Patricia A. (armstrongpaw1) reviewed on 6/18/2007 + 101 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

Lady Roberta is SO naive in her vision of a happy marriage that she is laughable. She is also plagued by a father who cares nothing for his, or his families' reputation, almost ruining Robert's chances for marriage to anyone. The Duke she fixes her affections on is a thoroughly unlikable sort who has no feelings for others and cares for nothing except finding a worthy chess partner. The Earl who decides he may be falling for Roberta and plans to save her from herself, starts out as a shallow jokester, whose only redeeming feature is his affection for his bastard son. AND Roberta's sponsor in society has returned to her husband for the first time in 8 years only to give him an heir before he dies. To watch the characters' metamorphasis from self-interested, rather hateful people, into likeable characters...along with the many story lines going on at the same time, kept this book interesting. I do hope James continues with the story of the Duke and Duchess of Beaumont which was one of the side lines of Desperate Duchess.

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