When we fail to do the things we long to do, we inevitably live with regrets. In Lady Bess, Elisabeth Saunders "Bess" lives in the moment. She rarely second guesses herself. When she meets the Earl of Dunkirk she is immediately drawn to him and his scottish dialect. The Earl is attracted to Bess, but at twenty years of age, he thinks her young, innocent and desirous of marrying for love. He at 29 is far more experienced (in carnal pleasures )and sees marriage as a means of obtaining an heir; thus he attempts to maintain his safe distance from Bess only allowing himself to enjoy a bit of harmless flirting. He did not think he would want more of what he had sworn himself against. Bess on the other hand knew what she wanted if even for one night.Lady Bess with its characters is similar to the book Wildfire Kiss. In both books the defenses of sworn bachelors crumble against the determined efforts of young women whose goal is to capture their roguish hearts. Bess like "Babs" is wiser than her years. They each know a "tart" in bed and a lady in the sitting room can be one and the same. I liked this story. Thankfully I didn't find many unexplained or confusing things. That was a definite plus. The story was well written, no grammar issues that I noticed. I like how the author dragged out Bess and John's first kiss. I always thought that once a girl got to a certain age, the hair basically always had to be up? That only the young girls aka kids were allowed to wear it down. Isn't it customary* to have sex, for the first time (female), with her on her back? Not on top? Wouldn't that be a little more uncomfortable or something the very first time? How did Bess end up 'gushing blood' from a pin wound? Yeah, four inches went in her but still. It was a pin!
What do You think about Lady Bess (2013)?
A fun mix of intrigue, suspense, laughter, and love. I enjoyed reading this on cold winter days.
—goldygoldy
ok read. your typical romance novel. passed a few hours!
—RatedR
