First Season introduces the reader to Lady Anabel Wyndham, a young widow, and her family as she embarks on a journey of romance during the London Season. During her stay she becomes entangled in a love triangle of sorts with Sir Charles Norbury, a London socialite who peaks her interest, and Christopher Hanford, a neighbor from home who seems to have a comforting effect on both her and her children. Who will she choose? Or will Lady Anabel’s choice be made for her?
Jane Ashford does a great job luring the reader into the world of Lady Anabel Wyndham. She makes you feel like you are the one walking in Anabel’s shoes. At times, the story seems to resemble so many other romance novels, but then out of no when just when you think you have the story figured out Ashford smacks the reader with a plot twist that sends you guessing what will happen next. Overall a great read and I would love to read more about the characters of the First Season.
Bride to Be
Emily Crane and Lord Richard Sheldon’s first meeting seem to set the precedent for the rest of their relationship. She finds him attractive and he finds her alluring, yet once he is gone, they figure they will never see each other again. That is until Emily goes to stay with her Aunt for the London Season. Even as he tells himself he isn’t interested in her and she tells herself she is only doing this to save his life, fate seems to have other plans. While dodging a killer, scrambling for clues, and faking an engagement for the sake of a scandal they end up thrown together in what ends up being the most passionately dangerous adventure of their lives. The only question that remains is will they make it out alive?
In my opinion Bride to Be is by far the better of the two novels in this book. Even though at times the story can drag on, it still provides much-needed details to help the reader understand the whole concept of the plot. Overall, though, the story is very intriguing and keeps the reader on their toes and guessing about what is going to happen next. It is because of this that I would have had to also place it in the category of Mystery as well as Historical Romance. These are characters I would love to know more about.
I received an ARC of this book for free in return for my honest review.
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