Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery, hates having arrived to his title without knowing how to manage what few properties he has. Guinevere Hollister is a distant family connection raising her daughter Rose in rural obscurity and stewarding the estate they live on. At the urging of mutual family, Douglas reluctantly puts himself in Gwen's hands for lessons in land husbandry and discovers beneath her prickly exterior a woman of passion and honor. Yet despite the closeness they find, she will not marry him.
Guinevere Hollister needs a champion...
When the powerful Duke of Moreland arranges an engagement between Gwen and his heir, Douglas knows the marriage is not what Gwen wants. In Douglas's eyes, Gwen deserves to make her own choices, even if she chooses continued poverty and disgrace over the love Douglas offers her. Douglas will take on their family, the meddling duke, and Gwen's own lonely, stubborn heart to ensure his lady's happiness
I didn't like Douglas when I first met him in Andrew, the previous book. As we learned his story, I understood why he behaved the way he did. I felt for him and understood his heartache. Gwen quickly became important to him, but she was keeping a big secret. Learning the secret was enjoyable as it included the Windham family. A great series.
Author: Grace Burrowes
Published: January 2014
Pages:384
Genre: Regency Romance
Source: Sourcebooks
Finished: 12/15/13
This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from Danielle and Sourcebooks and in no way influenced my review of this book. These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.
4 comments:
Sounds good to me :)
I'm not very good at sticking with a series, but this does sound enjoyable.
I enjoyed the ones I read in this series, but I am not a big historical reader, so probably won't get around to reading it. Maybe though when I retire!
:) You are great for my wish list!
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