When widowed Anna comes home after a shopping trip and nearly ridden down by a brutal man on a horseback, she must face the fact that their finances are in very dire straits… Being a woman without male family she doesn’t have much options. But luck is smiling her way, because the Earl of Swartingham is in need of a secretary. After making his previous flee, he demands a new one, the next day..
At first he isn’t thrilled about the idea of having Anna as his secretary, soon those feelings are replaced with something more passionate. Being scarred after smallpox, he’s sure Anna is disgusted by his body as so many women before her. But Anna is experiencing everything but repulsion. So when she finds out he’s heading to London to satisfy his baser needs, she intervenes to make sure she’s the one to fulfill his passionate desires…
After reading several reviews I was very anxious to read this one. But my high hopes weren’t completely satisfied…
Even though the plot is very interesting, it just doesn’t completely live up to my expectations. I never found Edward that brutish or bad tempered. So the previous secretaries must have be real chickens… I loved the scenes in the brothel, but it also gave me a bad feeling… I was hoping in a way he’d find out.
Anna is a very nice woman. Not bothering with rules when she needs to make money, determined to put aside her previous restricting life when a woman in need has to rely on her, even though a honorable woman like Anna mustn’t be seen with a whore.
I can’t say I didn’t like this book. It’s just when you expect a lot, you are left behind with a bad feeling when the expectations aren’t met. I never found myself drawn into the book. Enthralled by Edward and Anna.
I really hope to get some other readers reacting about how they felt about this book…
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