Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Terrific, for any time of year.Lady Sophie takes in strays of all sorts, even babies born to tweenie maids. Vim Charpentier is passing by and spots a lady in distress, so he stops to help. Between the two of the them, My Lord Baby is having a grand time, not missing his mother at all. A charming story with a holiday twist. Lady Sophie and Vim are so realistic I feel like I might meet them on a street in London in Regency times.Misunderstandings of all sorts are the themes of this romance and how love can flourish when the truth comes out. Best read in order, The Heir is first, though not as good as later books in the series.Highly recommended. I'd been searching for holiday romances for Christmas when I came across Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish. Lady Sophie is the sensible daughter of a Duke, and is left the reluctant guardian of a baby when the mother (a household servant) flees and abandons her baby. Enter our hero, Vim Chapentier- he steps in and helps Sophie with baby Kit and when there's a snowstorm, he stays at the house and helps her to look after Kit. Vim assumes Sophie is a member of the household staff and he doesn't tell her that he is titled, and heir to a viscountcy.The first half of this book was brilliantly written. I enjoyed the scenes with Sophie and Vim with Kit. Their fall into love is very believable and sweet. Vim is kind, handsome and thoughtful who truly cares for Kit. Sophie is sweet and caring with a habit of taking in strays. They both enjoy the anonymity of being 'commoners' and the cosy domestic atmosphere they create definitely helps them fall more in love with each other.Then Sophie's brothers (finally) arrive at the house and aren't impressed when they realise Vima and Sophie have been alone together for several days. They then go to Vim's Uncle's estate in Kent (where Vim was headed originally) and then on to their own familial estate. This is pretty much where I started to enjoy the book less. Sophie was inexplicably stubborn about not marrying Vim, she wasn't forthright and honest with Vim about her feelings, and Vim struggles to understand her actions- as did I, most of the time I just wanted to shake the girl. Sophie often seemed very different, and I was frustrated that Vim wasn't more insistent when he'd compromised Sophie and loved her! Although, I was of course still rooting for them :)All in all, I found the second half rather frustrating. The secondary characters were well written and rounded. Sometimes I felt that there was way too much information about them squeezed in, but it's part of a series.I would give this 3.5 stars if I could, but I guess the first half carried it to 4 stars. So, worth a read and enjoyable
What do You think about Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (2011)?
Loved this book!!! It was great from the first page to the last!!!!! Very Very good read!!!!!
—Barrickkg
reread January 22, 2012even better second time.
—jv115
