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. Continue reading →