Earl to the Rescue

An enjoyable story that had the heroine, Gwendeline, left destitue after the death of her parents. The hero, Alex St Audley comes to the rescue with his mother acting as her benefactors. Telling her a falsehood that her father's friends had all pooled funds to help her, he really was the one with the money. Then a series of mishaps begin to happen with a kidnapping, scandal and the truth coming out about who really was providing the funds for her. She begins to have feelings for Alex but it seems circumstances get in the way. A slow build on the romance between the two eventually ends in a happy ever after. An overall likable story by an author I follow.

Gwendeline Gregory has been left destitute following her parents’ death in a carriage accident. She's trying to work out how she will live when Alex St. Audley, Earl of Merryn arrives & whisks her to London where a house & one thousand pounds a year has been arranged for her by several people. She's in over her head in London Society then things take a more sinister turn. I’ve read other books by the author which I’ve enjoyed but I struggled with this book. I liked Alex & all that he did but I couldn’t relate to Gwendeline at all, I found her extremely immature & just plain annoying. I know she's no bluestocking but did she have to stress that she was stupid! The pace of the book varied & when the pace slowed I found myself skimming pages until it picked up again. So an OK read for me, if it had been the first book I’d read by the author I don’t think I'd read another but as I know her other books are so much better I'll certainly give her another try. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read