The Smuggler's Bride (Five Star Romance Series)

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: Rafe Lawless, Viscount Pershing, turned a legal shipping enterprise into a smuggling ring for fine French liquors and wines. He likes the air of danger and intrigues until Rosalind Yardley happens upon his little enterprise. Sibbald Yardley, her father, has made it his duty to seek out and hang every smuggler he can find. Rafe believes Rosalind to be a pampered and spoiled rich girl, thinking only of herself. Rosalind has had three Seasons in London and is tired of everyone telling her how to behave and who is acceptable to talk to. Even though she is the magistrate's daughter, Rosalind has discovered that she finds Rafe Lawless quite to her liking. Bess Willingham has taken two character ideals that are quite often stereotyped and turned them fully inside-out. Thrown in with this are attempts at Rafe's life and a governess who works for the magistrate who has a weakness for good French brandy. Don't miss this winner!

Rating:
Summary: Good characterization.
Review: Rafe Lawless, Viscount Pershing, turned a legal shipping enterprise into a smuggling ring for fine French liquors and wines. He likes the air of danger and intrigues until Rosalind Yardley happens upon his little enterprise. Sibbald Yardley, her father, has made it his duty to seek out and hang every smuggler he can find. Rafe believes Rosalind to be a pampered and spoiled rich girl, thinking only of herself. Rosalind has had three Seasons in London and is tired of everyone telling her how to behave and who is acceptable to talk to. Even though she is the magistrate's daughter, Rosalind has discovered that she finds Rafe Lawless quite to her liking. Bess Willingham has taken two character ideals that are quite often stereotyped and turned them fully inside-out. Thrown in with this are attempts at Rafe's life and a governess who works for the magistrate who has a weakness for good French brandy. Don't miss this winner!

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book was a poorly researched and poorly written disappointment. I had hoped that it would be better than others by this author, but it was not. It is shallow, with characters that behaved in ways that were not at all believable, especially considering that the story is set in the Regency. I had trouble finishing this book, and do not recommend it.