Series: Seasons, #1
Traits & Tropes: widow; one night stand; only one bed; enemies to lovers; second son
Publication Date: 07.12.16
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; England, 1810
Heat Level: 5
Rating: 4.5/5
Narration Rating: 5/5
After her own failed married, widowed Rosalinde Wilde is excited to see her beloved sister marry a good man, but a storm impedes her journey to the nuptials. Stranded overnight at a packed in, Rosalinde winds up spending a steamy, unforgettable night with a stranger.
Grayson Danford certainly didn’t expect to find himself unable to forget the stranger with whom he shared such an exciting night, but he’s grateful for the distraction from his brother’s upcoming wedding. So, he’s floored when he learns his lover of the previous night is actually sister to his brother’s fiancé.
Rosalinde and Gray are now very much at odds, but that does nothing to curb the desire they still clearly feel for one another, and it remains to be seen who will win in their battle of wills.
Lately I’ve decided to try to find some fall or winter set reads to get me into the feel of the cozy season, so I picked this one strictly because of the name and it did happen to have been on my TBR for some time. I’m not sure I really got cozy winter vibes from it, but I did enjoy the emotionally charged story. There are a lot of tropes at play here and I think they were all quite well done and made this story feel fresh and not quite like anything I’ve read before. Even with the enemies energy Gray kept trying to maintain with Rosalinde, these two still felt inevitable. It was obvious that they were drawn together, and he was afraid of his emotions, and I loved that Rosalinde was unapologetic about hers. Despite everything she’d faced with her unhappy marriage and her grandfather’s cruelty, she still believed in love and was willing to fight for it for herself and for her sister. She also showed Gray how to trust those feelings and accept the good with the bad, rather than living in fear of hurting or disappointing those he loved. I really liked that aspect, and it made Gray likeable, because otherwise he was a bit of a prat.
The supporting characters were well-developed here as well. I was interested in Felicity, Celia and Lucien just as much as Rosalinde and Gray at times and I now want to read their stories. I loved how Gray defended Rosalinde and stepped up to embrace his feelings, but I also loved that it came about in such a way that Rosalinde was still the bold one who put herself out there first. I enjoyed this story and will hopefully continue the series.
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