Helpful Score: 3
Another great book by Liz Carlyle. She's one of the most consistent top notch authors of historical romance around. I'll never understand why her books don't have longer waiting lists here. Her writing is of an excellent quality, never anything sloppy or trite. Her characters have a lot of depth. Even the villains are three dimensional. The stories are emotional but with a touch of humor. I love it that Edward and Kate, the hero and heroine, are both adults with grown up real life problems. The conflicts in the story are real, not silly misunderstandings like in some books, that could have been resolved if the main characters had an honest five minute conversation.
Liz Carlyle always gives us a great heroes, and this book is no exception; Edward is gorgeous, intense, intelligent and conflicted. Kate is also very intelligent, capable and loving, but has given up on the possibility of marriage because of all her family responsibilities. Carlyle is great at writing about families. In this book, the heroine's mother has her quirks and imperfections, she's made a lot of mistakes in her life, but she's not a bad person. So when everything is resolved, and not only Edward and Kate, but Kate's sister and mother also get their HEA, I felt a real sense of satisfaction.
Edward Quartermaine played a small part in several previous books by this author, so it's part of a loosely connected series, but you definitely don't have to have read them to fully enjoy this book. But read them anyway, they're all great stories. In a few of them, there are some minor paranormal elements, but in this book she's gone back to straight historical romance.
Liz Carlyle always gives us a great heroes, and this book is no exception; Edward is gorgeous, intense, intelligent and conflicted. Kate is also very intelligent, capable and loving, but has given up on the possibility of marriage because of all her family responsibilities. Carlyle is great at writing about families. In this book, the heroine's mother has her quirks and imperfections, she's made a lot of mistakes in her life, but she's not a bad person. So when everything is resolved, and not only Edward and Kate, but Kate's sister and mother also get their HEA, I felt a real sense of satisfaction.
Edward Quartermaine played a small part in several previous books by this author, so it's part of a loosely connected series, but you definitely don't have to have read them to fully enjoy this book. But read them anyway, they're all great stories. In a few of them, there are some minor paranormal elements, but in this book she's gone back to straight historical romance.
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