Thank goodness this was a free download and I didn't actually pay for it. I typically enjoy Eloisa James' books, but this one did not do it for me at all. At first I thought it might be due to the fact that it's a short story, but honestly, it was the character of Genevieve. I just didn't like her. The story started out okay, we meet Genevieve who is a young widower. Her one true love got away when her father interrupted their elopement to Gretna Green and then forced her to marry a much older gentleman. Due to her deceased husband's unorthodox provisions in his Will, Genevieve must marry one of his business partners or be left penniless. The story then jumps to a year later and she is still courting one of the business partners (who has still not shown much adoration or caring for her). He obviously has a shady past, but I never saw where it was revealed (which by this point I was skimming, so maybe I missed it). Then her one true love from her past comes back into the picture, but she refuses to give him the time of day even though he is now filthy rich.
Genevieve got on my last nerves. She acted like such a pompous who know what most of the time and reading about her was like listening to nails going down a chalkboard to me. Could not connect with her for anything , so unfortunately I found myself skimming to the end so I could say I finished it. Oh well, at least it was a short story and free!
