*Book source ~ NetGalley
Title ~ Hero of My Heart
Author ~ Megan Frampton
Publisher ~ Loveswept
Published ~ 8 April 2013
Genre ~ Historical | Romance
Pages ~ 295
My Rating ~ 3 bites
Mary Smith’s asshat half-brother sells her (and
her virginity) in a seamy pub, but lucky for her Alasdair Thornham is there to
save her from a nauseating fate. But is the marquess any better than the rabble
who would have bought her? Damsel in distress meet wounded hero.
For the most part this is a decent tale of
rescuing the damsel who, while not a totally strong heroine, is not simpering
either. Mary has an interesting background as does Alasdair, but what could
have been a heart-wrenching story turns out to be only so-so. Alasdair’s
addiction recovery is totally unbelievable. In fact, it’s absurd. I do like the
fact he’s an addict because who likes a perfect hero? But his addiction should have
been handled a little more realistically. In addition, the characters do a few
really stupid things. I wanted to bang their heads together like the Three
Stooges. So frustrating. Finally, there wasn’t a lot of back story on the
so-called villains of this piece and they were disposed of a little too easily.
All-in-all, not a horribly written historical romance, but one that could have
been so much better with a bit of work.
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