Review: a pleasant diversion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2013
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.  All a Woman Wants by Patricia Rice is a well-crafted romance set in  England.  The stage is set when Lachlan Warwick MacTavish, a well-connected, well-travelled Virginian is in England to take care of some business.  He finds his younger sister, Marilee, has died.  Her children are in the care of their drunken viscount father and some slovenly servants.  Meanwhile, Beatrice Cavendish is a gentile mid-twenties spinster who has never left her village.  Her recently departed father has left her with piles of bills and no idea of how to manage her estate.  Their worlds collide when he with children in tow arrives in her town to find a nanny.The plot is entertaining, with enough twists and minor mysteries to keep one involved.  The characters seem well formed, although I thought that Beatrice by twenty-five should have some self-assurance.  Both individuals end up doing out of character actions, but I imagine love has changed them.  The ending is predictable, wraps up all the loose ends, and fulfills the reader's hopes.  All a Woman Wants provides a pleasant read.