Book Review
Nov. 24th, 2023 02:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariHow to Tame a Wild Rogue
by Julie Anne Long
This romance is one of the Palace of Rogues series. In this one, privateer and former smuggler Lorcan St. Leger encounters Lady Daphne Worth climbing out of a window to escape a bad situation. He renders assistance and, as a bad storm is breaking, they seek refuge at The Grand Palace on the Thames. However, there is only one suite available, and only a married couple can rent it. So Lorcan and Daphne pretend to be newlyweds. They end up trapped there for a couple of weeks as the storm rages on and floods out the roads. Of course, they fall deeply in love despite the vast differences in the lives they have led.
I very much liked the unfolding of Daphne and Lorcan's relationship. While they do find each other reasonably attractive, there is no insta-love and their love grows from their appreciation of each other's personalities and minds. Their love develops not through physical contact and attraction but through conversations and the witty banter that Long excels at. Even though neither character is particularly intellectual, it's all pretty cerebral. I found it very touching and heart-warming.
by Julie Anne Long
This romance is one of the Palace of Rogues series. In this one, privateer and former smuggler Lorcan St. Leger encounters Lady Daphne Worth climbing out of a window to escape a bad situation. He renders assistance and, as a bad storm is breaking, they seek refuge at The Grand Palace on the Thames. However, there is only one suite available, and only a married couple can rent it. So Lorcan and Daphne pretend to be newlyweds. They end up trapped there for a couple of weeks as the storm rages on and floods out the roads. Of course, they fall deeply in love despite the vast differences in the lives they have led.
I very much liked the unfolding of Daphne and Lorcan's relationship. While they do find each other reasonably attractive, there is no insta-love and their love grows from their appreciation of each other's personalities and minds. Their love develops not through physical contact and attraction but through conversations and the witty banter that Long excels at. Even though neither character is particularly intellectual, it's all pretty cerebral. I found it very touching and heart-warming.
