About the Book:
Lady Josephine, the duke's eldest daughter, has a secret. When her brother's horrid best friend discovers what she's been hiding up in the castle tower, she has no choice but to take him into her confidence.
As the daughter of a duke, Lady Josephine has a long list of responsibilities, and an even longer list of things she must never do to dishonor the family name. Josephine knows exactly which side becoming an author falls upon, but she's determined to try her hand at it anyway. For months she has worked on her novel in secret, writing chapter after chapter of intrigue and romance. Unfortunately for Josephine, her sworn enemy stumbles upon her secret.
Sir Andrew Wycomb's close relationship to the Duke of Montfort's family and heir gives him more than one advantage in life. His loyalty to the family is absolute, even if he finds at least one of its members an annoyance. He and Lady Josephine have never seen eye-to-eye. But when he discovers that she's written a novel upon a subject she knows nothing about, he cannot help but sympathize with her dream. This creates an unlikely ceasefire between them.
But things at the castle are always changing, and when a determined suitor arrives to court Josephine, Andrew has to decide which secrets he's going to keep. Especially when he discovers the one he's kept even from himself - that perhaps he doesn't find Josephine an annoyance at all. In fact, she is quite charming. The more time they spend together, the more he hopes she will realize they aren't enemies, and they could be so much more...
As the third stand-alone novel in this sereis by author Sally Britton, this story continues the Clairvoir Castle romances. This is a light-hearted, sweet romance series set during the Regency era in England.
My Review:
This lovely, light hearted historical romance with two childhood enemies finding love was just what I needed! Josephine and Andrew have constantly been at each other since the time they were small. Andrew always knew the right buttons to push. Whether this was calling Josephine by her informal name of Josie, or teasing her, she avoided him as much as possible. Andrew had his work cut out for him as he had to prove that now he was older he had changed and that he loved her.
The part of the book that I treasured was when Andrew finds Josie’s secret writing spot. He doesn’t scoff at her idea of wanting be an authoress, but instead supports her in many sweet and thoughtful ways. How could she not help but care for him after all he has does for her?
The historical aspect was well written, showing the political discontent that served as the catalyst for the family going to their country estate of Clairvoir Castle. Ms. Britton’s descriptions of both Josie’s family castle and Andrew’s smaller castle made me feel like I was there with them. It would have been fun to explore both castles and grounds as a guest.
I recommend reading this book if you or a friend enjoy clean and wholesome romance stories. I was given a copy of this book with no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.
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