Temptation just too much!

Lord of Temptation (Rogues to Riches #4)  
by Erica Ridley      

                             

I just did not like Zachary Nash, Marquess of Hawkridge.  I did not like his treatment of Faith Digby, his jilted fiancé of the past. The way he threatened Faith, after his dastardly treatment of her, as though he had any rights after his abandonment of her was disturbing.

I can understand, given the times and the importance of marriage as a social contract, his duty to family lines, to restoring the fortunes, but all in all he was a spineless coward. His anger is not righteous, rather it's a blatant act of birth and privilege towards a woman whom he gave up all rights to.

Yes, there is a HEA but the story just lacked that special something.

As you can see I was not impressed by Hawk, nor by Faith's reactions to him, more of a victim than someone who had conquered the past. I almost DNF. Hawkridge and his rant about his rights became quite tedious. His threatening of Faith, his high handedness I found disturbing. I just did not like him by the end of the novel. Faith was in an unenviable position, trapped by her own feelings of powerlessness, hopelessly still besotted it seems by Hawk and unfortunately in a position to lose all, given the rights of the ruling class and men in particular at this time.

A NetGalley ARC

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