by Mary Balogh
Tw's: Attempted rape No one is infallible, and to expect otherwise is just unreasonable. Also, tastes are tastes. What works for a person doesn't work for another... This is the fourth book I read by this author. And for the first time, a Mary Balogh story didn't work for me. There has been s...
Not as good as book one, in my opinion. This story was borderline ridiculous. I basically only finished it so I could get to know the other Bedwyns better with their short appearances. I want more of Aiden being all papa with his kids. Dawww! I have a headache but will try and start book 3. I hope F...
Not as good as book one, in my opinion. This story was borderline ridiculous. I basically only finished it so I could get to know the other Bedwyns better with their short appearances. I want more of Aiden being all papa with his kids. Dawww! I have a headache but will try and start book 3. I hope F...
I've always enjoyed the situational flip where Ralf gets to see Judith first as a beautiful, independent actress and then later as a frumpy, ignored companion. While at times the whole Cinderella transformation feels belabored, Balogh did a good job supporting this plot device with costume changes....
Judith Law, an impoverished clergyman's daughter, is traveling to become her grandmother's unpaid companion when the stage coach overturns. Lord Rannulf Bedwyn happens to be riding by and, interested in her beauty, offers her a ride to the nearest inn. Judith is convinced she will never have a cha...
3.5+ starsI truly enjoyed this book, because as outrageous as it might seem, I could relate to Judith's plight and even her decision to be "slightly wicked". I realize many might not be able to suspend belief to accept that a woman like Judith might be more than tempted -- that she might actually *b...
It was worth reading as part of the Bedwyn series. I hated the way Judith's family treated her.