Indiscreet

Title: Indiscreet
Author: Mary Balogh
First Printed: 1997
Purchase Date: 21st February 2006
Purchase price: £5.14
Retail price: $5.99
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On book cover:

A beautiful young widow seemed like easy prey for the Viscount Rawleigh. In the country visiting his twin brother, Rex longed for a little diversion. But Catherine Winters was a lady of virtue and she roundly rejected his improper proposal to become his mistress. Since the handsome lord would not be daunted, Catherine fought the feelings he aroused – feelings that brought to life a past she had sought to escape. One kiss could bring her to ruin. But temptation proved a worthy foe – and Catherine could not ignore the beating of her treacherous heart.

Comments on book:

All in all, this book was good. It was really good in the beginning but towards the end, somehow it just became a little slow and tedious. This was my first ‘horsemen’ book and I thoroughly enjoyed being introduced to the Four Horsemen and getting to know them. The first part of the book was glorious, when Rex and Catherine first met and their attraction for each other bloomed while she was living in the small cottage in the village of Bodley-on-the-Water. But in the second part after they were married, Catherine’s character appeared weak and somehow her story did not really gnaw at my heartstrings. Rex’s character also was a little subdued to me. Granted he was feeling guilty and they just realised that they loved each other but did not want to express this fact for fear of being rebuffed by the other but still, the communication between them at this point (they were husband and wife) somehow was not elaborated satisfactorily.

Saying this, it did not stop me from having the need to find out the story of the rest of the horsemen and I went on to buy the next on that was reasonably priced i.e. Irresistible, which was brilliant. I have yet to read the 2nd of the series which is Unforgiven but I’m keeping my eyes and ears open for it!

Rating: 7/10. An OK read overall. Started extremely well but could not hold my interest towards the end.