Reviewer: Connie Payne
Title: Innocence and Impropriety
Author: Diane Gaston
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0-3732-9440-9
Release Date: March 2007
Genre/Sub-genre: Historical Romance
Year/Setting: 1817 Regency
Overall Rating: 4.25
Sexual Content Rating: Sensual
Language (Profanity/Slang) Content Rating: None/Negligible
Violent Content Rating: Minimal+
Diane's Website:
www.dianegaston.com
The attraction was immediate. Jameson Flynn, secretary to Lord Tannerton, finds himself at Vauxhall, per the request of his employer. That evening, his life is changed forever as he spies Rose O’Keefe, and is lured by not only her beauty, but her voice as well.
He’s not the only one smitten. Lord Tannerton dispatches Flynn to secure Miss O’Keefe as his mistress. This puts him in her presence on an almost daily basis. And that’s dangerous because he has high ambitions. He’d like to serve royalty and has no room in his life for thoughts of home or romance.
If he must, he’ll see her as often as necessary in order to make her understand the arrangement would be beneficial for her. Perhaps even a little taste of the possibilities at her feet is in order. But he wishes it were him...that he could openly declare his love and not betray his employer.
Like Flynn, Rose has high ambitions. She’d like to sing at King’s Theater as her mother once did. She’s encouraged by her father to accept Lord Tannerton’s offer, for if she is to advance beyond Vauxhall she must have a patron. Since Flynn has captured her heart, she’s loath to accept any offer and puts it off as long as possible.
Time runs out, however, as there’s someone else who is vying for her attentions and presses her father to accept his terms. Someone who will stop at nothing to have her as his own. Someone who may destroy her.
Ms. Gaston has created a tale that’s original and refreshing. The characters are full of untapped emotions. Circumstances and adversaries present roadblocks circumventing their path to love. It’s this that makes the reader root for their success in finding happiness, together.
In the beginning of the book I had a hard time finding the pace, but once I did it was a fast read, which continued to pique my interest.
Innocence and Impropriety is rich in detail, suspense, and passion. It’s a most pleasurable journey into the past.
Connie
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