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Book Review of The Bargain

The Bargain
The Bargain
Author: Jane Ashford
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This book started out with an interesting premise: A man of science was entreated to come to the prince's house and rid it of sightings of a deceased actress. Ariel, daughter of the dead actress, wants to know why her mother committed suicide. They join forces to get to the bottom of things. Then the 'man of science,' Lord Alan Gresham turns out to be of a mind that women never have original thoughts or much common sense.

About midway, the book changes to Ariel helping the Gresham sons (Alan's brothers) with their love/engagement woes. Then Ariel finds out that she has a living father and pursues that avenue. Then the sightings of the dead actress occur again.

One of the most recognized names in romance books (All About Romance) rated this book an A- and I cannot imagine how. Lord Alan is a beta hero, which is fine. I was never convinced that they were a 'forever after' type of couple. In fact, I never got to the point that I liked either character very much.