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Summary: Strange pacing in a good story
Review: Miss Tabitha Herbert, lover of Gothic novels, has just been asked to catalog books for Lord Latham. His nickname is the "Black Baron", and he looks like the hero of her daydreams. Both Lord Latham and Miss Herbert find solace in a library. She quickly falls in love with the kind-hearted baron, who hardly lives up to his "black" reputation.Lord Latham is immediately drawn to Tabitha. She is beautiful and sweet, and he enjoys conversing with her. Soon, he finds himself seeking her opinion on pretty much everything. As it happens, though, he is betrothed to Lady Susan (a "widget"). And Tabitha herself accepts the offer of the squire's son, Sam Ainsworth (a "clod"). What a mess! I enjoyed this book quite a bit. As always, Ms. Hendrickson does a superb job of portraying the characters and the time period. Even the secondary characters (i.e. Susan's cousin, Hugh's aunt) lent something to the story. And what book is complete without a killer swan? I had one large complaint, though. The book moved too fast in parts where it could have moved slower, and it moved too slowly in parts that could have been abbreviated. The beginning and end were unfortunately very short, while the pacing of the middle often creeps. Still, the likeable characters and sweet, simple story make this a good 3 1/2 star book. It's a good book for a rainy day.
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Summary: Strange pacing in a good story
Review: Miss Tabitha Herbert, lover of Gothic novels, has just been asked to catalog books for Lord Latham. His nickname is the "Black Baron", and he looks like the hero of her daydreams. Both Lord Latham and Miss Herbert find solace in a library. She quickly falls in love with the kind-hearted baron, who hardly lives up to his "black" reputation. Lord Latham is immediately drawn to Tabitha. She is beautiful and sweet, and he enjoys conversing with her. Soon, he finds himself seeking her opinion on pretty much everything. As it happens, though, he is betrothed to Lady Susan (a "widget"). And Tabitha herself accepts the offer of the squire's son, Sam Ainsworth (a "clod"). What a mess! I enjoyed this book quite a bit. As always, Ms. Hendrickson does a superb job of portraying the characters and the time period. Even the secondary characters (i.e. Susan's cousin, Hugh's aunt) lent something to the story. And what book is complete without a killer swan? I had one large complaint, though. The book moved too fast in parts where it could have moved slower, and it moved too slowly in parts that could have been abbreviated. The beginning and end were unfortunately very short, while the pacing of the middle often creeps. Still, the likeable characters and sweet, simple story make this a good 3 1/2 star book. It's a good book for a rainy day.
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Summary: Simple, sweet, and aims to please.
Review: Tabitha Herbert seems to be everything one would expect in a rector's daughter. She is prim, proper, and all that is kind. Her father, knowing that she adores books, asked her if she would like to catalogue the dashing baron's new book collection. Of course Tabitha agrees! Not only does she love literature of all kind, but she would love to spend some time around the lord, himself.
Hugh, Lord Latham, has resigned himself to settling down and producing an heir with Lady Susan, even though he feels no love for her. Yet as he spends time with Tabitha he discovers that he is attracted to her. They have so much in common. But Hugh buckles under pressure and the announcement of his pending marriage with Lady Susan is announced. Tabitha is left with such a strange feeling to that announcement that she impulsively accepts a proposal from another man. Now Tabitha and Hugh are both engaged to marry, but to the wrong people and no way to bow out. What to do?
**** Author Emily Hendrickson delights readers with a story that is simple, sweet, and aims to please. No treason or major back stabbing. This is the type of story that really COULD have happened so long ago. ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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