Laura Lee Guhrke, And Then He Kissed Her

And Then He Kissed Her

Laura Lee Guhrke

Avon, Mar 2007, $6.99

ISBN: 006114360X

Lord Harry Marlowe is proud of the quality of his newspaper and the efficiency of his office. However, he ignores the submission of etiquette articles by some uptight author. When his prim and proper secretary Emmaline Dove realizes her employer failed to print her submissions sent in under a pseudonym, she becomes outraged and quits. She plans to give her collective work to Marlowe's rival.

Harry realizes how good Miss Dove was when his office collapses, affecting the newspaper he cherishes. He needs her back and decides any tool in his arsenal will suffice, especially since he is a highly-regarded rake. He decides to teach her to ignore etiquette and return to bring order to chaos with a kiss. What Harry never expected is how much everything changed in his world when he kissed her and her reciprocating makes him believe that he's never been kissed this way before.

This is a fun, late-Victorian romance starring two likable protagonists who make for a fine reading experience for the sub-genre audience and would be just the novel to bring fans of other eras into the fold. The gender war is at its best as pompous womanizer Harry battles his reticent former secretary with the winner being in charge of the newspaper and their relationship. Laura Lee Guhrke provides a great tale as love complicates the duel.

Harriet Klausner