I nearly gave this three stars but it was just a little too cheesy for my taste. Some decent angst though. (2.5 stars) ( )

I would have given this 5 stars if it had been a bit longer. Overall though, this was an excellent story and showed that love takes time. I will most certainly be reading more of this author's stories. ( )

I nearly gave this three stars but it was just a little too cheesy for my taste. Some decent angst though. (2.5 stars) ( )

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There is nothing as wonderful as curling up with a good book. It is even better when the book is a good romance. I am a hopeless romantic and have always been partial to a historical romance. I love the Victorian formality of the courtships and then wonder of getting to know this person whom your parents felt would be a good match. The beauty of historical romances is that there is always a happy ending even though the start may have been a bit rocky.

Enter Jayce Cullen, a not so timid woman that has been used a pawn to get a husband. Her strength is not that fierce when matched with thunderstorms, something she has been deathly afraid of all her life. Adding to her fear of thunderstorms is her dark mooded husband Lord Reese Harrington who is weathering some storms of his own.

What I like about this story is that the Jayce is strong. Although she is aware that her husband does not want her, she remains a loyal wife and stands by his side. She stands by his side when he is worried over his lands. She stands by his side against his brother. She stands by his side to tame another unwanted addition to his family, a mean spirited horse. Jayce tames the horse, she tames his family and of course she tames the man.

What I did not like about this book was something so simple, it crumpled the plot. Spoiler alert…please skip this section, if you don’t want to know. If Jayce is afraid of thunderstorms, and she is trapped outside in one, why would this be the moment for Lord Reese to claim her as his own? We are talking the type of fear that paralyzes. Understandably, women have lost their virginities in haylofts, on the prairie in the backs of wagons and on the decks of ships, but outside in a thunderstorm after a tree limb almost crushed her to death? Sorry, I am not that happy to see you Lord Reese, unhand my bloomers kind Sir!

This book is recommended to readers who love a good story and quick a read. I managed to finish this story in a few hours because I was that drawn into the story as well as Ms. O’Donnell’s writing style. I give this novella four out of five writing pens because the writer held my attention. Ms. O’Donnell’s prose is eloquent and the characters make sense.
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