3.5 of 5 stars
Miss Sarah Bumgarten suffers a public
humiliation in front of the ton when she finds out the man she loves and
expects to propose to her introduces her to his Italian betrothed. She flees
London to the ducal seat of the Duke of Meridian which has been neglected when
her brother-in-law travels in New York with her sister and kids. She sets to
work getting the manor and ducal estate in good running order. When a stranger
who has been shot is brought to the manor, Sarah uses her considerable medical
skill to save his life. She is drawn to the sexy hunk, but who he is and why is
he here?
This book started out great for me and though I hadn't read the previous books, I wasn't lost to what was going on although it would have helped understand the relationships between Sarah and her sisters better, especially her sister Daisy, who had a relationship with the previous duke. The further I got into the book, however, I found Sarah too good to be true especially her ability to connect with animals. Kind of reminded me too much of Snow White. When Art shows up at her doorstep, the book picked up a bit, but the villain was so obvious from the beginning. Also why wasn't there more of an effort to route out the ruffians if they were so close by and why wasn't there more of a concentrated effort to find Art when he was abroad? Wouldn't his brother have enlisted help trying to locate him as years go by with no contact? While this book is well-written, it isn't one of my favorites.
I voluntarily read this advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
This book started out great for me and though I hadn't read the previous books, I wasn't lost to what was going on although it would have helped understand the relationships between Sarah and her sisters better, especially her sister Daisy, who had a relationship with the previous duke. The further I got into the book, however, I found Sarah too good to be true especially her ability to connect with animals. Kind of reminded me too much of Snow White. When Art shows up at her doorstep, the book picked up a bit, but the villain was so obvious from the beginning. Also why wasn't there more of an effort to route out the ruffians if they were so close by and why wasn't there more of a concentrated effort to find Art when he was abroad? Wouldn't his brother have enlisted help trying to locate him as years go by with no contact? While this book is well-written, it isn't one of my favorites.
I voluntarily read this advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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