Ward's Castle is a novella about a billionaire who finds a teenager and her toddler brother in the basement of his business building and promptly takes guardianship. I liked the premise better than the execution though. Although romantic and sexy, the writing was clunky, the plot was thin and there was little character development. On the other hand it's a novella and they tend to be very hit or miss.

It was just too abrupt. It's hard to buy love when they don't seem to even like each other or have any positive exchanges. The only interaction that Lila and Hendrix have is their brief meeting at the start and then he sends her away to boarding school for two years - sending her money and short notes - it was hard to believe she felt anything more than gratitude without any other interaction between them. And I found it hard to believe any man would take a teenager and a toddler in without something more than what was shown - instant attraction or not.

I did like the letters at the start between Lila and Hendrix and Hendrix and the various staff employed to look after Lila. It just wasn't enough to build up the relationship between them. Beau (the brother/toddler) was amusing but not enough to redeem a higher rating.

2 stars. ( )