship was written as one of their seeing each other in that light.I did get a little tired of the use of cant.  The characters sounded like teenagers trying to impress their peers.  Did the writers of that period use those phrases?  I don't think so-- unless it was a character being made to look foolish.  Perhaps I am being overly particular.This was a n OK story.  I really couldn't get into the characters deeply.  This was worth reading but I won't go back to it again.