He intended to ruin her?instead, he fell in love.Ian's a vengeful lord.Notorious for his stern demeanor and inflexible honor, he journeys to London for one purpose-the permanent and irreversible downfall of the siren who caused his brother's death.Instead of an immoral seductress, he discovers a soft-spoken, raven-haired beauty. Against all reason, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the last woman in England he could ever love.Evangeline's a spirited gypsy lady.She endures the bon ton's disdain and numerous indecent propositions with grace and poise. But when a dastardly lord plots her ruination, she's finished with propriety and politeness.To make matters worse, he becomes caught in his own snare, forcing them into a marriage neither wants?or do they?
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I'm always on the look out for a great Regency romance. While The Viscount's Vow had promise, it fell just a little short for me.
Let's start with the good. I appreciated the fact that Evangeline was part Romani and it was a key part of the story. She has some interesting skills learned from her Romani family and her visit to the Romani camp was a nice turn in the story.
And the not so good. I had trouble caring about both Ian and Evangeline. I found Evangeline to be on the weak side, not standing up for herself and so forth, but I suppose that comes from having a hard life. I didn't particularly like how she kept jumping to wrong conclusions, which I guess what mostly to add some length and conflict to the story. And I really didn't like the villain... and not in a good way. I felt the villain was so over the top evil with no redeeming qualities and I found it hard that no one seemed to see it. I can't put my finger on it, but it just didn't sit well with me.
The narration was by Stevie Zimmerman. Her English accent almost sounded a little too proper for the story and she doesn't really change her voice much for the different characters. But her pacing is good and she enunciates well and I don't really have any complaints of her performance.
Was this my favorite story? No. But it wasn't the worst I've ever read either. For me it was a middle of the road read and I'll likely try more from Ms Cameron in the future.
I was given a copy of this audio book for review, but all opinions are my own.
