When Valerie’s brother is killed in the Napoleonic War and a fellow soldier offers her the shelter of marriage, at first she’s grateful. But as the difference between the kinds of lives they want to lead becomes apparent, she starts to wonder if she’s made a mistake in accepting his offer. Valerie is a likable lead, and I enjoyed the scenes between her and Malcolm when they are getting along. The conflict of reconciling their lifestyles is one I haven’t seen explored much in romances, […]