This author is fast becoming my favorite! You know there will be drama and intrigue but it’s the resolution of the drama that keeps the pages turning!
We have one studious want to be doctor in Edith Winkworth! Her father is a doctor and she has studied and loved medicine most of her life!
Lord Peregrine Ravenscscroft younger brother of an Earl! Mischievous, adventurous and very handsome also forever changed after the accident! Peregrine aka Perry is very observant and noticed that the boat was going the wrong route and impact was imminent!
This changed Marianne, Edith and her parents in ways they had yet to understand!
Edith became wild and took tumbles with random men!
Perry became very studious as the accident also compromised his health!
Edith told “stories” to make up for her wild behavior and it was some years before Perry found out the truth!
I know near death experiences change people usually for the better
Edith went from brave and discerning to truly gullible! She seemed shocked that her actions bordering constantly on scandalous would affect her family!
Perry and Edith courtship seems to involve water, scandalous painting and accidents!
There are private detectives and some black mail! If you want to keep turning pages and reading nonstop then this is your book! The stars are for Perry being way more discerning of fraud and ill will than Edith! Bravo! Well done! Love this series!

This is a lovely regency romance. The book starts with a tragic accident and the impact of that on Edith and Perry. As Perry starts to heal he comes home to find Edith is a bit lost and has friends who are manipulating her. There weren't any major surprises in the story but is was an enjoyable read.

This historical romance novel is quite fast paced, and unchallenging, which makes it great for a reader wanting to read a book in just a couple of hours. There were quite a few unique elements in it, but it followed the familiar pattern of books in the genre whereby there’s romance, a villain gets in the way, there’s a few twist and turns with said villain, but eventually the HEA follows. There are explicit scenes in this book, but they can be skipped without losing any of the storyline. Overall a good book to while away a morning