Review: Sweet story with creative, thoughtful hero wooing blind heroine with her other senses
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
This was originally published as "Love is Blind." Olivia lost her sight to a fever when she was seven. During a ball she attends with her mother and cousin, a "gentleman" thinks it will be funny to lead her out in a waltz and abandon her on the dance floor to be bumped into by the other dancers. Just when she's beginning to panic, Adrian, a dashing rake, rescues her and continues to waltz her around the floor. After the dance, he escorts her out to the garden and he steals a sweet kiss and then gallantly returns her to her family. Her mother is appalled because of his scandalous reputation.Adrian is very attracted to Olivia with her Venus-like figure, beautiful face, intelligent conversation and sweet disposition. He finds ways to call on her and see her, despite her family forbidding the association. I love the thoughtful gifts of flowers and candies he sends her to tempt her other senses, to woo her with his attentions. Will he be able to overcome her family's disapproval? Will they believe his intentions are honorable and that he is a reformed rake who only desires Olivia's happiness?Very sweet story with good character development, despite it's short length. I read this last year and thoroughly enjoyed re-reading it - it easily stood up to a second reading and I would probably read it again.** Totally clean story with a few sweet kisses.