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A review by jaclynder
Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton
4.0
Hero of My Heart was a GREAT historical romance with two flawed, but sweet, characters. When the novel opens Mary Smith has been drugged and put up for auction by her disreputable half-brother. Alasdair Thornham, war-hero and Marquess, happens to be drowning his sorrows at the tavern where the auction is taking place. He manages to drag himself out of his opium-induced stupor and decides that he is going to rescue Mary to atone for his sins.
After his less than heroic rescue, Alasdair and Mary head for Gretna to marry, but are chased by the dastardly half-brother, and Alasdair’s jealous cousin who wants to have Alasdair declared insane to inherit. This on-the-road romance is complicated by the fact that Alasdair has to fight his drug addiction when he runs out of opium. Mary has to be the strong one and ends up rescuing him a time or two.
What I liked about the novel was that both Mary and Alasdair needed each other. It was so obvious that Alasdair was a flawed character, but he was redeemed because he had to at least try and help Mary. He may have been an addict, but he still retained his charm and honor by his attempts to take care of Mary. Because of the addiction, Mary ended up taking care of Alasdair more often than not and she realized how much Alasdair relied on her to keep him grounded when he was coming down from his drug high. What I liked about Mary was that she wanted more than to be needed by Alasdair; she recognized that she deserved to be more than a replacement to a drug and she fought to get it.
Alasdair and Mary are a great couple, and while I’m not really convinced that someone could overcome their addiction quite that quickly, I loved how their relationship progressed to the pair of them becoming equal partners. I started this book with a lot of trepidation, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about the hero being an addict, but by the end I was sold and I will definitely be looking out for more by this author.
*A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
After his less than heroic rescue, Alasdair and Mary head for Gretna to marry, but are chased by the dastardly half-brother, and Alasdair’s jealous cousin who wants to have Alasdair declared insane to inherit. This on-the-road romance is complicated by the fact that Alasdair has to fight his drug addiction when he runs out of opium. Mary has to be the strong one and ends up rescuing him a time or two.
What I liked about the novel was that both Mary and Alasdair needed each other. It was so obvious that Alasdair was a flawed character, but he was redeemed because he had to at least try and help Mary. He may have been an addict, but he still retained his charm and honor by his attempts to take care of Mary. Because of the addiction, Mary ended up taking care of Alasdair more often than not and she realized how much Alasdair relied on her to keep him grounded when he was coming down from his drug high. What I liked about Mary was that she wanted more than to be needed by Alasdair; she recognized that she deserved to be more than a replacement to a drug and she fought to get it.
Alasdair and Mary are a great couple, and while I’m not really convinced that someone could overcome their addiction quite that quickly, I loved how their relationship progressed to the pair of them becoming equal partners. I started this book with a lot of trepidation, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about the hero being an addict, but by the end I was sold and I will definitely be looking out for more by this author.
*A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley.