Wednesday, October 10, 2007

In My Wildest Fantasies-Julienne MacLean

In My Wildest Fantasies
Julienne MacLean
Avon, Nov., 384 pp., $6.99) HOT
ISBN: 9780060819491

In 1870 heiress Rebecca Newland refuses to marry the man chosen by her family. She decides to find her dream lover Devon Sinclair, the heir to a dukedom as she has never forgotten him although she has not seen her hero in four years since he saved her life in a runaway coach.

Devon’s father the duke is irate with his hedonistic ways; he demands his son marry by Christmas or lose everything. He searches for a biddable bride when Rebecca finds him. He knows she hero-worships him so figures he can bully her to do his bidding in bed and with her money. However, he soon admires her and falls in love with his new wife; she has loved him for four years but recognizes her hero has flaws.

The first Pembroke Palace Victorian romance is a warm charmer starring a likable lead couple although readers will need time to warm up to devious delectable Devon and realize that Rebecca is not a worshipping bonehead. The story line is simply fun with the hero beginning to understand the treasure he obtained when he married is not his wife’s wealth, but is her. Julienne MacLean provides an enjoyable late nineteenth century romp.

Harriet Klausner

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