Review: Really enjoyed this sweet but passionate story and would read it again
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Miss Honoria Stillwell, aka Honey, enjoys one ball on her eighteenth Birthday and then her father marries her off to a wine merchant in his sixties. Lord Bron Alverice sees her at that ball but doesn't approach her or ask her to dance. When he cannot stop thinking about her, he decides to ask her to dance at the next ball, but sadly he learns he is too late and she has been married off to the highest bidder before she even enjoys a season in London. At 24 years old, Bron joins the military, fights at Waterloo, ascends to his father's title of Viscount, and after the war devotes himself to being a rake.  But during all this time, he never forgets Honey and she remains the girl of his dreams.Twelve years later, Bron is visiting his friend, Gordon, in Yorkshire and he sees Honey at a country ball.  She has been widowed for several years and leads a somewhat reclusive life.  Her sister, Nell, is visiting with her and flirts shamelessly with Gordon and Bron when they call at Honey's home during the next few weeks.  Most of the story is about Bron trying to win over the very reticent Honey while his feelings about her deepen and become more apparent to him. There are a number of passionate embraces, and Bron's tender feelings for Honey are very well developed.  I thought he really grew as a character which was evident in the way his intentions toward Honey change during the story.The writing is very natural and enjoyable to read. This is basically a clean novel as there are no graphic descriptions, but I wouldn't hand it to my teenagers since there are passionate activities beyond kissing which are eluded to. I thought this was just the right length and enjoyed it.  There's no mystery, intrigue or danger to add excitement, but it's a sweet story about unrequited love with a HEA.** Mostly clean romance with passionate scenes but no graphic details.