3 of 5 stars
Miss Aurora (Rory) Paxton has been banished to the
countryside with her aunt for a moment of indiscretion during her debut season.
It's been 8 long years before her step-mother asks for her help in retrieving
some stolen love letters. Aurora agrees to help and secures a post in Lord
Dashell's household as a companion for his mother. Lucas Vale, the
cold-hearted, Marquess of Dashell is the top culprit of the theft and Rory is
determined to find those letters.
I didn't find this book to be a fairytale retelling although
there is a few mentions of Rory feeling "asleep" for the past 8 years
of exile. The book is a quick read. While there were a few surprising moments,
I didn't really connect with Lucas. He held his emotions so much in check, that
it was hard to imagine that he'd loved Rory since her debut. Where was he
during her exile? I did enjoy Rory's feisty personality and her modern beliefs
that women should be treated equally especially in terms of education.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and
honest review.
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