Review: How the other half live
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Lord Eversley has never forgotten Lady Anna. He stole her innocence and she stole his heart. While he was away on business she disappeared never to be seen again. With no explanation and a broken heart even five years later he has no closure, no want for another woman.Lady Anna was taken. No one knows.  No one searched. They all believe she ran off with her footman, madly in love. If only that were the truth. Instead she lives as a married woman to a man/child and treads carefully every hour of the day. She prays for another life, but knows she must accept her lot and be thankful it isn't worse.When Lord Ramsey comes with Lady Rebecca and she finds James in her Inn it's surreal. There are secrets he doesn't know. All will be revealed though. Choices have to be made. What will Lady Anna choose? Can deal with the consequences of the Ton?James is a truly interesting character. He doesn't fit in with your typical bachelor of the Ton. He's sensitive, emotional, and cares not what others think. He'll make his choices and damn the consequences. This book shows a side to him that we didn't see in Saved by A Rake. He's a character that is truly easy to fall in love with.Lady Anna has been through much, but I couldn't help that most was by her choice. She has had options, but took the easy way. This caused her misery. Though I felt sorry for her, I'm not sure that I actually liked her.This story is full of passion, confusion, despair, and hope. James and Anna have wonderful chemistry though their communication causes problems. Both are head strong and tend cause problems where there need not be any. I couldn't find it in me to feel bad for Peter. Problems or no, he shouldn't have done the things he had.I enjoyed the story and it took only a days time to read. The flow went well and there was just enough passion and turmoil to keep everything interesting. I loved the first book in the series and this book was wonderful as well. I hope to see more books about the other characters. I'd love to read Viola's story.I give this book a solid 4 stars. It's a great regency read. The descriptions and time period are spot on as it whisks you away to another land and another way of life.