Nina Jarrett

In book four of the Inconvenient Brides series, Miss Jane Davis longs to start a family of her own. As a distant relation to the wealthy Earl of Saunton, she’s receiving a London season from him but has yet to find any man she can connect with. Then she meets a charming older man and his adorable nine-year-old daughter.
Barclay Thompson has recently learned the earl is his half-brother and joins him for a house party in the country, where he meets Jane. Although he’s mourning the death of his wife and has no wish to remarry, he’s fascinated with Jane and also horrified by his desire for her. As they get to know one another with his daughter, Tatiana, as matchmaker, he soon learns that true love can and will strike twice.
I’m on the fence. Even though I enjoyed Jane and Barclay as individual characters, I didn’t feel like romance should’ve bloomed between them. He was 32, and she was 18. While it was appropriate for grown men to marry teenage girls at that time, their budding romance and the steamy scenes made me uncomfortable. The 14-year age gap was just too much for me to overlook.
As this series continues, more and more characters are introduced to create a full world of drama, angst, happy couples, and loving families. I adore that aspect of the series. I actually started this series with book five, Caroline Saves the Blacksmith, and enjoyed it so much that I went back to the beginning to read from there.
For readers who enjoy Regency romances, match-making kids, and can overlook age gaps, you’ll surely like Sleepless in Saunton.
3 Stars… (mehr)