A bit too much of a scattered feeling with a hero and his flirty happy-go-lucky attitude who is supposed to be an adventurer but we don't get to see much adventuring. Heroine was a great managing get things done and pragmatic "can't live on love", which also made the story lose a little romance.
First half seemed to meander pretty slowly as their situations were gone over and over without much advancement.
The writing is good but the structure and pace needed work
Will Repton had a limping gate it had been five years since he had been in London and he didn’t remember London so busy . Will is twenty eight and had been in Tibet and China he had been an envoy Of East India Company.. Will returned a famous explorer and celebrated plant hunter. He also returned crippled the only survivor of a massacre while away. Will hadn’t seen Ben in years. Ben was now married to a countess and had children and was a friend of Will’s father. Will was lead to the living room with nine men obviously waiting for Charolette who was the countess’s sister. The butler thought Will was yet another suitor. Charolette very much wanted to meet Will. Charolette thought Will could redeem her family name and he was the man she dreamed of and was destines to marry: he was handsome,brave, daring, and kind. Charolette sees it as her responsibility to
make a good match so the family would be accepted by the ton again. Also her sisters could make good marriages. Will is considered a hero by all of England just not by himself. Will is attracted to Charolette but keeps rejecting her as long as he can.
I liked this story alot. It was a little slow in the beginning but it did get going and was worth getting through the slower part. My heart went out to Will and I loved how humble he was. It made me happy how Charolette felt. My heart did go out to will for his physical and mental problems he had from what happened while away. I loved how Will gave Charolett flowers . It toke awhile for Will to let his real feelings come through. At first I wasn’t too happy the way Will was treating Charolette but I also knew why he was acting that way. I recommend.
I received an ARC of this story for an honest review.
This book started with a great storyline. One of my favorite scenes is when Charlotte meets Will, and he goes on about his business without realizing her intentions. Jacob, her nephew, is one of my favorite characters--though his dialogue seemed too mature for a 4 year old. I don't know what happened, but soon the story loses its flow. When Will realizes what Charlotte is up to he sort of pursues her in his own way, but at that point the story doesn't grab the reader like it does at the beginning. It feels a bit repetitive and it slows down by a lot. 
I am always on the look out for new writers. Here are some great Romance Authors who made their debut in 2015.
Vote on your favorite Best Debut Romance Writers of 2015
My lists are never in any particular order.
1. The Courtesan Duchess (Wicked Deceptions, #1) by Joanna Shupe
2. Act Like It by Lucy Parker (first book under this name)
3. In Search of Scandal (London Explorers, #1) by Susanne Lord
4. Ruth's Bonded (Ruth & Gron, #1) by V.C. Lancaster
5. I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm (The Lords of Worth, #1) by Kelly Bowen
6. Bachelorette for Sale by Gail Chianese
7. Change of Heart by Molly Jebber
8. Time's Up by Janey Mack
9. Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout
10. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert
Our heroine, Charlotte Baker has been following Will Repton stories and adventures and is half in love with him through reading them. Charlotte is very popular with the Gentleman of the town, so she does have suitors. But not suitors seem to give her the excitement she has when reading about Will. Will comes to her house one day after coming back to town for business. Will is a friend of Charlotte's brother in law. Charlotte quickly finds that he is just has interested in person as on paper. Will is taken back with Charlotte, and is quickly attracted to her. But Will has plans to continue his travels and doesn't see a wife in his near future. But their attraction is to hard for either of them to deny. This starts they story of what they had to overcome to find their happy ending. I really enjoyed this book and hope that you will too!.
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