Winning Lord West
Anna Campbell
Historical Regency
All rakes are the same! Except when they’re not…
Spirited Helena, Countess of Crewe, knows all about profligate rakes; she was married to one for nine years and still bears the scars. Now this Dashing Widow plans a life of glorious freedom where she does just what she wishes – and nobody will ever hurt her again. So what is she to do when that handsome scoundrel Lord West sets out to make her his wife? Say no, of course. Which is fine, until West focuses all his sensual skills on changing her mind. And West’s sensual skills are renowned far and wide as utterly irresistible…
Passionate persuasion!
Vernon Grange, Lord West, has long been estranged from his headstrong first love, Helena Nash, but he’s always regretted that he didn’t step in to prevent her disastrous marriage. Now Helena is free, and this time, come hell or high water, West won’t let her escape him again. His weapon of choice is seduction, and in this particular game, he’s an acknowledged master. Now that he and Helena are under one roof at the year’s most glamorous house party, he intends to counter her every argument with breathtaking pleasure. Could it be that Lady Crewe’s dashing days are numbered?
Uncaged Review: Lady Helena Crewe is tired of men that emotionally hurt her, especially Lord Baron West, Vernon Grange, but everyone knows him as West. Every time West sees Helena, the meetings are always horrifically memorable. Especially the one time when West proposes to Helena. Helena doesn’t believe in West’s sincerity because the next moment she has to take care of him due to a debilitating fever. Helena really can’t stand West but must be civil to him because, after all, he is her brother’s best friend and best man for his upcoming wedding. Helena fights against the attraction and whether she can be with West because of him being sick. Helena decides that she will only be his mistress, but as she gets to know West and he her that they can’t deny their feelings, but love isn’t going to be an easy road for either of them.
I am well on my way to reading this Regency series by Ms. Anna Campbell even though this is the third in the series! Luckily, you don’t have to read it in sequence because each book is about a different character and not a continuation of any character’s stories. Yet still, you might want to read them in order just to understand the relationship between the other characters. This story is pretty engaging and the characters are beautifully drawn with wonderful imagery, so it’s nice to be immersed in this world. Even though I wondered what sickness, where the hero, Vernon, gets fevers occasionally. In my medical mind, I went with several possibilities, from malaria to dengue to EBV that he could have. I still couldn’t figure it out. I think I settled with malaria because Vernon seemed like he would travel. So, his sickness I could forgive his roguish behavior and his sour mood to being ill. This unfortunately didn’t endear me to his character. I did enjoy Helena and developed a little girl crush on her that she made the book for me. Will I keep reading the rest of the series? You bet I will and onto the next book! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4 Stars
