This may be a Regency romance, but Caroline is certainly not what we think of as a Regency woman. She has performed her duty - produced an Heir and Spare for her now dead husband, but is a widow before she is 30. She has sworn off marriage - she is not prepared to relinquish her freedom and rights to yet another man, but knows she still has needs and wants to enjoy herself with no strings attached

Sutbridge is the brother of her best friend, and the two of them have been attracted to each other since before her marriage 10 years previously. He wants a legitimate heir, she doesnt want to be married - again. Where will this attraction take them?

This is a very short story - not sure it would even class as a novella. Lots get packed into what's there, secondary characters dont even appear - it's just Caroline, Sutbridge and Julia (sister to one, friend to the other), as the important three. The dead husband is barely referred to, and Caroline/Sutbridge are prepared to risk reputations in public in order to converse.

This has the possibility to be a novella, and maybe even a full length novel, but is satisfactory as it is. ( )

This may be a Regency romance, but Caroline is certainly not what we think of as a Regency woman. She has performed her duty - produced an Heir and Spare for her now dead husband, but is a widow before she is 30. She has sworn off marriage - she is not prepared to relinquish her freedom and rights to yet another man, but knows she still has needs and wants to enjoy herself with no strings attached

Sutbridge is the brother of her best friend, and the two of them have been attracted to each other since before her marriage 10 years previously. He wants a legitimate heir, she doesnt want to be married - again. Where will this attraction take them?

This is a very short story - not sure it would even class as a novella. Lots get packed into what's there, secondary characters dont even appear - it's just Caroline, Sutbridge and Julia (sister to one, friend to the other), as the important three. The dead husband is barely referred to, and Caroline/Sutbridge are prepared to risk reputations in public in order to converse.

This has the possibility to be a novella, and maybe even a full length novel, but is satisfactory as it is. ( )

This one was one of the shortest I’ve read this Christmas, but also one of the sweetest too and frankly, I was pleasantly surprised and relieved that being so short, neither the pace, plot or characters were sacrificed.

Caroline and John were likable and their story which has a long history between the two, enjoyable.

They’ve known each other fir some time, nd while Kohn lost a chance to declare himself ten years ago, now that she’s a widow, he aims to correct that and make her his wife. She on the other hand has had enough of a bad marriage and is actively looking for a lover, not a husband, and he is the one on top of her list. Another story of second chances and a good one too.

This is an author I’ve never read before, and if she can write a short story that is satisfying in plot and pace as well as characterization, I think I’ll read her again.

Melanie for b2b
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