Lord St. Claire's Angel by Donna Lea Simpson

Celestine Simons was past the age when a woman could hope to marry. Still, she counted herself blessed, for she held a good position as governess in the household of tine Marquess of Ladymead. But when the Marquess's brother, the handsome Lord Justin St. Claire, arrived for the Christmas season, Celestine's lonely heart caught fire. He was so sweet and understanding. Yet, a marriage proposal from a pleasure-seeking aristocrat had to be merely cruel joke, if not pity for a poor spinster...
Love was a game for the devil-may-care Lord Justin St. Claire -- until he met Miss Celestine Simons. Justin never thought he could be felled by cheerful good sense and intelligent conversation. He'd set out to give the plain, timid miss an innocent thrill under the kissing bough -- becoming smitten with the gray-eyed beauty was the least of his intentions. But the more he denied his aching heart, the more he yearned to make Celestine his.

Very nice and sweet Regency to read.
At the beginning Justin Lord St. Claire is on the edge of the unbearable, he seems a bit vanesio and superficial, his reputation as a rake is well deserved and the worst was his will  to start courting  the poor Celestine for the reason more futile and wrong: do a spite to his sister-in-law.
Celestine is a wonderful character, sweet, simple and naive, but proud, she prefers to work as a guardian in a family of The high society, rather than being maintained by a dear relative.
She is not beautiful, but intelligent, generous and affectionate and all her qualities slowly are the  reasons in a changing  Lord St. Claire, without that not even he undestands immediately the strength of feelings for her and the responses she provokes in him.
St. Claire shows a gentleness to Celestine and surprising attention they do overcome prejudices that I initially felt against him.
Truly a beautiful story I recommend it to anyone who likes a reading full of romance.
Thank to Netgalley and Beyond The Page for Publishing the book.
Rating: 4 stars

TITLE: Lord St. Claire's Angel
AUTHOR: Donna Lea Simpson
PUBLISHER: Beyond The Page Publishing



Regency molto carino e dolce da leggere.
All'inizio Lord Justin St. Claire è al limite dell'insopportabile, sembra un po' vanesio e superficiale, la sua reputazione di libertino senz'altro più che meritata e inizia a corteggiare la povera Celestine per il motivo più futile e sbagliato: fare un dispetto alla cognata.
Celestine è invece un personaggio meraviglioso, dolce, semplice e ingenua, ma orgogliosa, tanto da preferire di lavorare come tutrice in una famiglia dell'alta società, piuttosto che farsi mantenere da una cara parente.
Non è bella, ma intelligente, generosa e affezionata e tutte le sue qualità piano piano riescono a far cambiare l'atteggmento di Lord St. Claire, senza che neanche lui se ne renda subito conto, mettendo,o in difficoltà di fronte alla forza dei sentimenti e delle risposte che provoca in lui.
St. Claire mostra una dolcezza verso Celestine e delle attenzioni sorprendenti, che fanno superare i pregiudizi che inizialmente ho provato nei suoi confronti.
Veramente una bellissima storia che consiglio a chi ama letture piene di romanticismo.
Ringrazio Netgalley e la Beyond The Page Publishing per il libro.
VOTO: 4 stelle

TITOLO: Lord St. Claire's Angel
AUTRICE: Donna Lea Simpson
EDITORE: Beyond The Page Publishing