Series: London’s Greatest Lovers (Book 3)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 375
Rating: 4 Stars
How I Got It: Borrowed from the Library
This
book was full of conflicting emotions for me. I mean the basic premise is full
of awkwardness. I mean it’s a cheating book-even though the person being
cheated on is okay with the cheating. But I’ve read two Lorraine Heath books
and both were full of crazy, but I completely believe the craziness and enjoy
the books.
The
basic plot is very odd. A crippled man wants to give his wife a child, but he
can’t so he asks one of his best friends to do it. It’s made even more
complicated by the fact that said friend is part of the reason he’s crippled
and has been attracted to the wife, but the wife hates him. To me it felt like
Julia Quinn's When He Was Wicked meets
Camelot-with the whole Lancelot, Arthur, Guinevere triangle. See: crazy.
The
best part of the story was the emotional struggles and journey of Jayne and
Ainsely. I think that’s what allowed me to handle the cheating parts that made
me uncomfortable. Ms. Heath gave these characters real and conflicted emotions.
Neither of them wanted to hurt her husband and that was almost constantly in
their minds.
Oh,
and she would occasionally write in Walfort’s (the husband) POV. It helped to
get in his head and see how he feels about Ainsley and Jayne’s relationship.
I
also liked how she addressed the idea of having a child, but not being a part
of his or her life. Ainsely’s struggle with this actually made me cry. And it
shows how good of a guy he is since he cares.
If
you’ve read the other books in the series you’ll know about Leo and Tess. I
loved both of these side characters and how their story was weaved into these
books. And I’m very happy with how that story was resolved.
I’ve
bought some other Lorraine Heath books and want to read more. I’m curious to
see if they have just as crazy plots. I guess the only way to know is to read
them.
~Thanks for reading!
Holly
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