Guarding a Notorious Lady – Olivia Parker

Posted July 18, 2011 by Shannon in Shannon / 0 Comments

Exquisite trouble . . .

A woman of pristine breeding, Lady Rosalind Devine is also an unrepentant meddler and snoop— which is why her brother refuses to leave her to her own devices while on his wedding trip. But Rosalind will not make things easy for any unseen, unwanted “nursemaid”—and vows to use her considerable wiles to expose her mystery guardian.

Nicholas Kincaid, the Marquess of Winterbourne, agreed to secretly guard his friend’s spoiled, stubborn sister, though her infuriating penchant for mischief is causing him to question his decision. Though bound by the rules of society—and friendship— Rosalind’s spirit and sensuality have sparked a fierce desire in Nicholas to play a very different role in her life, one that entails passion, ecstasy . . . and unavoidable scandal.

Rosalind Devine has been in love with her brother Gabriel’s best friend since she was seventeen years old. While she’s never been without the attention of men of the Ton, she’s only had eyes for Nicholas Kincaid. She’s resolved herself to matching others with their soul mates, determined not to live with the same fate as her mother.

So she was convinced her luck was changing when Nicholas appeared in London, a place her had never come before. Unfortunately, she didn’t know Nicholas wasn’t there to confess his feelings and sweep her off her feet. Instead, he’d promised to protect her.

Nicholas Kincaid, the new Marquess of Winterbourne felt he couldn’t say no to Gabriel when he asked him to come to London and watch over Rosalind while Gabriel was away on his wedding trip. He’d always kept his feelings about Rosalind a secret, but he didn’t know exactly how hard it was going to be to fight those feelings when he was constantly thrown together with the object of his affections.

These two characters were a clear cut case of people needing to open their mouths and just laying it all out there. They constantly danced around each their feelings and attraction to each other. Even while stealing kisses and other “things” they still continued to hide their feelings. At some point, if these two were truly as in love with each other as professed later, wouldn’t you be able to see and/or feel what the other person felt? I wanted to shake someone…I just wasn’t sure if it was Rosaline, Nicholas or myself.

The one character I did enjoy, Tristan, has a smaller secondary role. But I wanted to know what happened with him. What was the story behind his engagement? If he was celebrating the broken engagement, why did he no longer want to be engaged? Why wasn’t he upset with Nicholas and Rosalind? Will he get a book of his own?

These are the burning questions I have after reading this one. Not about the main characters, but of Rosalind’s younger brother. Go figure.

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.