The constant swaying of his indifference to interest to slighting her for a dance grated on her mind. Even when he realised how much his actions were hurting her, he still kept doing it! But he blows hot and cold towards Rosalind, seducing her one minute and then showing complete indifference the next.
I understood his fear of falling in love having seen the sort of pain his father had endured after Nicholas’ mother died… he doesn’t want to leave himself vulnerable to that sort of pain. Unfortunately, it tended to make Rosalind look rather dippy. Rosalind’s excessive clumsiness…falling off ladders or tumbling into chairs…did seem an obvious ploy by the author to have her landing in Nicholas’ arms or on his lap. You make it sound as if I think of you as a child.” “Am I not only to be pitied for my unmarried state but considered utterly helpless as well?” I love how she isn’t afraid to stand up to her brother, Gabriel (At The Bride Hunt Ball)… Rosalind is a charming heroine…independent, smart and funny with a penchant for matchmaking, although some would tend to call it meddling.
GUARDING A NOTORIOUS LADY was an enjoyable ‘hero falls for his best friend’s sister’ story but it just didn’t tick all the right boxes for me. 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. 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. But Rosalind will not make things easy for any unseen, unwanted “nursemaid”-and vows to use her considerable wiles to expose her mystery guardian. 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.
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