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Typical light-hearted Emma Darcy. Not actually a 4 star since the epilogue kinda ruined it for me. It was a surprise since I usually enjoy having a peek into the MCs HEA but this book's epilogue was just crammed there in the end. As if Emma Darcy had written a much longer story but then tthe editor told her to cut down the number of pages

3.5 stars however I decided to rate this 4stars in order to increase the average rating since I think the book deserves better. I really enjoyed this book up until the H and h meet again in Brazil. The Napoleonic Wars being my favorite historical fiction era, I thoroughly enjoyed the historical aspects (which I rarely do in Harlequin historicals, the books' atmosphere mostly not much different from Contemporary romance). Unfortunately it seemed as if the editor found the unHarlequin characteristic unsatisfactory and ordered a pointless love scene and from then on ordered the author to focus more on the romance and leave off the history. This change felt very abrupt and could have been written more smoothly.