Kleenex, boxing gloves, laughter, and romance is what you are going to need and find in this book! I am a sap for a love story, but this book gives you more than a love story it gives you a reason to believe there is someone out there for everyone! My daughter told me she watches a TV channel to get her fix for funny, romance, and everything else in between. I told her about this book and said why waste it on something like that when you can read historical Romance books. Once I told her they were in Audible we may have a new convert!

This book is about the grandson of none other than the Wolfe! Will is married to Lilly who is the daughter of another great, Christopher de Lohr. She is pregnant and discovers that she is going to die and she wants to pick his next wife. Of course, there is always secrets going on behind the scenes!

I could not put down this book! I was immersed into so deeply and I am thankful that there are such awesome writers like Kathryn Le Veque!

I received a advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

It took me longer to settle into this book than normal. Not sure why maybe it’s as simple as it’s been awhile since I read one of these and I had to get my focus.

The prologue features Wills parents Scott and Athena. It then moves forward to Carlisle Castle 1293 A.D. and Wills youngest Atticus is six years old.

Will and his wife Lily were pushed into marriage by her ambitious father Christopher de Lohr. He was set on his daughter marrying a de Wolfe. And they have to live with the consequences of his decision.

I’m not going to spoil the book I’ll just say it’s a very emotional read. It’s sad yet beautiful and as always when children are present it’s humorous as well. Atticus is adorable in an exhausting way. We also have Gar but the less said on him the better.

While it took me sometime to get into this book. Once in I was hooked and struggled to put it down.

Now I’m just waiting for the next one.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley.

Unique drama fuels this complex romance!

What an amazing book! This story is unlike anything I've ever read before. Themes of honor, loyalty, and love are explored in a series of surprising twists that make our hero seem both magnanimous and selfish at the same time. We want to hate the characters that appear to be acting immorally, only to see them from a different perspective that makes them entirely sympathetic.

There is a villain in this story, but it's not who you think it should be. Still, there's plenty of suspense and heartbreaking developments to keep the story intriguing and completely unputdownable. The developing romance is, by necessity, a slow-burn that is forced to take a back seat for the first half of the story, but it quickly turns into a passionate love affair as soon as it's let loose. The story showcases several kinds of love which, understood at its core, brought out Will and Adria's honor and integrity rather than the expected anger and animosity.

Every visit to this author's world is unique and captivating, but this one takes the idea of arranged marriages to a whole new level. The HEA was both heartbreaking and triumphant at the same time. If you enjoy historical romances of any kind, you cannot miss this fascinating story. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

I've read a lot of this authors books and the de Wolfe family has always been my favorite, but this book has all the feels to it. What Will has had to go thru and put up with, he's a saint in my book. Adria was his wife's (Lily) lady in waiting and loved her like a sister. But things changed on one surprising day. Adria's father was a piece of work. There is surprises, sadness, forgiveness and a HEA. Excepetional book.