Midwinter's Bliss

This is a typical Regency romance with a hardcore rake and a lovely, refined young lady. Lady Hope Blissfield and her companion were stranded in a sudden snowstorm which drove them to the door of the notorious rake, the Marquess of Amberton, who was in the middle of raucous bachelor party. Refused to be turned away and driven to her death, Lady Hope not only insisted on being received as a guest but on proper behaviour from her host and his dissolute friends. There was a lot of sparring between the two and the Marquess was always baiting her with his innuendoes. A young lady with a strong will and great spirits, she set about improving his household and reforming him. Gradually and imperceptibly he was attracted to her and came under her influence. On the other hand, Lady Hope fell in love with the handsome, witty and charming Marquess despite the knowledge that he was well known as a heartbreaker and had vowed never to wed. She saw through his veneer of dissipation as a gentle and caring man whose heart had been hardened by the scars of his childhood miseries. Although he knew that Lady Hope could be his redemption, Marquess Amberton felt he did not deserve her . He ignored his heart's prompting and her double entendre and open challenge. When it was time for her to go, he did not want her to go but he could not offer for her. And Lady Hope was in despair. How it all ended is for the reader to find out. Cathleen Clare has woven a romantic tale with such fluidity and smoothness that reading it is a double pleasure. A ****1/2 keeper.

A fierce snowstorm traps Lady Hope at the estate of man who believes himself to be genetically flawed. He plans to let his bloodline die out to spare the world. Lady Hope lives up to her name and shows this handsome rake the road to love and happiness!