I love, love, loved this book!!! All through the prior five, heiress novels I had read bits and pieces about Lord Kirkwood and his misery of a life and was hoping he would find happiness in the end, and to find out he was the mysterious benefactor all along was truly icing on the cake! I loved the correspondence between him and Charlotte through all the books and to finally have it all come out in the open with a requited love was amazing. This was certainly a page turner for me and a perfect ending to this series :) Here it is, the final School for Heiresses book, where we at last learn the identity of Cousin Michael. I was... mixed on it. On the one hand, it's a moderately enjoyable read on its own (although Charlotte's stubborn independence gets a little wearing at points-- you'd think she'd have a jot more business sense, after 14 years at this job-- and David is a little too overbearing at times-- you think the bloody fool would KNOW BETTER after 14 years). On the other... this is the last book of what's been a delightful, adventurous series, and the culmination of a secret the author's been dangling before us for the last 5 books. As a series ender, I admit to being a little disappointed at how genre-standard the hero was, and how VERY quickly Charlotte shattered her own rules.I think I would've enjoyed this more if I hadn't read it RIGHT on the heels of Duran's WRITTEN ON YOUR SKIN. The two books are similar on many counts-- the stubbornly independent female with an evil, domineering father figure in her past, and the alpha male with a bevy of secrets who wants to protect (and possess) her. The flashback to Charlotte and David's original meeting was (for me) the most entertaining part of the book, and I liked the additional tidbit of Charlotte's fear of water, and the how it was woven into the plot. But after that... a lot of the book devolved into rehashing that long-ago event, and apologizing for things done or not done all that time ago. LET IT GO ALREADY, people. Dead horse, beaten. The suspenseful second half of the book lent a little more spice to things, but I felt overall that the author could have sacrificed a lot of the "what if" and "I'm so sorry that I" and made room for a deeper look at the characters' needs and feelings in the present day. A pleasurable enough read, but a bit *too* rooted in past wrongs.
What do You think about Rozum A Vášeň (2012)?
Average historical romance. Clearly part of a series which was irritating.
—heidilion
Sabrina is phenomenal- one of the best out there!!!
—Charu
Loved this! What a great ending to the series!
—zanda250
