This is book three of the Regency Wallflowers collection by Carolyn Miller. It stands alone with ease and tells a sweet tale of falling in love after falling through the floor.
Theodosia Stapleton has taken in the orphaned child of her best friend, Clara, until the child's uncle can come and take guardianship of her. The estate where Clara and Rebecca had been living is in a shambles and it is because of that, that Rebecca's uncle falls through the floor and breaks his leg. He is taken to Stapleton Court to recuperate and heal. Through the time Theo has spent with the uncle, Daniel Balfour, he begins to fall in love with her and she with him, though she has no thoughts toward marriage. She is considered to be well on the shelf and past marriageable age.
What Carolyn has done is she has made a village of entitled matrons who believe they are the be-all and end-all of the village. She has also created some very likable characters who live real lives and have real world problems and make real world solutions. She has included a few salty characters to give color and animation to the narrative to make the novel a cohesive whole. Thoroughly enjoyable.
One thing Carolyn also did was to take a verse of scripture and make it fit the thinking and mindset of the character using it--bending all her "squirrelly thoughts to the will of God" kind of thing. It shows that Ms. Miller knows her Bible and brings it to life through her characters. I totally understood the "squirrelly thoughts" and relate so well to that description.
The setting for the novel fits every illustration I've encountered regarding Great Britain. It's picturesque and quaint, and it entices the reader to delve in and imagine themselves there.
This is definitely a four star book that is sweet and engaging for the reader.
Kregel Publications provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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