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Jameson Flynn, secretary to the Marquess of Tannerton, was ambitious serving his Lordship with competence and loyalty in the hope that one day he would be rewarded with a promotion and possibly serve royalty. As such no task or duty was beyond his capabilities to accomplish with efficiency and tact – that is until the day the Marquess assigned him a most delicate task of winning over the affections of the newest flower to perform at Vauxhall’s Garden, the beautiful songstress Miss Rose O’Keefe. The only problem was from the moment Flynn saw and heard her, he was totally captivated himself. Rose O’Keefe’s beautiful voice along with her exotic beauty was the newest sensation and her admirers were legion all wishing to become her protector and benfactor. Knowing Rose could not attain her dream of performing one day at the Kings’s Theatre without a wealthy benefactor, her father and his greedy paramour were not above negotiating a sweet deal for themselves as well. As Flynn mounts a campaign to win over Rose on behalf of his employer, Rose’s dream of performing became less important when she understood that the feelings she had for Flynn were becoming more important to her than all the wealth and opportunity she might have as the paramour of a Marquess. Leave it to this fast rising star of an author to create another incomparable well researched romance that shows both sides of life in Regency England, from the well to do to the gritty underworld. I have long since been enamored by this author’s prose as she raises the bar for regency historical romances. All her characters are so well fleshed out that the reader will be able to picture the beauty and innocence of Rose as well as Flynn’s overwhelming passion for and guilt over those same feelings because of his genuine fondness and loyalty towards his employer. The depiction of the evil Earl of Greythorne whose sick and demented deviant behavior provided the right amount of danger and intrigue to offset the beautiful romance between Rose and Flynn as well as providing some amusing and witty opportunities for Tanner to amuse himself in what he now considered ‘sport’ in winning the hand of the lovely Rose. Even though the reader will ideally find themselves rooting for Rose and Flynn to find their way to a happily ever after they will certainly find a soft spot in their hearts for the Marquess of Tannerton. As this author has been known to include characters from her previous novels, I sincerely hope to see her give Tanner the lead role in her next book. For a wonderful reading experience I highly recommend this book and author to provide you only the very best in your reading enjoyment! Marilyn Rondeau – Reviewers International Organization (RIO) |
Innocence and Impropriety
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