Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson, 3 1/2

Book description: A fascinating and exasperating young lady…
The Marquess of Darkefell has enough to worry about with a bloodthirsty wild beast rampaging the countryside and sinister family secrets to protect. Then Lady Anne Addison arrives, with unquenchable curiosity and intelligence that drive him to distraction…

An infuriatingly unyielding man…
Lady Anne finds the marquess darkly handsome, seductive, and forceful, with a ruthless magnetism that challenges and stimulates her. But he seems determined to keep secrets that may threaten both herself and her helpless friend…

Thrown together in a time of crisis, with a murderer on the loose, the marquess picks an absolutely dreadful moment and the worst possible way to declare his intentions…

Review: It’s a little hard trying to figure out what genre Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark belongs to. From the cover it looks like paranormal romance but it’s not really either of those things. It’s more of a gothic mystery with a romantic sub plot. It wasn’t what I expected but I did enjoy the mystery plot quite a bit. Lady Anne is an interesting enough character to hold down a series. I’m undecided on the romance so far and it is left unresolved at the end of the book. I liked Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark enough to read the next book in the series.

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