Maybe rounded up a little. Hope had seemed a bit immature and selfish in the first book, not to a terrible degree, but enough that I wasn't sure I would enjoy her as a main character. But this story played up her better qualities, and though she's still not my favorite type of heroine, I did end up liking her. There's some 'other woman' courting drama, but no sexual involvement, for those who have particular feelings about that. There's also a sideline relationship, but not a lot of attention is taken away from the main couple to be given to them. I liked the familial relationships and how they evolved. Overall I enjoyed it. ( )

Gotta love the survivor storyline! I liked Prudence's story better, but this book also had the abused heroine theme. (3.5 stars) ( )

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Full review at Little Book Jockey. I don't know what it is about this one, but I didn't like it as much as The Perfect Rake. The writing seemed off to me, and I had issues with Sebastian sometimes. I hope I like the next one more. ( )

Gotta love the survivor storyline! I liked Prudence's story better, but this book also had the abused heroine theme. (3.5 stars) ( )