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This starts out as a typical mail order bride scenario, but instead Mary Ann's whole family comes west. Being tricked into coming by his sister, Mason makes her his maid and nanny. The relationship grows more naturally than usual stories. The characters are well written and the story flows very smoothly. I really like Mary Ann's character and even when things go wrong, she seems to straighten her spine and try to make the best of a bad situation. Mason would have been totally blind to Mary Ann's character and the work ethic that she displayed.
Lady Preston is the most impressive character in this story. All of the male characters are just a little over done. Who does what the Duke did to his best friend? Earl of Oxbridge thinks he is too big for any woman. Our heroine, Clarissa thinks she has to win the season, while Miss Buttery-Clements makes off with the prize. To be honest, who needs a villain in this story with the main characters and the supporting characters doing the dirty against each other. As I said, Lady Preston our Zodiac Matchmaker keeps the story going through all the chaos.
I thoroughly enjoyed Fancy's adventure in getting her son back. Fancy fell for Joe and they worked well together. Some of the things people said about Fancy reminded me of Dolly Parton's song "Fancy". Fancy was daring and brave, proving a mother's love. Adding in Piper gave more life to the story, and an interesting side happening. This story is well worth the read and a little bit of magic happens on train 1216 with some matchmaking from Henry Manners. It's a shame that this was Henry's last ride.
The story is well-written and the plot carries the story. The vow is extraneous to the story although it is clearly about the vow. The vow is why he married her, not how he came to love her. The problem in this story is not the vow itself, but should have been him actually trying to court her or finding her someone who would care for her and keep her safe, then forcing a marriage that clearly is going to make her unhappy. It has a happy ending, but the whole story is rather sad.
A touch and romantic story of heartbreak and finding a love that brings two people together for true love. There is danger and intrigue and a Duke who cannot make up his mind. Sylvie is intelligent and charming, not only to the Duke but for this reader as well. I don't think 21 years is considered spinsterhood, but the author seems to think it is. A man of means like the Duke wants a mature woman, not someone immature and doesn't understand the nature of his work.
Surrendered to the Lust of the Duke ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This story is intriguing and action-packed. Between the Duke trying to save his Dukedom and Teresa trying to save the school; they both find danger and intrigue in courting the Salisbury's for donating to the school. An old evil plot will lead these two down a road of darkness and suspense. It's love that guides these two.
Enslaved to the Seduction of a Lady ⭐⭐⭐
This story started off intriguing but I don't care how inappropriate Luke and Allison are, the Duke and Duchess of Salisbury were disgusting. How they could ever let the smelly and atrociously mannered Earl of Belmont near their daughter is beyond me. The description of him just gave me chills of disgust. If I was Allison I would have wrote a diary of the things he said and tried to do to me every time we met, then left it on the Duke's desk. I also would never had gone about telling the Duke and Duchess about Luke the way that Teresa and Allison did. I see all kinds of wrong with this story, but if Luke and Allison truly loved each other, they would have run off the day they realized they loved each other, or Luke would have gone and sacrificed his pride and asked Lord Dennison to help him. They almost let evil prevail.
Sinful Persuasion of a Lady in the Making ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This story of the three in the series is better than the second book, but doesn't reach the heights of the first book. Between Luke being too concerned for his new respectability and trying to elevate his sister into the ton, Jenny feels out of place and forced to attend balls where so-called gentlemen try to take advantage of her. Viscount Hartman and Jenny meet with him helping her get rid of one of those so called gentleman. Sparks fly, not only in Jenny's house, but in the Viscount's house also. Worst yet, underlying evil plot will take both houses apart.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worn Sandals is a true example of how to live Grace. There are at least four moments when I had to stop reading to cry, tears ...
