A Curious Courting by Elizabeth Neff Walker

I started out reading two other books before I settled on this one. The first I browsed most the way through but didn't feel like reading the whole thing. The second I started reading but it annoyed me right a way so I decided to go no farther with it. It was to painful to read right from the start. So I found myself reading a Curious Courting. While it was in no way up to par with the last few books I have read it also wasn't the worst. My new policy is going to be to put down books that are obviously dreadful reading right from the start.

Selina was a little grumpy. She was in no way fashionably dressed as she is on the cover. Gareth was not setting out to get attached to her. Stuff kept happening. And there wasn't really any romantic intrigue. When you say intrigue I start imagining more complications, excitement, danger, I guess really something that has more adventure in it. There was no adventure here. Sigh. I really do love books that have a dash of adventure and mystery.

"A glorious girl." That's the way Selina was described. She was enormously wealthy, wonderfully beautiful-and very headstrong.

When worldly Gareth Rushton wanted to buy some of her land for a hunting lodge, Selina gave his offer a flat refusal. But Rushton was not the least intimidated. He set about trying to win her confidence-and weaken her resistance. Suddenly he found himself caught up in a merry tangle of romantic intrigue.

Selina was quite a woman. More than enough woman for Gareth Rushton. If only he could find the key to her heart...