Caroline Sinclair knows who she is – a respectable lady. She knows where she is – in a barn somewhere on the Lancashire moorlands. She knows when it is – 1816. She even knows the man sleeping on the hay next to her is a devastatingly attractive complete stranger. What she doesn’t know is how she got there and why she is dressed in a scandalous scarlet gown. If she can only escape, then her secret – whatever it is – will be safe. And it is – until Jervais Barnard finds her again and his notions of honour threaten ruin – or heartbreak. (This is a substantially rewritten version of A Compromised Lady, published in 1996 by Francesca Shaw)
This story would have been GREAT, but for the appalling grammar and editing. Tag instead of tang, no instead of not, they instead of nothing, the list goes on. Sloppy, sloppy. And such a shame because the characters and story line were 5 stars!!!
This narrative teemed with distrust and stupidity!
I tried my best to like Caro and while Lord Barnard had his own trust issues that were mainly fueled by her words and actions, some of which were so humorous that it redeemed the story! While the characters are not on the same level for me as the Ravenhursts of Ms Allen but I found most of them believable.
A bit storm-in-a-teacup, and the characters didn't completely grab me, as "not talking to each other about important things" is a turn-off for me. But this is Louise Allen, so the writing is good, the research terrific, and I didn't not enjoy it, even if I won't go back to it.
Sorry, I couldn't connect with the characters at all in this one. I read that it is an earlier work re-released and as I usually really like this author's writing, I'll mark this one as a miss. I will continue to read other books by Ms Allen.