Like No Other Lover – Julie Anne Long
First line: “You’ve gone an alarming shade of russet in the face, Redmond.”
I only have one complaint in this book, and that is I had to try to figure out who said what throughout. But let me be clear on one thing. IT IS A GREAT READ. The heroine is beautiful and broke. But she is also feisty in a way you don’t see in a lot of historical novels. She is after a title and money and she makes no bones about it. And why shouldn’t she be? She grew up poor and has no one. She is a little self centered and has to look after herself. In fact, at one point she suggests a drinking game to some house party guests at the expense of another guest that was a little mean spirited. Yes, she felt bad afterward, but….. well, you get the picture.
The hero has money – though he’s not titled. His father had disinherited his older brother because he married someone unsuitable and ran away. So the father spoke with our hero about his future bride. No problems there, until the house party was under way and he cannot resist the heroine. He’s always been so dependable.
He is an interesting person because in his family as the second son, he was the one all the siblings looked to for guidance and stability. This hero is a scientist who loves insects and spiders. Very fun. In the end, he has to stand up to his father and do the very same as his brother did before him. How do you suppose his father handled that?
For: Readers who want a not so perfect heroine, feisty, ornery and downright mean spirited when the moment grabs her. But definitely willing to do the right thing in the end. -Kathy Wheeler