Books

by Madeline Hunter

It has been way too long since I picked up a good romance novel…or as I prefer to call them “trash novels”. There is nothing like getting lost in the lives of the improbable, beautiful, “misunderstood by society” heroines and their moody, ruggedly handsome, successful, “impervious to the foibles that hinder Everyman” hero.

In this book, our heroine is orphaned American, Bianca Kenwood, who becomes the ward of a stodgy, very correct British peer, Vergil Duclairc. Bianca travels to England with the hope of dumping the unfortunate choice of guardian and pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a renowned opera singer regardless of the cost to her reputation and marriage prospects. Viscount Laclere unfortunately has other plans for his new ward. He hatches a brilliant scheme to marry her and her newly inherited fortune to his younger brother in a bid to bolster the foundering family fortunes. Of course both plans go astray in the midst of unplanned, unexpected, and unwanted mutual passion as well as the nefarious scheming of other parties interested in taking advantage of the beautiful American and the financial well-being that come with her.

As with most romance novels, this one ends well: An exciting, near-death adventure, newly acknowledge life-long love, and the promise of happily-ever-after for all the characters one grows to love throughout the course of the book. If romance is one of you interests, I do recommend this book and I look forward to reading not only the other books in this particular series, but also whatever other books of the authors that I happen across.