I can't say many flattering things about this book or the author. I disliked the way the story was written.One thing I like about books is that you are transported into the characters lives and get the opportunity to experience the story through their eyes. This story was not at all like that. It was constantly TOLD to you as if someone were telling you the story. I did not feel as though I was there and that took a lot of points away in my opinion.Another very frustrating point to this story was that Edward didn't even LIKE Angeline until way past the middle of the book and then he suddenly LOVES her? There were so many references to him wanting to marry Eunice and live a comfortable life that I really lost interest in the book. Finally, toward the very end of the book, he admits that he likes her, loves her, and will fight to win her.All of this would have made the book a definite 2 out of 5 stars had it not ended as sweetly as it did. As it is I think I'm being generous by saying 3 stars when it was really more like 2.5 stars in my opinion. I will not be reading any more books by this author. The new Earl of Heyward, Edward Ailsbury, knows his duty is to marry a titled lady and produce an heir. He would like to marry his longtime friend, Eunice Goddard, but she has no title and has refused him. His family is pushing for a match with Lady Angeline Dudley, a flamboyant debutante who soon sends his life into chaos. Lady Angeline knows she must marry a titled gentleman, but she doesn't want a rake like her brothers. She wants a quiet ordinary guy. And when Edward rescues her from a scoundrel, she knows she has found her true love. The problem is convincing the Earl of the fact.This story was a bit slow moving at the beginning. It may be because Edward was such a proper stiff gentleman, he didn't even crack a smile until the middle of the book. The second half of the book flowed much better. I couldn't wait for Angeline to take the starch out of Edward and convince him that he already loved her. I also enjoyed the secondary romance involving Eunice and Windrow. My rating: 4 Stars.
What do You think about La Amante Secreta (2011)?
this is another one of my favorite books!!!!
—john
