Lady Be Bad: The Merry Widows Series

Up until the last 70 pages, this book was fun, interesting, it was a delightful romance between a roguish, rake with a good heart and the prim, proper lady that discovers passion. But in the last 70 pages the story collapses and turns into the clichés ridden mush. It became a bad melodrama, the characters lost their sparks, their chemistry and the wonderful repartee that charmed me so. I wish that just for once a writer would go in the opposite direction of the "oh woe, he lied to me, oh woe, I can't tell her my terrible secret". So this is wonderful until the house of cards folds in a pile of pink, sugary mush.

I found the first half,or more of this book predictable . Rake pursues virtuous female determinedly, she twitters, but is above reproach widow. When the truth of a wager surfaces the story becomes interesting and the heroine becomes more fully realized. the 2nd half of the book makes the book a worth while read.

Quick read. Usual historical romance, notorious rake and virtuous woman with lots of miscommunication. John wagers a bet with another scoundrel for his famous race horse if he can bed the famous Bishop's prim widow in 3 months’ time. Needless to say, they despise each other in the beginning but slowly start falling in love during the "getting to know you" phase of his wooing the widow.

Seems like there was supposed to be another book because there was no epilogue or big ending. Great series anyway.

Romance,Historical,headless woman cover