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Much as I enjoy Anne Grace's novels, I wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy the second installment in the Merridew sisters' series, "The Perfect Waltz" mainly because I wasn't sure if the beautiful and (almost) perfect Hope Merridew would be able to sustain my interest. I worried needlessly: Hope may be the almost perfect heroine, but Anne Grace made her intelligent, compassionate and determined enough to make her an interesting heroine and one that it was easy to root for -- add this to an extremely interesting storyline and a secondary romance subplot that possessed sizzle as well, and you have a fairly memorable romance novel that is sure to win raves!

Beautiful and lively Hope Merridew's days of suffering abuse from her grandfather are long over. These days, she and her sisters are able to enjoy lives of luxury and ease thanks to the generosity and love of their granduncle, Oswald, and to the splendid and advantageous matches that her two elder sisters made ("The Perfect Rake"). No, these days all Hope has to worry about is which ball to attend and which gown to wear. That is until she meets the dark and enigmatical Sebastian Reyne. Rumour has it that he is a pushing mushroom and an illegitimate son of some sort who may have murdered his first wife -- not the sort of man a much sought after diamond should be interested in! And yet, something about Sebastian intrigues and fascinates Hope (much to her chaperone's dismay). After all this is one man who seems to be able to tell her and her twin apart! And yet, much as he seems to practically devour her with his eyes, Sebastian seems to be courting another lady. What should Hope do? Should she concentrate to meeting other, more eligible gentlemen or hold out in the hope that Sebastian will come to his senses? She knows that she and Sebastian are meant to be, but how to convince him?

"The Perfect Waltz" could have ended up being a book all about a young woman's determination to nab the man she wants. Fortunately, it was not. By factoring in Sebastian's and his younger sisters' unhappy histories and his attempts to make things right for them, and Hope's unhappy memories of what life was like before she and her family escaped to London, Anne Gracie packs her book with enough backstories to give structure to the romance that develops between Hope and Sebastian, thus making it more believable and credible. And speaking of romance, I esp liked the one that developed between the lady that Sebastian was ostensibly courting and his best friend. It had quite a bit of sensual heat. The pacing was smooth and unfrantic and characters, well all fairly well developed -- and these two vital ingredients, along with the absorbing storyline really did contribute to making this a very enjoyable and riveting read for me. So that all in all, I'd say that that fans and romance readers are in for a treat with "The Perfect Waltz."


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The Perfect Waltz Merridew Series Anne Gracie 9780425206805 Books Reviews

I'm still slowly going through my old favourites folder and shaking my head over how much my tastes have changed. This one was sweet enough but disjointed by social commentary and inappropriate steamy scenes. In between re-reading these books, I'm reading more traditional stories so the modern behaviour in these books is jarring. I know I read most of the series back in the day but I didn't remember all of the secondary characters. It doesn't matter as the book can stand on its own. The H is one of my favourite kinds - a bit tortured. He has a touch background story and his recovery of his younger sisters is heart-tugging. Because his younger sisters had experienced a number of horrors while they were parted from him for 12 years, the H decides to marry so they can have a feminine influence. The H doesn't want a pretty, flighty social butterfly so he has his man of business do some investigating and Lady Elinore is the type of wife the H is looking for. She works with orphans and she is a stickler for propriety. The H meets the h during a morning ride and is immediately besotted but won't act on it because she's the pretty, social butterfly type that he's avoiding. Lady Elinore also gets romance with the H's best friend. It's not a bad story but it isn't perfect like the title.
This book came highly recommended and it did not disappoint. This is the second book in the Merridew Series with the first book being The Perfect Rake (Merridew Series Book 1). The series is based upon the Merridew sisters whose parents passed when they were young, leaving them with a very cruel grandfather. Some of the parts are a bit difficult to read.

In this book, the sisters have escaped their harsh background and live with their kind granduncle, Oswald, in London. Hope and Faith are twins - mirror images of one another and although Faith does have a gentleman who interests her in this book, Hope is the primary character along with our hero - Sebastian Treyne - the man who, once he has caught sight of her, will never be the same.

