For the first 2/3rds of the book I liked it. Had enough going on to be entertaining. Then it just went so far downhill I read the rest with a grimace and debated whether is was even worth my time. Lizzy does something that is completely out of character or at least not developed enough to make it believable. I would not recommend this to someone even to pass the time...harsh, but reality.

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Lizzy Croft has a job mending and making costumes for the local theater company and has an agreement to marry her best friend and neighbor, James, eventually. When the future of the theater company becomes uncertain, she tries to convince James to marry her sooner rather than later. But, James refuses. He has some things to take care of that hed like to keep secret from Lizzy. So he leaves town with the promise to be back as soon as he can. He also leaves her in the care of his older brother, Rafe. Rafe can certainly see Lizzys appeal, but Lizzy remembers Rafe from her childhood and she is more than a little afraid of him.

Forced together by unimaginable circumstances Rafe and Lizzy feel the pull of attraction, but try to keep their distance.

I am not sure what to say about this book, except that I wasnt wowed. Its not bad by any means; its just not fabulous either. The characters, plot, writingeverything was just OK, nothing stood out or really pulled me in. I hadnt read the other books in this series, and this book really read as a standalone. After reading a book belonging to a series, I normally feel compelled to read the ones that preceded it and the ones that will come after I dont in this case.

Fans of the author and this series may feel differently, but to me this was just an average historical romance I liked reading it, it served its purpose. But it isnt anything Id read again or pass on to any friends.

Cherise Everhard, January 2013
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