Mary Balogh

Lady Jennifer and Ben Ellis have an attraction but there's the gulf of her disability and his background. Lady Jennifer has some dreams and most of them are out of her reach but when Ben realises that he can help her achieve some of them he goes full bore, and has to apologise occasionally for overreaching and not checking in with her if that's what she wants. The slow development of the relationship and the realisation that they were in love was just do nice to read. All-in-all a very good read.… (meer)

This novel tells the story of the older of the Bedwyn sisters, Freya, who spends some time in Bath and meets Joshua, the Marquess of Hallmere. He is an adventurous and funny man and after some turmoil the two end up in a fake betrothal. But before Freya ends it to enjoy her freedom again, she starts suspecting that there is more to Joshua than his utterly carefree façade.

I think that this entry in the Bedwyn series is not as good as the previous ones. I found it hard to warm up to Freya as a character and while I understand why she is that bold and at the same time guarded and secretive, I would have liked to see more development in her, especially when it came to how she treats Joshua. The Bath and Cornwall settings of much of the novel are interesting and described well, but the story of Joshua's background seems a bit overdone at times.… (meer)