The Kinder Heart

by Marcy Elias Rothman

Suspicious of her new suitor's motives, Lady Barbara Worth, who has developed a distrust of men, spurns the advances of the wealthy and handsome Captain Tarn Maitland, but her soul still longs for his touch. Original.

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

Reviews

[Spazfungus · Rating 1 out of 5]

meh. plot is all over the place

Barbara was hurt riding a stallion, crippled for life. after her parents died, her brother wasted the family fortune. she takes a chance to visit London and meets Tarn Maitland, who falls in love with her. but their pride keeps them quarrelling, until under the pretence of a marriage of convenience they become engaged. She needs his money, he needs her name to go into Parliament. they are kidnapped during one of their rides and reveal that they love each other, make love in a dirty old warehouse where their kidnappers threw them, eventually they are saved by their friends

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a bad premise, but almost all of the actual romance and getting-to-know-the-hero bits happened in the last 50 pages. By the end of the book, I still felt as though there should be another 50 pages to follow.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really don't think this qualifies a romance when 3/4 of the way through the book, the hero/male love interest is tumbling into bed for a romp with his mistress instead of the heroine.