Series: Goode Girls Romance, #2
Traits & Tropes: second chance; class difference; self-made hero
Genre/Setting: Historical; Victorian; London, England, 1880
Publication Date: 12.08.20
Heat Level: 3/5
Rating: 5/5
After a humble beginning as an orphan working in an aristocratic household, Dr. Titus Conleith spent time as a battlefield surgeon and finally completed his university training with the help of a mysterious benefactor. He’s devoted to his work, but otherwise alone, knowing he cannot saddle a woman with the shattered remains of his heart. Even after twelve years he’s still angry and in love with Honoria Goode, the first love who ripped out his heart when she agreed to the marriage her father arranged for her rather than run away with him.
Honoria has always been dutiful and when her father demanded she marry Viscount Woodhaven, she agreed even knowing it made her a coward. She’s spent the past twelve years trapped in a marriage to a cruel man and now finds herself widowed and embroiled in scandal thanks to his criminal activity. Now, injured and in need of medical treatment, Honoria’s life is once again in the hands of the man she once adored and has always loved. She knows she doesn’t deserve it, but Honoria can’t help but wonder if Titus might give her a second chance to love him properly.
This is one of the better and more well-executed second chance books I’ve read. I loved the fact that the pace was pretty fast and the elements which tend to annoy me with this trope didn’t really factor in for long enough to be an issue. Titus was very raw and real as a hero and I loved how he’d scraped to get to where he was and remained so intent on improving the lives of the poor. Honoria’s tendency to martyr herself and not be open with Titus was annoying, but thankfully didn’t last long thanks to her sisters talking sense into her. I loved the hero/heroine role reversal here with it being Honoria who made the grand romantic gesture to get Titus back for good and establish their HEA. The emotions here were touching, but not too over the top and I enjoyed this couple. I especially enjoyed Titus putting Honoria’s father in his place and the camaraderie between Dorian Blackwell, Carlton Morley, and Titus. I look forward to the other sisters’ stories now.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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