Uh Oh is right Pip! (See Icon) I'm hooked on another author's writings. You may have noticed I'm a sucker for romance but what gets me is the mundane carbon copy each one ends up being. While Jordan's sound like a repeat of the same story, I believe she gives her characters different obstacles and some real life problems they must overcome or endure. 
 Jane and Seth were once friends until he was tossed from her home spouting his love for her sister. Jane was soon married off to a man who not only didn't love her but took every opportunity to bed other women. After her husbands death, Jane longed for some freedom from the pain her life had become only to be practically reduced to a servant in her own home by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law. 
 Jordan perfectly portrays Jane as a person being misused and you instantly sympathize with Jane though you cheer her on in all her attempts to break free of the hold her family has on her. 
 Jane is timid but not overly so. Anyone going through the abuse she does would start to loose their spirit but Jane holds on tight and fights for her freedom but running out to a risque masquarade where she stumbles upon Seth, the boy she loved so long ago. Jane is a great heroine and worth the time to read about. 
 Seth was a little harder to like. I did like him but he seemed a little less that Jane. He was the typical hard hero who doesn't want to give in and of course does in the end. But we all knew that right? 
 My love of this story is not only Jane and Seth but Seth's sister and valet (Julianne and Gregory). Julianne is blind as a result of an accident while riding with her brother as children. Seth, of course, blames himself and sees Julianne as a woman who will never be able to lead a normal life. Then enters Jane who believes Jane only needs the right man to love her and she'll lead a perfectly normal life. 
 Gregory Knightly (yes, Mr. Knightly!) is Seth's valet but longs to love Julianne. He keeps putting her off because he truly believes he is beneath her. The only problem is Julianne is relentless and he finally gives in. And then Seth finds out and all hell breaks loose. 
 I really enjoyed this story and just like my last read... it went so fast!