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Title: The Governess Affair
Author: Courtney Milan
Genre: Regency romance novella
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: When a duke forces himself on her and gets her pregnant, a governess chooses to stage her own silent protest in front of his townhouse. The duke's fixer is sent to deal with her--but finds himself falling for her instead.
Thoughts: This novella is actually intended to introduce a series of full length novels. Which is somewhat of a pity, because what I really want is more of this couple.
Hugo, a supposedly heartless fixer, is a fascinating character--interestingly ruthless but not actually without decency. Serena is more than his match. Their verbal sparring is the core of this book, and I loved it. I particularly liked their ridiculous argument carried on by note over the course of a day. I'm sure the people sitting next to me thought I was insane every time I burst out laughing.
Really, all the problems stem from the fact this is a novella and I really wanted a full-length novel with the characters. There are some threads left hanging, such as the agoraphobic sister, that I assume are set-ups for the later books. And well, I just wanted more time with them. Their story is over and pretty much done--the best I can hope for is walk-ons in their son's story. (Blah, blah spoilers. What did you expect? It's a romance.)
Author: Courtney Milan
Genre: Regency romance novella
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: When a duke forces himself on her and gets her pregnant, a governess chooses to stage her own silent protest in front of his townhouse. The duke's fixer is sent to deal with her--but finds himself falling for her instead.
Thoughts: This novella is actually intended to introduce a series of full length novels. Which is somewhat of a pity, because what I really want is more of this couple.
Hugo, a supposedly heartless fixer, is a fascinating character--interestingly ruthless but not actually without decency. Serena is more than his match. Their verbal sparring is the core of this book, and I loved it. I particularly liked their ridiculous argument carried on by note over the course of a day. I'm sure the people sitting next to me thought I was insane every time I burst out laughing.
Really, all the problems stem from the fact this is a novella and I really wanted a full-length novel with the characters. There are some threads left hanging, such as the agoraphobic sister, that I assume are set-ups for the later books. And well, I just wanted more time with them. Their story is over and pretty much done--the best I can hope for is walk-ons in their son's story. (Blah, blah spoilers. What did you expect? It's a romance.)
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Date: 2012-06-01 10:55 am (UTC)From: