The Wagering Widow Book

I almost didn't read The Wagering Widow. Like many fans of HR novels, I was impatient to get to the romance between heavenly looking people. I am so thankful that I went back to try again. Now having read it, I think it has my favorite hero ever in Lord Guy Keating. Yes, he is good man. If he is just a good man that wouldn't make him stand out from other Heroes. It is the depiction of him as a man who loves women that makes him so endearing to me. As the head of the household of course he is responsible to the lives of his mother, great-aunt and aunt but he takes care of duties out of love. Also, when conflicts arise between his mother and his new wife, he acts with a clear head and would not allow his mother play him a fool. The Hero and Heroine both have to evolve and learn to move pass the past and trust each other again in order for their love to flourish.

After having read a majority of Diane Gaston's HR novels to date and compared her works with other authors, I have come to appreciate the historic settings in DG's storytelling and the multi-dimensional characters she creates. I am sure DG has ruined me for HR novels from other authors because I have come to expect to see how heroes and heroines are people who have more than just their love for each other, They are sons, brothers, sisters, daughters, and friends in their lives. Also, they are not always perfect, and well-meaning intensions don't always help to bring perfect situations. I find that DG's HR novels give me the most satisfying reading experiences, and her characters come alive and linger in my mind afterwards for a long time.