Back Cover:
He was born to rule - but could he learn to love?
When Natasha de Saugure was summoned to France by her estranged grandmother, she was thrilled to be reunited with her only living relative. Inheriting a grand estate was the last thing on her mind - but her powerful new neighbour, Baron Raoul d'Argentan, clearly believed otherwise.
Raoul's ancient aristocratic family had been feuding with Natasha's for centuries, and the arrogant, darkly handsome Baron didn't forgive: he wanted Natasha in his bed. Raoul had no need of a wife, but did Natasha have the strength to resist becoming his mistress?
My Review:
The heroine's grandmother dies and she inherits her manor, with the hero as her next door neighbour. The H/h's families have been bitter rivals for hundreds of years, since a scandal with their ancestors. The H/h fall into bed. They both had relationships fail when they were 19, and they both have a problem feeling secure in their relationship. The hero is quite full of himself, he says things like "it was a nice interlude" and "just lie back and enjoy". His own friend calls him a proud, egotistical, son of a bitch. The book was focused on aristocratic society and featured proper manners and a fairly snooty hero. I'm not sure if that kind of world is my personal preference. I kind of prefer a ruthless family-avenging Greek hero to this polite self-important French aristocrat hero. If you are used to the French aristocracy, then you might love this book. It's also a little reminiscent of a historical/regency novel. There's even a loving (if somewhat cheesy) pair of ghost lovers.
My Rating: 3/5 stars, French aristocracy isn't quite my thing, but it was pretty good.
