This romance was an absolute fireball where the two main characters are constantly debating and arguing with each other. If you like that kind of romance then this is the perfect story for you, but I don't really care for that kind of romance although the story is really great. I really felt that this romance story was an honest one about how a lot of woman felt and acted back in the 1800s. And I love anything by Victoria Dahl! Good story - Jude is a wonderful hero and his pain at being merely a duke's bastard is palpable. Marissa is rather stupid until she grows up and figures out what she really wants, but I guess without her stupidity and need to grow up there wouldn't be much of a story to tell. However, I have my doubts about Marissa's behaviour and its consequences in the context of Victorian society - her behaviour is really beyond outrageous when seen in that context, and the consequences for her would have been far more severe.
Victoria Dahl is one of my favorite authors. Loved this book!
—ajemianc
I liked the hero, but the heroine seemed a little slutty IMO.
—ijmsantana
Years later, Jude is still one of my favorite romance heroes.
—sonali_kumar
