Review: Playing with fire
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2011
This short, yet steamy, read was well worth the time if you like period romance stories. It is a novella-length work that can be read in an hour or two.Miss Elizabeth Smith is in London for her first season. She hopes to avoid meeting Lord Derek Creswell, but has been fascinated by him since the first time she saw him at age fifteen. Unfortunately, he was in the process of confronting her parents and defending his brother who was accused of compromising her older sister. He probably doesn't even recognise her. However, the strange attraction between them is mutual, leading to a kiss at a most inopportune time. How can she keep from being compromised herself - and does she really want to?The romance and character development in this short romance is really quite good. There is sex, but not too explicit - romance, not erotica. One thing that is done very well is the fragility and importance of a girl's reputation at this time. Very enjoyable read.