Liz Carlyle's "A Woman Scorned"

A Woman Scorned - Liz Carlyle

Loved, loved, loved it! The hero Cole is totally scrumptious and Jonet the heroine is a sparkling delight, even with her temper and outbursts. Both of the main characters are incredibly well-written and alive. Love how Cole finally resigns himself (with a secret happy grin) to marrying a "shrew".

I realized who the villain of the story is almost as soon as they were introduced, but that only made the story more interesting, to see how it would unfold and how the other characters would figure out what was going on, rather than having it sprung on me at the end. I also think the author intended it that way - this is pretty clear from the scene near the end of the book where Cole has gone back to London to thrash things out with Delacourt and the family is inveigled into the barn to look for some kittens - if the reader hasn't realized by this point who the villain is, there would be no tension or suspense here at all.

Oh yes, and the love scenes are incredibly hot ...