A Rogue Of One's Own

 I chose to read A Rogue Of One's Own by Evie Dunsmore because it was listed as historical fiction. Set in Oxford and London during the 1880's it is about the women's suffragist movement. Women do not have the right to vote and married women do not have the right to own property. In the story, a suffragist named Lucie gathers a consortium of wealthy, independent women to buy a publishing house so they can publish suffragist materials. One person, Tristan Ballentine, keeps getting in her way. The story starts out when Tristan is just a boy. He is exploring the woods when he sees a huge horse approach. He hides behind some rocks. He watches as a young girl with long white hair dismounts and lies on the grass to rest. He approaches her. She is startled and slaps his face. That was Tristan's first meeting with Lucie. And that encounter sets the tone for most of their meetings. You know in romance novels when a man and a woman really don't like each other and end up falling in love? Yeah, that is what happens in this book. The book I thought was historical fiction is actually historical romance. I am not a fan of romance novels so this wasn't my favorite book to read, In hindsight, I should have gotten a clue just from the title that this was a romance novel.