When Arabella Malvin sees the figure of an officer silhouetted against the sun, for one interminable moment she thinks he is her brother, against all odds home from Waterloo. But it is Major Thomas Ferraunt, the rector’s son, newly returned from occupied Paris who stands in front of her.
For over six years, Thomas’s thoughts have been of war. Now he must ask himself what his place is in this new world and what he wants from it. More and more, his thoughts turn to Miss Malvin, but would Lord Malvin agree to such a mismatch for his daughter, especially when she is being courted by Lord Henry Danlow?
As Arabella embarks on her fourth Season, she finds herself more in demand than ever before. But she is tired of the life of a debutante, waiting in the wings for her real life to begin. She is ready to marry. But which of her suitors has the potential for love and who will agree to the type of marriage she wants?
As she struggles to make her choice, she is faced with danger from an unexpected quarter while Thomas is stunned by a new challenge. Will these events bring them together or drive them apart?
Published on 25th March 2020
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Sweet regency slowburn romance
Four Point One Stars.
Thomas has just returned from six years at the Napoleonic War and he meets Arabella Malvin's whose brother perished in the same war.
As Thomas explains to the Malvin family about the war and how Arabella's brother met his end, and subsequently a romance begins to blossom between Thomas and Arabella. Thomas does not want to acknowledge his feelings because of his lack of position and holding.
Arabella is in her fourth Season and all the eligible bachelors are after her, but based on her mother's practical advice, she waits for the right person.
I especially enjoyed reading about Arabella's mother and that was a very well-etched character.
Thomas suddenly inherits his own title and things take an unexpected turn for the couple.
While the story went into detailed description of the food and the finery around, the slowburn romance between the lead characters was also well-nuanced. I also enjoyed reading about the other characters in the story who seemed real and well-etched as they moved the story forward.
Interesting detailed slowburn regency romance.
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