I LOVE Lisa Kleypas's historicals, but I've read only the more recent ones. Now I'm working my way through the backlist, and this one became available through my public library.Unlike her other historicals, this one is set in Massachusetts, just after the Civil War. Heath is a southerner who has rel...
It's a good thing the introductory Author's Note was included in this new edition, because otherwise I would have been REALLY disappointed. Do not skip the Author's Note!It's very obvious this was the work of an inexperienced novelist - way too much angsty, repetitive internal monologuing, and the "...