However, Lord Rannoch truly loves his daughter and only wishes for her to be happy. As can be imagined, she is a trial to her father, whose infamous temper is once again displayed here. She cares about what people would think of her. She rebukes him for his actions, not because he'd been unfaithful to her, but because she couldn't bear the pity in other people's eyes. This can be seen in her reaction when Robin, betrothed to her, kissed a tavern maid in front of her. It's her way of thumbing her nose at Society, who looked down on her due to her parentage, her way of declaring she doesn't care how they see her.

The reason she behaves deliberately in this way is rooted in her youth, when as a little girl (before her father married Evie) she hears ugly things about her due to her parentage and decides, why not be bad instead since being good does not seem to do anything for her? I call her brave because it takes a lot to go against Society's notions of how an unmarried yong lady should behave. Our intrepid heroine, Zoe Armstrong, is the bastard daughter of Lord Rannoch, hero of My False Heart. She's so pretty it's not a stretch to imagine her breaking hearts all over London. As I was saying, the woman in this book's cover could have been Zoe, with her dark hair, heart-shaped face and that impish expression on her face. And I rarely gush about covers, since all of them are interchangeable, one way or the other. Before I start my review, I would like to take a moment and say I love love love the cover.

My False Heart by Liz Carlyle