Mr. Clarke's Deepest Desire
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4.6 • 11 Ratings
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Publisher Description
When an earl's daughter falls for a businessman in this secret identities Regency romance, she risks more than heartbreak when his connection to her past threatens her reputation...
How can he build a future with a woman whose father ruined his life?
Having recently suffered the death of her father, Rosamund Parker faces an uncertain future. Intent on retaining her independence, she plans to invest her modest inheritance. But the man whose help she seeks is as infuriating as he is handsome. For reasons she can't comprehend, he's set on thwarting her at every turn, even as he tempts her with kisses she ought not want.
Matthew Clarke needs funding for his locomotive business, but he'll not accept it from the Earl of Stoneburrow's daughter. As far as Matthew's concerned, that entire family can go hang. Unfortunately, Lady Rosamund seems to pop up wherever he goes. Ignoring the fire she stirs in him becomes an increasing challenge. But surrendering to it could prove disastrous. It could in fact ruin both their lives...
Customer Reviews
Good fast read!
Another classic enemy to lover story. Although only Matthew is the one who sees Lady Rosamund Parker as a enemy. He holds a grudge against her deceased father and now the whole family is included for wrongs the man had done to his mother and him.
Rosamund idolized her father and can’t see how he could have wronged Matthew. The setting is during the modern Victorian times, the boom of the railway in the future and both have the same interest which brings they together. Also the attraction builds between the two, but Matthew needs to learn not to pass on one man wrongs to a innocent.
A fast paced story that easily can be read in a day. As always the writer doesn’t disappoint. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #MrClarkesDeepestDesire
Letting Go of the Past
Rosamund and Matthew have a rather different enemies-to-lovers story. It is actually her father for whom Matthew holds a grudge, and maybe rightly so. Rosamund comes to him to invest in his locomotive company, and because of his experience with her family in the past, he turns her down. She turns elsewhere. Because she is invested and interested in science and modern machines, they move in the same circles. There are some twists and turns and a few missteps, but eventually they reach for each other. The characters are interesting. There is an understanding uncle, a very intelligent heroine, a stubborn hero, and an opportunistic suitor. This is an enjoyable story with a very nice ending.
I received an ARC of this book via BookSprout and am voluntarily reviewing it.