Review: Novellas get right to the heart of things and are most satisfying to read, especially in the hands of Mary Balogh.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
The Suitor is a sweet story about Phiippa Dean and former rake Julian Crabbe who kept their love alive for two years via secret letters. The fruits of their promises are in full bloom now that she's turned 18.  Julian's hard work at restoring his estates, cleansing his reputation and his prospects (a future dukedom) are just the thing to win over Philippa's parents.  However, Mama has other plans for her – to marry handsome, wealthy, but blind Viscount Darleigh - and she is determined to realize them. But Philippa and Julian are equally determined to fulfill their dreams, and they  contrive to win the day after Darleigh flees for another book (The Arrangement).