I would call this a babbling brook read, the pace is slower and the tone is pretty gentle. Such was always the the fate of rose-petal dreams, was it not?Įach time I read a book by this author I rate it a little higher than the last. Where could one pursue a seduction, if one were perfect and unmarred and blithe? Ought it to be in a bed draped with silks? On the velvet squabs of a bespoke carriage? Would there be perfume and rose petals?Ĭurled against Rosalind, Sheltie took another drink, then let out a low animal sigh- and shuddering burst of flatulence. Now, why had he said that? Because once he said that word, her thoughts took wing. After the Derby, she and Nathaniel must return to the old roles that entrap them."Anyone who could manage impropriety beside a colicky pony is more determined than I am." But even as Rosalind tastes pleasure for the first time, the end of the road beckons. With travel comes adventure-and a blossoming romance that turns passionate. With her own secret reasons for taking a post with the Chandler family, Rosalind joins Nathaniel on the road.
She hides scars from a childhood accident that changed the course of her life-but the benefactor who once saved her now brings danger. His father agrees on the condition that his dependable new secretary, Rosalind Agate, makes the journey as well.Ī female secretary is a bit of a scandal, but there’s no denying that Rosalind is clever and adept. When an opportunity arises to lead a string of Thoroughbreds south from Newmarket for the Epsom Derby, Nathaniel jumps at the chance to prove his worth. Though the family fortunes depend on Nathaniel’s expertise throughout the Regency horse-racing world, a troubled past has broken the trust between father and son.
Nathaniel Chandler is handsome and charming-and according to his father, that’s about all.
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