3.5 stars. I’m a little picky when it comes to romances, but I had such a good time with The Wedding Date that I was in the mood for another. Very happy to report that my second attempt at a Sarah MacLean was successful! Lillian Hargrove, orphaned at a young age, grew up pretty sheltered. When she falls in love with an unscrupulous, but talented rake, she allows herself to be painted nude. Said rake promises Lily that it’s just for him and that they’ll […]
I really do like the title of this one, though
Miss Lillian “Lily” Hargrove, is the orphaned daughter of a land steward and unwilling ward to the Duke of Warnick. Due to an odd and unbelievable series of events, her guardian, and then the next seventeen heirs to the title die in the course of about a fortnight, leaving a very distant claimant to the title, Alec Stuart, a belligerent Scotsman as the new Duke. He doesn’t like England, and stays in Scotland for the next five years, not even aware that Lillian exists. As […]
Between okay and dumpster fire…
Oh, Ms. MacLean. Sometimes I really enjoy your books. Mostly I like ‘em. And then sometimes I want to burn them to the ground. This one falls between liking and burning in a back alley trash can so it won’t be the most positive review. This is the story of Lillian Hargrove, ward of the Duke of Warnick, and Alec, said duke. Alec learns of Lillian’s existence as his ward when his solicitor writes to tell him of the scandal she’s caused. Lillian was spending […]