Love In The Afternoon
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As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted...and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man--just to avoid spinsterhood? Captain Christopher Phelan is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Beatrix's friend, the vivacious flirt Prudence Mercer, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Pru, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul--and it's becoming clear that Christopher won't come back as the same man. When Beatrix learns of Pru's disappointment, she decides to help by concocting Pru's letters to Christopher for her. Soon the correspondence between Beatrix and Christopher develops into something fulfilling and deep...and when Christopher comes home, he's determined to claim the woman he loves. What began as Beatrix's innocent deception has resulted in the agony of unfulfilled love--and a passion that can't be denied...
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5 primary books6 released books#5 in The Hathaways
The Hathaways is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Lisa Kleypas.
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Not a big fan of major psychiatric issues being cured through the power of true love, and I kind of wish the whole letter/Cyrano thing had gone on for a bit longer, but it was a perfectly fine historical.
Might be my favorite of the 5 in the Hathaways series?? In part because by now the rest of the Hathaways are beloved family members, even when we only get glimpses of them. Good spice, though, Beatrix is a female Dr. Doolittle if ever there was one, and who doesn't love a romance that starts with some good, old-fashioned love letters? I will also begrudgingly admit that I now know more about the original Crimean war (your typical geopolitical battle of egos/tragedy/travesty, when will we ever learn) than I ever suspected I would.
It started out strong. I enjoyed how they fell for each other before even really knowing each other. Actually, I'm not sure why I didn't eat this up but I found myself getting distracted so often I had to constantly go back and re-read. I also felt like the story could have ended but there was so much book left. I rated it 3 stars because (and I guess this is my fault for not checking trigger warnings) but I cannot handle talk of animal abuse etc. Also, don't like how he handled the Prudence fiasco.
