Series: Hathaways Book #3
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 373
Rating: 5 Stars
How I Got It: Purchased
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: St. Martin's
Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads
Poppy Hathaway loves
her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate
leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and
inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their
flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by
accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his
passion, but not his trust.
her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate
leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and
inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their
flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by
accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his
passion, but not his trust.
Harry was willing to do
anything to win Poppy—except to open his heart. All his life, he has
held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beguiling Poppy demands to
be his wife in every way that matters. Still, as desire grows
between them, an enemy lurks in the shadows. Now if Harry wants to keep
Poppy by his side, he must forge a true union of body and soul, once and
for all.
anything to win Poppy—except to open his heart. All his life, he has
held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beguiling Poppy demands to
be his wife in every way that matters. Still, as desire grows
between them, an enemy lurks in the shadows. Now if Harry wants to keep
Poppy by his side, he must forge a true union of body and soul, once and
for all.
Review
I flew through this one. I remembered liking this, but it was even better than I remember.
Poppy is great. She does remind me a lot of Win because she has a kind of calm outside, but she's still her own person/character. She is an incredibly strong and passionate person.
Harry is definitely a hard person. Ms. Kleypas does a fantastic job of explaining why he is the way she is. It would be easy for him to come across as unlikeable, but she finds a nice balance for him.
Their romance begins under some questionable circumstances, but it does work. This isn't a storyline every author can pull off, but Ms. Kleypas can. And I love seeing Poppy and Harry navigate being a new couple. They have to work through the ups and downs of married life. Those are some of my favorite types of books.
And Ms. Kleypas provided glimpses of the two previous couples which makes my heard happy. It's always nice to see and makes the world feel more flushed out. Then, there's the sequel bait. Ms. Kleypas is like the queen of sequel bait and it was strong here. So strong that even though I've read the whole series before I had to pick up the next book immediately.
Thanks for reading!
Holly
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