I couldn’t stand Ava Stone as the heroine.

I
found her absolutely frustration, and annoying. Her actions seemed a
little out there and sometimes a bit childish. I can’t say I had a hard
time plowing through the book, but it almost felt like being unable to
look away from a massive train wreck that was about to happen and that
was what Ava felt like to me - a massive train wreck. In a way, she was.
The story began with giving us a bit of a background on Ava and the
fact that she survived an absolutely horrific attack as a teen and the
fact that her grandfather was quick to cover the incident up without
bringing any justice to it. So Ava in a way never recovered from the
event, and has a hard time letting the only male that she has been in
love with forever into her life.

I did like Mac, the man
who was in love with Ava for most of his life. He has been patient for a
lot of it, but there is only so much rejection a man can take and when
Ava showed no interest in giving them a shot, Mac decided to move on.

Of
course the moment Mac moves on, Ava can’t handle it and ends up
deciding that she must take her man back with a chain of really dumb
behavior on her part which in some aspects have been downright
dangerous. So get this, to catch the man’s attention, Ava pulls a series
of really bad stuns in front of him to get him riled up and
hope he comes back to her. She puts herself in dangerous situations that
are out of character for her, and poor Mac almost loses his mind
trying to understand what is going on. Then she wonders why he rejected
her when she finally confesses her feelings that he doesn’t believe her
at first. These two has some series communication issues through the
book, it was starting to feel overwhelming at times.

And seriously, what the hell was up with Ava using Mac’s best friend to make him jealous? How messed up is this?

I
did find some parts of the book funny. When Ava’s friend goes into
labor, there is a really funny scene with that I found myself enjoying.

I
also felt odd how easy it looked when Ava and Mac slept together. I was
expecting a bit more resistance I guess on her part, being a victim of a
terrible attack that she never really had a chance to get over. There
was some hiccup afterward but not much struggle with her emotions
during.

Overall, I don’t know. I liked Landon’s
writing, it still kept me hooked but I am not sure if it was entirely in
a good way. Like I said, it was like watching a disaster waiting to
happen. In this case that disaster was Ava Stone, a very frustrating
heroine that left me a bit annoyed by her childish actions.

I gave this book a 3 star instead of 2 1/2 because I did like Mac, I did find some of it quiet funny, I did like the writing and despite disliking Ava very much I still breezed through the book. So in a way, the author did her job in bringing out many emotions out of me through this book even if not all of them had been positive.

The characters
themselves were refreshing. Viscount Lindenhurst is looking for a
governess for his son and has a hard time finding one that will meet his
unusually impossible demands. 

Cecelia Sanford is the
younger sister of Lindenhurst’s once best friend. When she shows up on
his doorsteps looking for a job, Lind is a bit taken back but agrees to
offer her the chance. Too bad he did not know then that this woman would
be just as impossible once she borrows her way into their lives. Witty,
with a sharp tongue and an attitude that won’t back down, Lind has a
hard time dealing with the vixen who is adamant on not following his
orders nor listening to him.

I loved Cecelia, I thought she was awesome and she had to be headstrong with a persistent attitude especially when it came to Lind, who was a temperamental brooding widow.
I wanted to understand just as much as Cecelia about why Lind refused
to deal with his son and pawned him off on others instead. What a Lady
Demands had scenes that both melted and broke my heart as the same time.
I couldn’t help but feel bad for the boy who seemed so starved for his
father’s attention. What happened to the mother was terrible, but I did
not think it was a reason to completely alienate the child in his life.
It wasn’t until almost halfway into the book did things start to click
into place and I finally started to figure out why Lind was so distant
from the boy. The twist was a bit shocking and predictable but at the
same time made better sense.

It was hard to love Lind
at first, which I thought Macnamara did a wonderful job doing with her
writing. It took a while to warm up to him, but that was what Cecelia
was there for. Their bickering was fun, I loved how she can stand up to
him despite the risk of losing her job. I did enjoy the chemistry, it
took a while to build up and I loved that. I thought the plot was really
well done with the twist thrown in making it oh so much better!

Jane Grey is really Lady Jeanne de Falleron,
a woman who is out for revenge after witnessing the fall and death of
her family, including her little sisters. She finds herself at Fortescue
home posing as a governess because she remembers that it was a member
of that family that has betrayed her family and sent them to their
deaths.

Julian inherited dukedom because everyone else in the
family seemed to have met some sort of misfortune, leaving him a sole
male heir that the rest of the family does not approve of. He must take
care of his half-sisters and doesn’t really want anything to do with
them, so he looks for the governess to keep them off his hands. The last
thing Julian expected was for Jane Grey to be so attractive, and now
getting her into his bed seems to be one of his top priorities, unknown
to him the real reason the woman has tricked her way into his home.

The
characters in this story were so much fun. I like Jane and I liked
Julian’s sisters, as well as her interactions with them and how she
bought them out of their shells and dealt with their behaviors. I loved
Jane’s spirit, despite being one of the few de Falleron’s
left. Thought she had some obstacles in the way, especially in a
male form, she continuously kept her mind wrapped around her mission
and the revenge she was seeking. I also love how she tried so hard to
get Julian to get along with his sisters, who at first he wanted nothing
to do with.

Julian was an interesting character as well, a
little brooding, had no interest in his sisters. It was nice to see his
character open up thanks to Jane. Their interaction was fun and the
chemistry was sizzling and clear between these two. It was almost
heart-warming watching him slowly warm up to his sisters, who admired
him so much.

The plot line was
fun and entertaining. I found
myself completely hooked and wanted to know what was going on, how was
Julian involved in Jane’s families death, what does he know about it and
did he really do it? It kept me on the edge of my seat and the twist in
the end was a bit surprising, did not see it coming. Thought I
am not sure how I feel about it completely, I did like it!