I also find it very intriguing that her mother is a social outcast.
You cannot even made me notice you.īut she does hurt. And so when Elaine laughed without holding back, she sent them a message. Her laugh had been the cause of their torment all those years ago. But once the teasing starts, she uses laugher as her defense. Wearing pale, muted dresses or she takes notice in the décor so it doesn’t look like she wants to dance. She lives her life always planning how to stay out of everyone’s way. Elaine immediately cringes inward when she sees Evan at the party. It affected me so much, I just want to read it over and over again. Unlocked is a novella by Courtney Milan that is an amazing read. So he decides to become friends with her. The teasing is actually still occurring from many in the ton, and Evan can’t believe he was ever a part of it. A mere apology is not going to make all those hurtful years go away. Now he wants to make amends, but he has much ground to cover. Ten years later, he is back in England, and at a house party, in the presence of Elaine. He became a mountaineer and learned the true value of friendship. After awhile, his entire group of friends would turn and say hurtful things to Elaine, Evan felt bad. He teased her and he made her feel small, and embarrassed. But he was immature, and didn’t want anyone to know he was in love, so he made fun of her. Evan Carlton, the Earl of Westfield pretty much knew he was in love with Elaine the first time he met her. Elaine has quite a laugh – some say it sounds like a horse with a pig’s snort and they have nicknamed her Lady Equine. They are well-written and they are flawed but at the end of the day their flaws and insecurities are so greatly outweighed by the goodness of their characters that I'm left wanting them to be just a little badder (or a lot badder).Favorite Quote: “If I’m to list the things I want, I want to own your quiet possession,” he continued, “and drive the wariness from your eyes.”ĭo you remember when you were young and a kid would pick on you or tease you and your parents would say – oh, that’s just because deep down, he or she really likes you? This is Lady Elaine’s life – except she has to endure it as an adult, in the eyes of the ton. Still, looking back at the books, I'm left wishing her heroes weren't. I enjoyed her writing style tremendously, loved the pace, her vocabulary and descriptions (apparently quite a lot of historical inaccuracies in The Suffragette Scandal in particular but that didn't bother me). I read three books from Courtney Milan's Brothers Sinister series back to back: The Governess Affair, The Duchess War, and The Suffragette Scandal.
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