Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 6/21/2015 + 2104 more book reviews

Beatrix Hathaway's friend, Prudence Mercer, tells her that she has been corresponding with Captain Christopher Phelan while he is fighting abroad. Prudence mentions that Christopher has found a dog in the middle of the carnage and asked for advice on training it. Prudence is bored with the whole subject and doesn't plan on writing back to Christopher, so Beatrix asks if she can answer the letter under Prudence's name. This starts a series of letters between Beatrix and Christopher where they get to know each other and fall in love. The biggest problem is Christopher still believes he is writing to Prudence and has vowed to marry her. Now Christopher has returned to London and is confused by Prudence's general attitude. He discovers that Prudence was not the woman who wrote those letters and swears to find the person who deceived him.

I thought this story started off a little slow. Thankfully it picked up the pace when Christopher came back to England. Of all the Hathaways in this series, Beatrix was never a favorite. In this book she shines as the woman who loves a man from afar but can never admit her deception to him. Christopher came back from war suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. After discovering the Beatrix is behind the letters, he is afraid he will somehow hurt her and keeps his distance. It's a satisfying ending to an excellent series. My rating: 4 Stars.

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