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My Review:Title: Her Wicked Ways (Secrets & Scandals #1)
Author: Darcy Burke
Series: Secrets & Scandals #1
Published by: Intrepid Reads
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 302
Genres: Historical, Romance
Reading Challenges: CC's Goodreads Reading Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:SHE WAS HIS SAVIOR
Banished from London for her reckless behavior, Lady Miranda Sinclair is robbed by a dashing highwayman en route to the country. By offering him a kiss in lieu of the jewels she had to leave behind, she commits the very type of act that caused her exile. When her dour guardians extend her punishment to performing charitable work at the local orphanage, she's further tempted by the home's owner, a provincial gentleman who stirs her passion in a most wicked way.
HE WAS HER DOWNFALL
Desperate to save his orphanage from financial catastrophe, Montgomery "Fox" Foxcroft leads a double life as a highwayman. The arrival of wealthy, well-connected Miranda, whose kiss he can't forget, presents a lawful opportunity to increase his coffers. His problems seem solved-until she rejects his suit. Out of options and falling for the heiress, Fox must risk what principles he has left and take advantage of her wicked ways-even if it ruins them both.
It was very well written, I liked the back and forth even if it got a bit tired. It reminded me of a modern day relationship but set in not so modern time.
Miranda started out headstrong, stubborn and self-centered. I enjoyed the way she was written so entitled and how she slowly evolved into a deeper character. Her willingness to try new things was interesting in one so selfish. But it was necessary for her character to grow and not at all contradictory to the story. One thing that bothered me was her wishy washy-ness when it came to matters of the heart. It was clear as day how she felt for Fox, and he for her. But she fought it so hard throughout the last half of the book that I almost wanted her to not end up with him in the end if for no other reason than she wasn’t good enough for him. I know she wanted to please her parents but that part of the story wasn’t important enough for her to act the way she did, IMO.
Fox was like a modern day Robin Hood. I loved him immediately. He was smitten from day one with Miranda so most of the time he is either wooing her or robbing others to save his orphanage. Other than that, we don’t really know what else makes him tick. And while that is enough, we get a much bigger picture with Miranda than we do with Fox, I don’t know I just wanted a bit more of him. I loved how he persevered in the face of so much adversity. He never gave up and was willing to go without himself in order for the children to have what they needed. He was a proud man if a poor one, and I enjoyed how he went after Miranda so subtlety. Their flirtation seemed effortless yet intense from the very beginning.
I’d read more from this author.
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