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For the First Time

by Kathryn Smith

Series: Ryland Brothers (Book 2)

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Readers of Lisa Kleypas and Judith Ivory, and anyone who likes a compelling, emotionally engrossing Regency-set love story will relish this new book from the wonderful Kathryn Smith.
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My only complaint is that the book is far more focused on the hero's angst than the heroine's. I adored the first half - a sweet, hot romance between a woman built like me, and a hot, giant soldier. There are insecurities on both sides, and I liked watching the romance unfold. While I felt like the third act was not terribly necessary (I tend to lose interest after the wedding bells), it was interesting enough to keep me engaged and not have me resenting the extra pages that don't cater to my favorite tropes. I'm going to check out more of this series/author ( )
  Rhiannon.Mistwalker | Aug 19, 2022 |
I cannot in good conscience, give For the First Time more than two stars, although I wish I could. I liked the scarred hero and the statuesque heroine. The secondary characters were okay, but not really engaging. The book was really slow-I kept looking at my kindle thinking, "I can't really be at only 29%(etc, etc), can I?" It was all repetitive thoughts & dialogue. The heroine's ex-fiance was creepy and the only action, the almost-rape towards the end of the book, was glossed over by the heroine.
A year or two ago I accidentally read In the Night first, and really liked it. Now I am wondering if that was a fluke, or if that book was really as good as I thought. ( )
  mary23nm | Feb 27, 2019 |
My only complaint is that the book is far more focused on the hero's angst than the heroine's. I adored the first half - a sweet, hot romance between a woman built like me, and a hot, giant soldier. There are insecurities on both sides, and I liked watching the romance unfold. While I felt like the third act was not terribly necessary (I tend to lose interest after the wedding bells), it was interesting enough to keep me engaged and not have me resenting the extra pages that don't cater to my favorite tropes. I'm going to check out more of this series/author ( )
  PNRList | Aug 15, 2018 |
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Readers of Lisa Kleypas and Judith Ivory, and anyone who likes a compelling, emotionally engrossing Regency-set love story will relish this new book from the wonderful Kathryn Smith.

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