Sebastian has left his very busy life - he's the owner of several mills - to come to London to find a wife who will be able to help him raise his two young sisters who have had a very troublesome past. In fact the youngest will not speak. Sebastian is a widower - having been married once before in a marriage of convenience. Sebastian is big and strong and has a no nonsense approach to life. It's obvious he's had some strong disillusionments in his life, the facts of which are revealed throughout the course of the book. Again, some of the specifics aren't easy to digest. Yet, the old adage that "what doesn't kill you will make you stronger" could be appropriately applied to the person he's become. His practical approach to life results in him being able to focus on the woman he came to London to meet and marry - that being the mousy, Lady Elinore, who seems to fit his idea of what he wants in a wife.

Once Sebastian gets a glimpse of Hope Merridew, he's simply entranced, pure and simple. Try as he might to continually court Elinore and stay away from Hope, it's simply impossible. Thankfully, he's got his good friend, Giles, to be his backup for Lady Elinore which results in a truly remarkable secondary romantic side story. Although Sebastian assumes Hope and her sisters are the same old spoiled, shallow young ladies predominant among the ton, he's in for a big surprise as he begins to see the depth of character in Hope.

I loved Hope's bright outlook on life and her determination to try and not allow her past to blight her future. Dark, foreboding Sebastian needs the light Hope has inside to brighten his life and eventually he does begin to realize there is a better way to live than he's thought possible. His young sisters have a backstory of their own, both being tough nuts to crack as they take steps toward their wholeness. Again, Hope is instrumental in helping lift them out of the pit of their dark background and sad memories of their past.

I really did enjoy this book. For the Merridew fans, the book ends with the girls all getting together for a kind of catchup on the lives of Prudence and Charity and their families.
Much as I enjoy Anne Grace's novels, I wasn't sure that I was going to enjoy the second installment in the Merridew sisters' series, "The Perfect Waltz" mainly because I wasn't sure if the beautiful and (almost) perfect Hope Merridew would be able to sustain my interest. I worried needlessly Hope may be the almost perfect heroine, but Anne Grace made her intelligent, compassionate and determined enough to make her an interesting heroine and one that it was easy to root for -- add this to an extremely interesting storyline and a secondary romance subplot that possessed sizzle as well, and you have a fairly memorable romance novel that is sure to win raves!

Beautiful and lively Hope Merridew's days of suffering abuse from her grandfather are long over. These days, she and her sisters are able to enjoy lives of luxury and ease thanks to the generosity and love of their granduncle, Oswald, and to the splendid and advantageous matches that her two elder sisters made ("The Perfect Rake"). No, these days all Hope has to worry about is which ball to attend and which gown to wear. That is until she meets the dark and enigmatical Sebastian Reyne. Rumour has it that he is a pushing mushroom and an illegitimate son of some sort who may have murdered his first wife -- not the sort of man a much sought after diamond should be interested in! And yet, something about Sebastian intrigues and fascinates Hope (much to her chaperone's dismay). After all this is one man who seems to be able to tell her and her twin apart! And yet, much as he seems to practically devour her with his eyes, Sebastian seems to be courting another lady. What should Hope do? Should she concentrate to meeting other, more eligible gentlemen or hold out in the hope that Sebastian will come to his senses? She knows that she and Sebastian are meant to be, but how to convince him?

"The Perfect Waltz" could have ended up being a book all about a young woman's determination to nab the man she wants. Fortunately, it was not. By factoring in Sebastian's and his younger sisters' unhappy histories and his attempts to make things right for them, and Hope's unhappy memories of what life was like before she and her family escaped to London, Anne Gracie packs her book with enough backstories to give structure to the romance that develops between Hope and Sebastian, thus making it more believable and credible. And speaking of romance, I esp liked the one that developed between the lady that Sebastian was ostensibly courting and his best friend. It had quite a bit of sensual heat. The pacing was smooth and unfrantic and characters, well all fairly well developed -- and these two vital ingredients, along with the absorbing storyline really did contribute to making this a very enjoyable and riveting read for me. So that all in all, I'd say that that fans and romance readers are in for a treat with "The Perfect Waltz."