AUTHOR: Mary Balogh
STARTED: December 5, 2010
FINISHED: December 23, 2010
PAGES: 422
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: It never snowed for Christmas.
SUMMARY: [From Amazon.com
] When an author has created a series as beloved to readers as Balogh's Bedwyn saga, it is hard to believe that she can surpass the delights with the first installment in a new quartet. But Balogh has done just that with the erotic yet not lascivious tale of a prim schoolteacher and a rake. Thanks to an accident while returning to Miss Martin's School for Girls in Bath after a quiet Christmas with her elderly great-aunts, Frances Allard meets Lucius Marshall, the Viscount Sinclair, who is in a black mood over his promise to his beloved and ailing grandfather that he would marry soon. Spending two days together at an almost deserted inn, an interlude Balogh delectably details, they revel in each other's company. But once the road opens up, Frances continues her journey, although the reader knows that events will conspire to throw the schoolteacher and the viscount together again. THOUGHTS: This story was cute. I do enjoy romance novels that throw the main characters together at the beginning of the story only to break them apart again. Like usual, Balogh's writing was descriptive and kept the plot moving. To me, Balgoh is like a cup of cocoa - warm, comforting, and snuggly. There is nothing daring or surprising about this book, but it hit the spot and I enjoyed the story enough to not be bored.
Also, bonus points for a somewhat feminist heroine.
RATING: 5/10 [Meh.]
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