Eighteen-year-old Helen Thatcher grew up under the
protection of her older siblings, Grace and Christopher. Living in their
shadows and keeping to herself suited Helen just fine—until she met widower
Samuel Preston. Watching Mr. Preston care for his young daughter and seeing his
concern extend to her own family, Helen felt her reserve slipping away, as she
learned first to trust him and then realized she had fallen in love with him.
But instead of returning—or even noticing her affection—Mr. Preston developed
his own tender, and unrequited feelings, for Grace.
In the midst of each silently nursing their broken hearts,
Helen and Samuel are faced with a daunting task—reuniting Grace with her
fiancé, Nicholas Sutherland. Now it is Helen who must look out for her sister
and sacrifice her own fragile heart, as she and Samuel pretend to be engaged.
Helen finds the role surprisingly easy to play, allowing herself to imagine
that Samuel’s loving remarks are sincere. As the time for their charade to end
draws near Helen must summon her courage and tell Samuel the truth of her
feelings, or risk losing him forever.
Audience: Adult (Clean)
Genre: Regency Romance
Length: 232 pages
Rating: 5
Review: Love, deceptions, misunderstandings,and sweet,swoon worthy
scenes; all the ingredients for a romance you can curl up with and sigh.
I loved this book from the first page. I read Saving Grace and couldn't wait to read Helen’s story. This is book 2 in he series, however,
you can read this one without reading book one (Saving Grace), it will be more fun
if you do, though. I actually had Saving Grace open and it was fun reading the
same scenes from the two different points of view. I really liked that they
were companion novels and happened at the same time. Did I say how much I liked
seeing the different ways each sister saw a situation?
Helen is fun and really great to get to know throughout the
novel. We saw glimpses of her personality in k, but she really
shines and comes to life in her own story. Samuel makes a wonderful hero and I
was so glad that he didn't get left behind when Grace chose Lord Sutherland
over him. The story has lots of ups and downs and I especially liked how good
the sisters were along with their brother. They were good people despite the
bad things that happened to them. The slight side story of the servants was
very sweet. I liked how Helen had to become strong for herself before she could
show Samuel how much she loved him. It is a wonderful story of forgiveness and
love. You won't be disappointed.
Content
Sex - 1—some kissing
Violence - 0
Language - 0
Overall Rating - PG – intended for adults
Source - Review Copy
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