Author: Sally MacKenzie
Original Title: Loving Lord Ash
Release Year: 2014
Literary Genre: Romance
Setting: England, regency
Series: 3° of Duchess of Love
Vote: 8/10
Loving Lord Ash is a good
romance. A really good one which, with a bit more, could have been
one of the best I've read lately (and to be honest, this last period
has not been characterised by a mountain of masterpieces, at lest for
my taste).
There are in particular two aspects I
would have loved better if more developed: first, the Manor's servants
situation and second, the one I really care about: Percy's feelings
towards Jess; that part of the plot is too rushed, I mean, is
central in the novel but at the end of the story is solved very
easily.
Kit, the Marquis of Ashton, married for
love, but an horrible discover has separated him from his lovely wife
Jess. As soon as married, both very young, they divided their paths,
living different lives for eight years; lives characterised by
regret, sorrow, loneliness, doubts and a strong and unforgettable
love, which despite is strength, at the time, wasn't enough too keep
them together.
But now Kit is thirty and needs an heir
and moreover, he wants to try to settle the problems with his wife,
the woman who he's reluctant to trust but who still loves as the
first day.
Jess knows she's the one who destroyed
her marriage, however innocently; she's always been in love with her
husband, since they were children and used to play together, but now
she has been left alone in the family country Manor, suffering for
her loneliness and the gossips about her husband's love encounters.
The only people she can rely on is the peculiar household, especially
the handsome Roger, who she often uses as model for her paintings and
who she considers her best friend and nothing more than the brother
she has never had.
Unfortunately is exactly during one of
their naked painting session that her husband decides to come back to
solve their problems...but the things are not as they seem and she
needs to explain Kit that they have been separated all these years because of a sad and terrible misunderstanding and now, she has
and wants, to fight very hard to conquer back the love of her life.
The characters are lovely, they are
amazingly portrayed, especially the protagonists. I've loved both Kit
and Jess, and, why not, Percy, who should be the antagonist, is
really good too.
I enjoyed all Kit and Jess'
interactions, they are sentimentally strong and Jess' relationship
with Roger and the rest of the household is quite touching, I would
have loved to know more about it.
If you are looking for a passionate
romance, this one is not exactly the answer, it's definitely not
chaste but the “physical” aspect is quite platonic for the most
of the plot; but Loving Lord Ash is a really good love story,
I warmly suggest it!
Buona lettura!
M.E.G.
Duchess of Love series: 0,5. The duchess of love (Venus, Andrew) 1. Bedding Lord Ned (Ned, Edward)
2. Surprising Lord Jack (Jack, Frances)
3. Loving Lord Ash (Christian, Jessica)
** I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Kensington Books in exchange for an honest review, thank you for the opportunity.
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