Charmed by Gracious Lords: A Historical Regency Romance Collection by Aria Norton

From Prejudice to Love
This is a well written story with a fairy tale ending. Of course, the Earl is fascinated by Molly, because of her unconventional methods of teaching. Her ways have brought his wards out of their grief and she seems to have done the same thing for him. The story has modern day PC attributes that would not be attributed to in the 1800's. The Irish were reviled by English and Americans alike.The nobility at that time would have never accepted her. She would forever remain in the country with his children. He would probably be removed from the House of the Lords if he was a member. The story is well written, except for the modern attitudes that the story incorporates.

The Secret Diary of a Magnificent Lady
This story tries to be whimsical with it's twisted plot, but it fails. Instead we get a woman who finds herself upset that her Henry is engaged, but confused, because all of a sudden Henry is paying her an extreme amount of attention. She starts to think Henry is a rogue. This gets the story of her love for Henry (her diary) to take a walk into Henry's hands. This becomes very serious even as the author tries to make light of a heartbreaking situation. The author makes light of Matilda's humiliation and does not really address it. The plot works and the ending practically writes itself, but the humiliation of the private thoughts of someone should never be made light.

Risking it All for a Lady's Heart
Although, this tale is quite romantic; it's plot sounds impossible at times. The possibilities of a lowly maid becoming a duchess under the circumstances as described are impossible. Although the duke blames Frederica for Nash's injury, and even if he loved the service of her parents, he would have done something before they died to get rid of her. It could have been another position or sent to school to be a governess to get her away from his household. After they died, he could have really destroyed her. He was far too generous in allowing her to stay in her parents cottage as long as he did. Like all men, Nash is really stupid about providing for her in France. If he had a job that allowed him to travel back to England, he could have well afforded to come to England and propose to Frederica and take her back to France with him. She could have worked if need be in France and it's not as if she is use to a life of comfort anyway. I didn't mean to tear this plot apart, but I thought of possibilities far more as I read this story than actually enjoying the story itself.