In all of
Sussex—scratch that—in all of England, there is no one prettier than
Kate Mansfield, and Peter Colburn, heir to the Duke of Orland, has known
that since the age of 15. But since her vivacious nature comes with a
temper to match, Peter has always masked his hunger for her behind
ruthless teasing.
As far as Kate is concerned, there is no one as
annoying or as incredibly handsome as Peter. So when he surprises her
with a sudden and romantic courtship, Kate is sure this must be his idea
of a sick joke. After all, he's the one man who knows how flawed she
really is. And the only man to whom she has ever been so attracted. It's
only after she rejects him that she realizes he might actually have
been serious. And she just might be regretting her hasty decision.
As
Kate's determination wars with her traitorous heart, it may be too
late. Now she's putting everything, including her reputation, on the
line to give this accidental tragedy a happy ending.
When
I started this book I honestly didn't think I would like it. I was expecting
the brat Kate from the first book to be even worse in the second, but wow! I
can't believe how wrong I was.
This
book actually reduced me to tears! My heart went out to Kate and all the pain
she went though as child had turned her in to a person with a very think wall,
to shield herself to outsiders as well as her own family.
But
one person saw though it. Peter has horrible childhood to! Treated much
differently than his brother Reggie. But has managed to overcome much of it, a
lot better than Kate.
I
really did LOVE this book and I wish it had been longer. I love the characters
Kate and Peter so much and I think that's because they are flawed which makes
them more life-like to me.
This
book just flowed and I fell head first into the story, I felt every emotion
that Peter and Kate were living, including me yelling at my kindle at Reggie,
which earned me a few strange looks from the family.
So it earns a 9 out
of 10 from me, so keep your tissues handy and you heart open because this book
will remind you to never judge a book or person by its cover!
