Author: Christine Merrill
ISBN-13: 978-0373296484
Publication Date: June, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin
Book Length: 288 pages
Acquired by Me: NetGalley
Description Courtesy of Goodreads:
“The dark Lord’s ultimate temptation…
Daphne Collingham is convinced that her beloved cousin died at the hands of her husband, Timothy, Lord Colton, so decides to masquerade as a governess in his home to discover the truth. What Daphne hasn’t bargained on is how the brooding Lord will make her feel under his dark gaze… Lord Colton is suspicious of the alluring new governess – and with the scandal surrounding him he must control his passion.
But a man has his limits, and the delectable Miss Collingham is pure temptation…”
My Thoughts:
I really enjoy Harlequin Historicals. They are just the right length for a nice easy evening read after a long day in the grind (work, family, life, whatever you want to call it). Because I am a huge Regency fan, I was immediately drawn to this title when I saw it. Nothing terribly long and complicated, but sound writing that leaves you with a feel good ending. On a technical note, I’m going to jump straight to the one thing that struck me the most about this story – the tight focus of the setting. I’ve been dying to spit that out!! Everything pretty much centers itself in one house, between two people – Daphne and Lord Colton. I am not sure why that has stuck with me for so long, but it became the single thought that overshadowed everything else – minus the scene where Colton gives Daphne flowers (it’s the message behind the flowers that I liked).
The chemistry between these two is good. The children, whom Daphne is attempting to govern despite her lack of experience, were a nice addition and helped to keep things moving along. Lord Colton was perhaps too tormented and twisted at times, making one hope that he truly gets over the complex that he is carrying around (hint: guilt).
Overall, a fair book, worthy of some attention by those who prefer to tuck into something easy and don’t want to bring a large amount of emotional investment to the story. I think you would walk away feeling that it was nice, but not blown away.
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