I received this book from the author in exchange for my
honest review.
“Going Rogue” is a romance set between 1811 and 1817 in
London. Meredith Castle is a young woman
who is not in control of her own destiny.
Her mother sends her away to live with her widowed aunt, Lady Cynthia
Browning, who wishes to give her a better life than can be expected in the county
side of Middlebury. What Meredith doesn’t
realize is that her aunt is bringing her to London for the sole purpose of
leading a group of socialite women called the, “Ribbons,” who are failing under
improper leadership. Lady Cynthia
refuses to let the organization that she created to help young women find
wealthy husbands and attain high-ranking titles, fail without a fight. Meredith is unwittingly thrust into the world
of parties and social events geared toward securing a well off husband, at any
cost.
One day, her childhood friend Derek arrives to tell Meredith
that he wants her to marry him. He doesn’t
have much to offer her, except for love.
Meredith coldly refuses him.
Derek is heartbroken and runs to join a shipping company that deals in
overseas transportation and tries to forget about Meredith. A few years later, Meredith has wasted her
years in the Ribbons and must find a husband quickly before her damaged reputation
sees to it that she will never find a good husband. When a mysterious Earl arrives in town all
the women begin vying for his attention, but who is the Earl? And why is Meredith so upset by his presence?
I personally loved the interaction between Meredith and
Derek. Their heated arguments and heated
relations make the book interesting and exciting to read. The romance between them is enticing and I
couldn’t get enough of them.
The one thing that I thought was strange was the fact that
the ladies in the “Ribbons” were nowhere to be seen. We only see Meredith’s friend Alexandra, or “Alex,”
but we don’t see the gaggle of women whose primary mission is to find a
husband. I liked that Ms. Jefferson
opted not to slow down the story by inserting silly girls talking about silly
things and instead focused the book on Meredith’s abhorrence of the society’s
goals.
Ms. Jefferson infuses the story with intrigue, wit, and sexual
tension while commenting on the despicable social trend of marrying for wealth
and status, rather than love. I had
trouble putting the book down and am curious to see if there is a planned series. I gave this 5 stars and look forward to
future books from Ms. Jefferson.
If you love a good romance, than this book is perfect!
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