Left a widow unexpectedly at the age of twenty-two, Adeline has no desire to remarry. She is enjoying her new-found freedom, her friends and the charity school they have set up between them. When the Earl of Lyonwood forces his way into her house, she is enraged by his misconceptions and his unseemly manners but also intrigued and fascinated by the man and the feelings he stirs within her. I found the characters engaging and read the book within a couple of hours. An enjoyable story with less historical inaccuracies than most. Shame the Earl’s father has been given the title of Marquis, rather than Marquess but I was reading an uncorrected proof.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.