Review: A better second impression
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
When I first saw the title to this book,I think my first reaction was a rolling of the eyes! Afterwards, I probably thought, 'I don't think so.'. But...it kept turning up in front of me, so I finally decided to give it a try. I'm not sorry I did. It was a very nice, well-told story. I'm just sorry it was a short story instead of a full-length novel. I think I would have enjoyed getting to know the characters a bit more.Geoffrey Kerick, the Earl of Vashton and one day Marquis of Vashton, a role he never aspired to but one which he inherited after the death of his older brother Timothy, is now considered THE catch of the season.At 29, he is well aware of his responsibilities to the title and is prepared to marry,he is not impressed though by most of the young ladies being put in his way.The one woman he does seem to be interested in is Theodora Meacham, a young woman he didn't make a very good first impression on when they first met, and a young woman whose family has her older sister in mind as a likely choice to become the Earl's wife since she is considered the more beautiful and charming of the two.It's Theodora though that has made an impression on him, and it's she that has brought him to her family's home as a weekend guest. He wants to see if there is any hope of a second chance at winning the hand of the beautiful,socially inept bluestocking. Will Theodora give him a second-chance? Why not spend an hour or two finding out?