Barbara Rogers's Reviews > A Gentleman Never Tells

I really like Eloisa James books, but this one doesn't rate my usual 5-stars for her books. Maybe it is that it is a short novella and things just didn't have time to develop.

The blurb about the book says "Eighteen years ago (give or take a few) the Honorable Oliver Berwick blackened his own soul, leaving him hardened and resolutely single." That just didn't work for me -- because what he did wouldn't even leave a slight scuff mark much less blackening his soul. That said, I really liked Oliver. He was a very nice, very caring man -- just couldn't picture him falling in love and marrying within two days!!!

Lizzie Troutt is a widow whose husband died eighteen months ago. Lizzie was terribly verbally abused in that first marriage. Her husband never consummated the marriage, dropped her off with his mother and quickly went to live with his mistress. He married Lizzie for her dowry and then blamed all of his shortcomings on Lizzie. She has sworn she'll never marry.

I enjoyed this as a short, quick, light read.