For a squeaky-clean romance, I enjoyed this quite a bit! I liked that Amelia wasn't a doormat even when she was dealing with angst and insecurity. And I always love Cinderella-style cruel relations, even if they were a bit underutilized. (3.5 stars)

Stands up on reread but I am thinking the author might be LDS or something because all her heroines have 11 children.... no thx ( )

In a very class-conscious society, a girl with a family who must be employed, no dowry, and some VERY obnoxious relatives would not expect to meet with an earl's brother/naval hero in the ballrooms of the ton. But the hero is blinded at Trafalgar, becomes embittered and alone but for one friend. They happen to meet in the wallflowers corner, and what she says to him makes him start on a course of self-evaluation. Then, they meet inadvertently in the park as she is escaping the relatives/exercising her uncle's disappointing large hound. It is a romance, a veteran's tale, a tribute to friendship, and a testimony to therapy dogs. All in all, a much better tale than the ordinary efforts. I found it well worth the read!
Pippa Rathborne gave an excellent performance without artifice.
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