A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO

Author: Suzanne Enoch ISBN: 0060543132 3/2004 HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Time Period: 1815 - Regency

England's Perfect Hero by Suzanne EnochLucinda is the last of three friends who agreed to turn the tables on London's most incorrigible rakes. But love is the farthest thing from her mind.

A Hero in Disguise

With her two best friends happily married, Lucinda Barrett realizes she can no longer put off her lessons in love. The rogue she hopes to educate must be someone who will keep her life steady and uneventful -- and that someone is definitely not Robert Carroway! The handsome, brooding war hero is far too complicated, and he shuns London society and its “trivialities.” Still, it is a pleasant surprise when Robert offers to assist Lucinda in her mission to reform and wed a more suitable nobleman. Now if only she can resist the sensuous allure of Robert's astoundingly blue eyes -- and his intense inner fire that leaves her breathless. Lucinda wants a husband, not a passionate, irresistible lover who could shake her world with one deep, lingering kiss. And her heart is telling her that this man could be the most dangerous, disastrous…and exhilarating love she will ever know.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: Top Pick Rose

I adore Suzanne Enoch's work. Since reading my first Enoch book, BY LOVE UNDONE, several years ago I've been pretty much enchanted by Ms. Enoch's Regency romps. For me, even her less-than-best effort is still good.

And ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO, the last in Ms. Enoch's Lessons In Love trilogy, is definitely beyond good.

Honestly, I didn't think I was going to like ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO at first because it lacked Enoch's signature rakish hero. But, oh boy, was I ever wrong. This fast-paced story kept me enthralled from beginning to end. And I just adored this different hero.

Ms. Enoch's hero for this piece is the emotionally wounded Robert, who has retreated into a dark world, harboring a secret that leaves him prone to anxiety attacks and more. The one bright light in Robert's dark existence is his sister-in-law's friend, Lucinda. And he admires her from afar until circumstances bring this pair together.

Robert is the glue that holds this story together, but it is Lucinda, the heroine, who draws this hero from his dark and lonely shell. Lucinda has chosen a 'student' for her own lessons in love - just as her two best friends had done before her - and it isn't Robert. Oh, she is intrigued by Robert, dubbed the "Mute" by a callous society, but she also has matrimony on her mind - and the Mute isn't good husband material. But she does accept help from Robert for her lessons in love. And when important papers are stolen from the Horse Guard - and suspicion falls on Robert as a traitor - it is Lucinda who comes to his aid.

Ms. Enoch's portrayal of Robert is well done ...and touching. This hero's emergence from his dark existence is thoughtful and insightful. ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO isn't as lighthearted as most of Ms. Enoch's work, but it does have humorous moments ...and some humorous characters.

I highly recommend ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO. Ms. Enoch is quite a story teller and I just love her writing style.

Debbie Jett

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