Saturday, December 26, 2015

Review: An Unintended Journey by Catherine Gayle

An Unintended Journey by Catherine Gayle
My Rating:3 of 5 stars

Synopsis:

Abby Goddard’s life is going along just swimmingly, apart from the disappearance of her life’s love—Wesley Cavendish, a man well above her station. Just before Christmas, Grandmama dies after revealing the identity of Abby’s grandfather. The Duke of Danby, no less. Now the entire family will travel to Yorkshire to confront Danby, hoping to gain a dowry for Abby. But then Wesley reemerges, sparking a hope Abby thought long destroyed.

Shall the prodigal son’s sole inheritance be an unsightly gash? Wesley Cavendish aspires to the political realm, despite his father’s near-murderous opposition…not to mention his opposition to Abby Goddard. But since Father died, will the new Earl of Fordingham rescind Father’s disgraceful allegations? Fordingham thwarts Wesley at every turn, threatening marriage to a prominent Tory family—which precludes Abby—to put an end to Wesley’s Whig involvement…unless Wesley can find a loophole.

***This was previously published in the anthology A Summons From the Castle, and then in the collection Charming and Just a Bit Disarming.***
 

My Thoughts:

I liked this book but as with most novellas, it is way too short. You don't get to really know the characters or learn much of their back story. It is all rushed to fit into 60 or so pages. I would have loved to have seen this as a full sized novel. It would have been a wonderful story if developed properly.




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