After her mother’s death, Miss Zoe Chase returns to England to find an ideal husband. Practical considerations include:
Must be responsible.
Must have adequate connections.
All teeth would be a plus. A secret part of Zoe yearns for love, but she can’t afford to let her heart decide. With the help of an old friend, Zoe should have the business done, post haste.
If not for Winn…
No plan … business done, post haste.
If not for Winn…
No plan included a devilishly handsome earl cursed to die.
A family curse left Lord Winthrop Burton fatherless at age five. Now condemned to die by age thirty, Winn is determined to do it on his own terms.
Practical considerations include:
Winn will leave no one behind to mourn him.
If not for Miss Zoe Chase…
When plans fight passion, everything falls.
As desire flares, both careen towards the curse’s end. Because the accidents that once plagued Winn are now happening to Zoe.
To save Zoe, Winn must push her away. Except Zoe has fallen in love with him.
And love does not yield to practical considerations.
Can Winn discover the truth of his curse before it ends them both?
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Sweet Story
A joy to read. Laughed out loud with some of the dialogue! What a fun read
started out a little slow but became engrossed and wasn’t ready for it to end.
Great read
3.5 STARS
Yes, is there some editing issues, yes. But, not enough to make me wonder what was being said. It’s free, and I did enjoy most of the story. The secondary character’s also added to the story. We don’t discover the connection of the h’s father to the Duke’s daughter. I did find it hard that the Duke’s daughter was still allowed into the party – no spoiler’s. I did like her character though.
There is a nasty villain, whose reasons are really ridiculous. I liked the spunk and forthright behavior of the h. She knew what she wanted and didn’t hesitate. The H’s reasons to solve the curse in his own way, wasn’t the smartest thing. When I tell you, you will have to suspend belief on a lot, this is one of many. But, I rated it wasn’t bad, romance built slowly which I loved and the character’s falling for each other seemed plausible.
There is passionate lovemaking, outside of marriage, heat level 4 out of 5 and described I think twice. A couple more times with some action.
No cheating, no cliffhanger for our couple, we are treated to an epilogue 7 months in the future but I would have liked it a few months longer to find out something. We do get HEA but it was not smooth, romance and spice. (ljb)
Eventually I began to skim to get to the point (any point) and the end. There are spelling errors: Eaton for Eton, terry for tarry, hail for hale – plus editing errors “His expression made her art ache.” The use of diminutives: Winn and Cyn for Winthrop and Cynthia irritated me, and then there is Lady Sarrafinna (no diminutive here) – a courtesan & Duke’s daughter! She was a friend to the heroine’s deceased mother, with many undeveloped storylines there. She is essential to the clunky plot development that reveals the dastardly villain and his motives. Apparently she does get her diminutive name in the next book in the series, which I won’t be reading.