Page Princess: TOO WANTON TO WED by Erica Ridley

Title: TOO WANTON TO WED

Series: Gothic Love Stories #4

Author: Erica Ridley

Publisher: WebMotion

Publish Date: 08.23.2019

Category /Genre: Historic Romance

Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC

Received from: Erica Ridley

Goodreads link: Too Wanton to Wed

Date completed: 03.26.2014; 10.06.2019

Description from the publisher:

TRAPPED IN DARKNESS

Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangman’s noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. Just as she begins to see him in a new light, her past catches up to her and endangers them all.

THEIR PASSION BURNS BRIGHT . . .

Alistair Waldegrave keeps his daughter imprisoned in the black heart of his Gothic abbey. As he searches for a cure to the disease the villagers call demonic, his new governess brings much needed light into their lives. But how can the passion between them survive the darkness encroaching from outside their sheltered walls?

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TOO WANTON TO WED is the fourth book in the Gothic Love Stories series, but was originally released as a stand-alone novella, DARK SURRENDER.

Violet was born to nothing, not even a real name of her own. Through luck, she is taken in at the Livingstone School for Girls in Lancashire. Because of her talent, she later became an instructor in art. Unfortunately, for those born with nothing, bad luck becomes normal and expected. When the school is closed and one of her students is attacked, Violet finds herself on the run with only the clothes on her back, a few coins, and her wits. When she falls on the doorsteps of Waldegrave Abbey, Alistair Waldegrave instructs the staff to provide her with bath, food, and a night of rest. One night as a Good Samaritan recipient becomes a temporary position for Violet as governess to Alistair’s daughter, Lillian.

There are many avenues of passion in this story – art, parental love, and romantic. All are well written and all consuming. The story is well paced and continually moving forward. I never wanted to put it down to deal with real life. This was definitely a book to get lost within the pages.

Who should read it? Anyone who likes romance, a touch of crime novel, and a hint of paranormal activity.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Gothic Love Stories Series:

1. Too Wicked to Kiss

2. Too Sinful to Deny

3. Too Tempting to Resist

4. Too Wanton to Wed

Also from Erica Ridley:

· Never Been Bitten

· Two Dukes a Dueling

Dukes of War Series:

1. The Viscount’s Christmas Temptation