Court a beautiful debutante… Or fulfill his quest for vengeance?
When Sam Robertson returns to London after making his fortune in Australia, he has one mission -- revenge on the earl who'd had him wrongly convicted and sent away years before.
But upon meeting Lady Georgina, the earl's daughter, Sam's plan is thrown into disarray. Their admiration is mutual, but is his hunger for her stronger than his thirst for retribution?
Good book with an unusual hero. Sam is a self-made man, going from convict to one of the wealthiest men in Australia. He is back in England with one goal - revenge on the man responsible for sending him there. All Sam needs to do is find a way to get close to the man and uncover the information needed to destroy him. He didn't expect to fall in love with his enemy's daughter.
Georgina is twenty-one and in her third season in London.
She knows she needs to pick a husband soon, or her parents will choose one for
her. The problem is that she finds all the eligible men so dull. Underneath her
proper exterior, Georgina has the heart of an adventurer and marriage to any of
these men will mean the end to her dreams of travel.
Sam's original intention was simple - befriend Georgina
and use her to get close to her father. He doesn't plan to do anything that will
hurt her or damage her reputation. Georgina was intrigued by Sam and the
mystery of his past. I loved the connection they felt from the moment they met.
Though Georgina knew he wasn't a suitable match, and Sam knew that she was far
above him, they continued to find ways to spend time together. By the time he
finagled an invitation to the family's house party, Sam dreamed of a future
with Georgina in it. Georgina, too, fantasizes about a life with Sam rather
than the insipid future that awaits her. I loved the scene where Sam tells her
of his background and his experiences in Australia, and Georgina's acceptance
of that truth. But the closer he gets to Georgina, the guiltier Sam feels about
hiding the truth from her. Before he can tell her himself, she overhears his
confrontation with her father. Georgina is devastated, and feeling betrayed
accepts the proposal of the man that her mother has been pushing at her. I
ached for both of them and was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see how they
would resolve the problem. I loved how Sam gave Georgina the tools to follow
her heart, but stepped back and left the decision to her. I hurt for Georgina, caught
between her desire to be the daughter her parents wanted and her love for Sam. An
unexpected conversation with her mother and a little push from her best friend
gave her what she needed to follow her heart. There was a nice touch that
showed that Georgina's sense of honor matched Sam's. The ending was pretty
intense as I held my breath, waiting to see how they would make it happen. I
loved the epilogue and the description of their life in Australia.
The secondary characters were all well done. The Earl showed
the downside of some of the nobility with his selfishness and disregard of
those he felt were beneath him. What he did to Sam and why showed how awful he
was. Georgina's mother appeared to have her heart in the right place, wanting
what she believed was the best for her daughter. However, her unwillingness to
see Sam for the good man that he was and push Georgina into a loveless marriage
in spite of the unhappiness of her own marriage made me less sympathetic toward
her. I liked Georgina's friend Caroline. She truly did have Georgina's best
interests in mind, and I loved her part in Georgina's escape. I'd like to see
her with a happy ending of her own, perhaps with the Duke. I was surprised and
impressed with his understanding at the end. There wasn't much with Sam's two
friends, but I liked what I learned about them. I'm looking forward to their
stories.
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