3 of 5 stars
Piers Gedrick Atherton, the
Duke of Redmayne, is planning revenge against his cousin who wants the dukedom
at any cost including killing him. Piers needs to marry and produce heirs so
his cousin has no chance to inherit. Enter Lady Alexandra Lane, a brilliant
archeologist. Alexandra agrees to marry Piers to save her friend from this
unwanted marriage. Alexandra and her 2 friends suffered trauma in their early
lives and have stuck together ever since boarding school. Can Piers, a beast of
a man, gain the trust of the timid Alexandra and make their marriage work?
While I enjoy Ms. Byrne's
books, I almost stopped reading after the prologue where Alexandra's trauma is
explained in vivid detail. I understand this incident was shared with
Alexandra's friend and the gardener at school, but I didn't care for it at all.
The way the back story was revealed throughout the book, I believe was
sufficient to understand what had happened. I did like Alexandra, but she
became a shell of herself whenever she was around Piers. Some of the
descriptions and paragraphs were so long winded I just skipped over them. I
hope Ms. Bryne doesn't use this type of trauma too often in this series.
I voluntarily read the
advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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