Adeline's tender heart will not allow her to look away from a soul in pain. When she comes across a wounded man in her doorway, she doesn't think twice of the danger to herself. She cares for him, gets to know him and falls hard. Liam, has no idea who the woman with the sweet voice and gentle hands is. Nor does he know what happened to him and why. His one thought is that his soul is lighter than ever and his heart is falling fast for this serene woman. Unfortunately, just because you don't remember doesn't mean the danger has passed. Ms. Lorret, blends adventure, suspense and seduction into a story of love that has unforgettable written all over it. ( )

This book lost points for leaving a few character and plot points dangling. However, it gained nearly all of them back by being a book about a woman with a bum leg who is fiercely independent and has an awesome family that supports her, and the orphan who falls stupidly in love with her and her awesome family despite being fiercely independent himself. There's even a somewhat interesting mystery and some choice hurt/comfort tropes included. ( )

Good girl/bad boy historical romance. Full review to come! ( )

In book two of the Season's Original series I was pleasantly surprised with how sweet and believable this story was. I totally adored the heroine, Adeline, who was one of those sweet and charming heroines that burrows deep in your heart. I found her naiveté refreshing.

Liam, the hero whom she finds all beat up and takes in to care for, added a bit of mystery to the story. he's one of those rakes we all want to redeem and reform and our heroine has her hands full.

Adeline actually was a perfect woman for him and in the end he just couldn't help but fall for her.

The story moved at a great pace and the romance was more believable because it took the time to develop.

This may not have been Ms. Lorret's best book, but it certainly was solid, sweet and entertaining.

Melanie for b2b

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Adeline was a young, sweet, witty lady with a small impediment to the way she walked. She never dreamed of finding a man that would love her for who she was as a person. She never dreamed of falling in love at all. As it often happens in such tales of romance, she finds that one man that would melt her resolve and give her something else to look at besides the views of what the ton/society thinks. Of course that comes with its own set of problems and barriers.

The Earl of Wolford finds himself it a tiny predicament. He wakes to find that he has no memory of the events that lead him to his current situation. He also wakes to a beautiful voice, soothing, alluring, witty, and sweet. With all that has happened to him in life, he finds that one that he was willing to leave his old ways behind for but his past works against him and them.

I loved Adeline and the Earl also but she stole the show for me. The secondary characters were supportive and helped carry things through. This was by far not your conventional courtship once Liam took his head out of an unmentioned place. There was adventures and tradition. Adeline had herself a chance to live life beyond being coddled. She had the wonderful unconventional family that supports the story perfectly. There was humor, adventure, mystery, and romance. ( )