Publisher: St.
Martins
Published: January 7, 2014
ISBN: B00F8GKEQQ
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Ebook
Obtained via: Publisher via Netgalley
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
THREE HEARTS
A
long time group of friends, very rich friends, have gathered to celebrate the
wedding of one of their own-Miles. In
good natured joking they tease him about falling in love so easily. Miles, however, challenges them to come to Sanctuary
Island not fall in love. Lord Leo Stratham,
seems unaffected by the world at large and enjoys his life as the second son—he
never needed to really learn much of anything and he certainly doesn’t need to
worry about taking over the lordship.
When Miles asks him to participate in his wedding as a groomsman and recite
a poem during the ceremony Leo is ready to be there for his friend. To achieve that goal he ventures to the Sanctuary
Island library where he meets pert, pretty and very kind Serena. It doesn’t take long for he and Serena to
find they enjoy each other’s company for more than locating the perfect
poem. But theirs isn’t a relationship that
is meant to be.
Growing
up the boys all gathered around Serena—for help with their homework. She
never forgot the insult or hurt caused by their dealings with her. She’s never
quite trusted a man again.
And
Leo isn’t without his own hurts—he has a secret that he would take to his grave
if he could…one that will keep him from a truly honest relationship with
Serena. Or will it?
Lily
Everett’s FIRESIDE INN was an interesting read in that portions of the story
could easily have taken place in a regency romance with issues around second
sons not inheriting and having no real place in a family other than to be “the
spare.” I’m not entirely sure that is
all that true today but this is fiction so it works.
What
I did like was how Everett developed the story around Leo’s secret, her
compassion in revealing it and the ultimate resolution. It was nicely done and in the short span of
this novella she resolved the young adult hurts in the two main characters.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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