England's Perfect Hero

An exciting and dramatic conclusion to this trilogy. Robert Carroway is the perfect troubled and brooding hero, suffering symptoms of PTSD after spending years imprisoned and tortured by the French at the end of the Napoleonic wars. He is the perfect partner for bright outgoing Lucinda, who at the start of the book is completely focused on giving her "lessons in love" to another man and obviously the wrong one!

I love that we get to catch up with the entire Carroway crew again as well as Georgiana and Evelyn, the two other ladies in this series.
The story flows really well and the resolution at the end is gratifying although I would have loved an epilogue to find out exactly what happened to the villain and the much anticipated new show more Carroway baby. show less

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.

So milquetoast. Blugh.

Having not read any of the previous books in the series, this was a recommendation I still wanted to read due to the description. And I've been in a HRom mood lately, sue me. So the beginning was understandably bumpy since I had to pick the theme and relationships up as I went along. There was defintly a point where I realized I wasn't going to be able to remember everyone's name and just gave up. There are a metric ton of characters in this book since it's the last in the series and everyone has to be in it.

But let's get to the main story. After the rocky beginning I was convinced I was going to hate the heroine, but both she and the lead ended up having a surprising depth that made me like them. Same with the show more side characters, and not just those that were from previous novels. The new ones were pretty well fleshed out as well.

Now, did the main conflict make a damn bit of sense? Not particularly. It wasn't even suspenseful since you can figure out who the villain is pretty soon in the narrative without giving it much thought. He wasn't even a particularly good one at that.

So overall, I'm glad they had their HEA, but the story itself was pretty boring with the lack of compelling conflict. Probably going to stay away from this author in the future. show less

man, I hoped this one would be a great story just like the others in this series. Nope. Something about Lucinda was off-putting. Perhaps it was that she didn't seem to realize the villain spent all his time playing her and her father soooooo she didn't get "it" until the end. Oh well. Robert is awesome, though.

Last of the "Lessons in Love" series, but unfortunately it wasn't my favorite though I had such high hopes for Robert's story! Tortured war veteran, Robert (Bit) Carroway is having trouble getting used to being in society again. His only shining light seems to be Lucinda Barrett, who is attracted to him, but convinced she should be paired up with a different man. She and Bit slowly develop a friendship that soon turns to passion. Everything is further complicated when Bit is accused of stealing some important documents and being a traitor. I enjoyed the book overall, but it dragged at times and wasn't as amusing as the previous books in the series. Due to Bit's struggles with his captivity and post traumatic syndrome, the story had a show more melancholy feel to it, and I prefer humor in my romances, but it was still good. Georgie and Dare show up quite a bit in this one too, bringing the trilogy full circle. show less

I love a good tortured hero. And war veteran Robert Carroway is one dark and brooding hero. His horrific experience leaves him broken and suffering from PTSD, but after four years, he starts showing signs of life. He is drawn to practical and guileless Lucinda Barrett, whose calming presence brings him out of the shadows. Their love develops gradually, patiently.

Great cast of characters. Equal parts lighthearted and poignant with a bit of intrigue thrown in. Wonderful read.

A nice final book in the Lessons in Love series. I'd read the first last year (library) and managed to pick this one up at a going-out-of-business sale, but have yet to get my hands on the second in the series--which ended up not being a huge problem; they hero and heroine of that one are in this book quite a bit, but honestly, you really know who's going to end up with whom before you read the book anyway in these novels. I'm okay with that, and will definitely still be looking forward to getting my hands on that second one.

Having read about Robert in the first book, it was great to see him in his own story and to have a front row seat as he began to heal from his ordeal during the war. His PTSD and journey out of it were nicely done, show more and Lucinda was the perfect heroine to help him along. There's a lot about relationships in this one--not just the romantic variety but also friendship (Luce, Georgie, and Evie as well as the Carroways and their various friends) and families (Luce and her father and the Carroways)--and that was fun to read. A nice touch of intrigue and a potential traitor to the crown rounded up a story that wasn't always the most realistic but nonetheless was quite entertaining. show less