Robert Carroway is the best example of the 'emotionally wounded hero' that I've seen in Regency fiction. You just want to cuddle him up and make him tea and soup. I'm not usually a fan of the 'broken-man-needs-fixing' trope (being the sort who swoons for Alphas, myself), but Robert is so well-drawn and so, well, wonderful! This book was a delight to read. ( )

Lessons in Love, Book Three. Lucinda Barrett settles on war hero Lord Geoffrey Newcombe to be her simple and amenable spouse. She doesn't bargain for tortured Robert Carroway to steal her heart instead. Memorable characters. ( )

From BackCover:
Lucinda is the last of three friends who agreed to turn the tables on London's most incorrigible rakes. But love is the farthest thing from her mind.

A Hero in Disguise
With her two best friends happily married, Lucinda Barrett realizes she can no longer put off her lessons in love. The rogue she hopes to educate must be someone who will keep her life steady and uneventful -- and that someone is definitely not Robert Carroway! The handsome, brooding war hero is far too complicated, and he shuns London society and its “trivialities.” Still, it is a pleasant surprise when Robert offers to assist Lucinda in her mission to reform and wed a more suitable nobleman. Now if only she can resist the sensuous allure of Robert's astoundingly blue eyes -- and his intense inner fire that leaves her breathless. Lucinda wants a husband, not a passionate, irresistible lover who could shake her world with one deep, lingering kiss. And her heart is telling her that this man could be the most dangerous, disastrous…and exhilarating love she will ever know. ( )

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