Review: An Elegant Façade

An Elegant Facade by Kristi Ann Hunter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lady Georgiana Hawthorne has a secret and she must marry well so that if she's ever found out, she'll have the standing in society to still be accepted. Colin McCrea is wealthy and respected, but he holds little power by society's standards, yet he just might be the man Georgiana needs.

I have to admit, I hate reading books out of order. So I read An Elegant Facade in order to get to the author's next book, An Uncommon Courtship, and along the way I found myself drawn into a wonderful Regency tale. It would have been easy to dislike the heroine, after all, she's a nineteenth-century trophy wife wannabe - how likable can she be? But Kristi Ann Hunter does an excellent job of teasing you with just enough of the real girl behind the snob - and some very cute interior monolog - to make it impossible for you to hate Georgiana. She turns out to be pretty relatable and touchingly vulnerable. And Colin? Well, every girl needs a Colin in her life. He was all that was admirable--honorable, compassionate and honest with a great sense of humor he often uses to tease Georgiana when she was at her most snooty.

The Spiritual thread was meaningful and very well woven in without being heavy handed. There was much food for thought that was easily applicable to today-- challenges can be taken by some as a sign of God's disfavor, perfection will bring happiness, money and success will bring safety.

Fans of Regency romances will want to pick this one up. After reading this, I'm even more interested in her next one.



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