Review: Everything a reader wants in a historical romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
After a passionate night with the stranger she saved in the war fields of Belgium, Jane and Ned part ways and meet seven years later as Ned is going to break an engagement.  Jane works as a surgeon, continuing the work her father did with passion and making new friends among the tenant famers despite being shunned by the gentry.  Ned is the war veteran, rich and powerful second son of the Kellington family, and brother to the of the Duke of Lynwood.I'm usually not one for secret babies.  (That's one reason I tend not to read category romances, if I can help it.)  But this one was artfully integrated into the story despite the longer introduction/prologue of what occurred between Jane and Ned.  It helped that Ms. Driscoll kept the child fun, entertaining, and absolutely lovely.  Some heroes in historical romances can be staid, but Ned's motivation to keep his family with him, his undeniable attraction for his yet-to-be wife were clear.  I love family sagas and it was a charming, if not unrealistic touch that the Kellington family was so loving to staff and family alike.  Among the supporting characters, the two younger brothers probably shone through the least in this book, thought I'm sure there is plenty to tell in later volumes.This was a great read with all the chivalry one expects from the gentlemen of the time, the strong women, we come to expect in romances, and just the right amount of villainy and excitement to keep the story moving at a great pace!4.5 stars (some editing errors here and there) and rounded up for the reasons above.