3.5 stars. Don’t be intimidated by that #9 above -- this is only very loosely linked to In Bed with the Duke, so you don’t have to read that first, and aren’t you the lucky one. That book and other recent Dodds were so boring I almost didn’t start this at all. But although it turned out to be pretty wallpapery and features annoying historical romance cliche #1 She won’t marry him because he doesn’t believe in love -- aren’t you surprised!, it's still quite entertaining.The story is about Raul, a revolutionary attempting to regain his rightful place on the throne of Moricadia. (A rich, successful, sexy revolutionary -- he can occupy my town any time.) Governess Victoria knew Raul through his English sister; while traveling in Moricadia, she inadvertently reveals that she knows his history, causing him to kidnap her -- just until after the revolution is over, of course.This is what I’d call a restful read. You know pretty much what you’re going to get, but it’s not so stupid or cliched that it requires throwing against a wall -- it neither demanded my intelligence, not (for the most part) insulted it. Victoria is beautiful, smart and resourceful, Raul is hot, she has to resist him for awhile because she's a Victorian virgin but then they have fun sexytimes. Very pleasant if that's what you're in the mood for.
