Her Master and Commander
by Karen Hawkins

This is a very typical Karen Hawkins romance. Which is good because that meant I was guaranteed to enjoy it. It’s the first in a series of books about the illegitimate children of the late Earl of Rochester. Reeves, the late Earl’s butler, is left to find each of the children and inform them of the conditions in their deceased father’s will. This story concerns the eldest son, Tristan, and what he must do to be rewarded with the Earl’s fortune along with the title. Tristan is, as you might expect, resisting the changes to his lifestyle while enjoying taunting Prudence, his neighbor and the woman Reeves enlists to help Tristan learn some manners. I liked both Prudence and Tristan. Prudence was strong but not without her faults and there was just the right amount of spark between the two of them. Oh and of course we were introduced to the next sibling that Reeves must track down. He actually fits the type of main male character I prefer so now I’m impatiently waiting for the next book in this series to be released. I encourage you to check out it out as well as Karen’s other books.