Charlotte Grey Pilot is widowed suddenly and is supremely relieved. Her husband was abusive, controlling, and a few other not so nice words. Her brother in law is equally controlling, especially where Charlotte's son is concerned because he is set to inherit the family business. Her lawyer explains things to her, telling her that she is the guardian of the boy, but she would do better to go back to her ancestral family home instead of staying with the brother-in-law.
Anthony Welbourne has loved Charlotte for as long as he can remember. When he is called in to protect Charlotte and her baby to their ancestral home and while she is there, he can't believe it is his good fortune to be around her again. Proximity is a delicious pain.
Sarah E Ladd has written a book with all the parts of a romance novel formula. Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl all within the first few pages of the book. It takes most of the rest of the book for boy to get girl back. The fact that circumstances of the times caused him to lose her in the first place is not uncommon. because of the situation she had just come out of, getting her back took a lot of work on his part.
The settings in the book were picturesque and intriguing. The characters were all over the place, some one dimensional, others more fleshed out. The plot was, to me, predictable and not all that surprising. I wish it had been a bit more compelling. Overall it wasn't bad, but it wasn't as good as I thought it could have been. Three stars.
Thomas Nelson Publishing provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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