Can a lost love be rekindled?When Lady Julianna ended her engagement to Lord Ackerley, Viscount Beaumont, during her first Season, she left London vowing never to return.Seven years later she returns as chaperone to her niece and unfortunately Lord Ackerley is also in Town for the Season. Rumor has it the viscount is in search of a wife. Julianna is uncomfortably aware of the handsome nobleman at … handsome nobleman at nearly every Society event she attends. Moving around the small circle of the ton stirs up feelings she has kept hidden. Embarrassed and ashamed that she made a mistake in ending their previous relationship, she tries to avoid further contact. Ackerley, stunned by her second rejection, pursues her to discover the truth.
Is it ever too late for a second chance at love?
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This was a wonderful second chance at love story. The characters were great, I really enjoyed the sweet, clean love story, and it ended very happily. I recommend it!
I received a complimentary copy of the book. All opinions are my own and are expressed voluntarily.
A wonderful historical second chance romance.
Sweet Surrender is the third book in the Ladies of Mayfair series and is a wonderful second chance romance. Lady Julianna and Lord Ackerley are great characters that belong together but she broke off their engagement seven years earlier without telling him the reason. The story is well written with wonderful descriptions of the London Season. In this story, the author has given us heartbreak, drama, suspense, and sweet love.
I read and reviewed a copy of this book with no obligation.
“Rumor had it you vowed never to return to London and yet here you are.” Julianna had made that vow but due her niece’s come out, she was back to chaperone her. She had so hoped not to run into Lord Ackerly. Having fled him and London seven years ago, she knew it would be difficult to be back. But she loved her niece and wanted to help her as much as she could.
My imagination was grabbed right from the start. Why did she flee London and most of all Ackerly? But it seems she begins to run into him at every event they attend. Was he know looking for a wife? The attraction between them starts to rekindle and she begins to suspect her reasons for breaking off with him and fleeting all those years ago was wrong.
A second chance at love is one of my favorite stories and Wendy May Andrews has writing such a heart warming romance that I could not wait to see what would happen as I turned the pages. Prepare to not move once you start and have a sigh and smile as you turn the last page!!
Living with a 7 year mistake. Wendy May Andrews always brings such interesting characters and plots to her stories. Although I figured out what had happened early in the story it did not interfere with my enjoyment of the book and waiting for Lucius and Julianna to figure out what had happened. This is an enjoyable story.
A young woman who has recently lost her mother end her engagement. She immerses herself into her niece and nephews lives as the also lost their mother. She gasps never forgotten the man she left behind. Seven years later he is still single and determined to findc out why she left and maybe they will fall in love while figuring it out. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
This is a well written historical romance that holds your attention. If you like sweet second chance romances you will enjoy reading this book. It is full of emotions and you can feel all of them through the author’s words. This book was a joy to read. I received an ARC copy of this book and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Beautifully written, this second chances historical romance warms the heart and speaks of the power of love. If only Julianna had had the courage to voice her concerns to Lord Ackerley in the first place, perhaps they could have avoided the lost years of unnecessary pain. However, as most people have discovered, there is a silver lining to every situation and certainly, Julianna didn’t waste those years as she cared for her motherless niece and nephew and assisted her brother as he floundered at being a father. Meeting her again in London, Ackerley is side-swiped and all the old feelings of attraction mingled with anger, are aroused. Thus begins the courtship dance once again. Whilst I could have given Hartford, Julianna’s brother, a good shaking for his absent-minded attitude towards his family, it is Ackerley that steps into the breach and assists Julianna with the problems facing her young charges in their first season. The plot gives some interesting insights into the activities enjoyed by the gentry of the era as well as lifestyle and attitudes. Julianna herself is a warm and kind person and this is relayed to her young niece. Odelia’s lively enthusiasm for her first season made me smile, as she refuses to act the bored debutant, but rather embraces every new experience. Fletch, on the other hand, discovers that he really does need the strong hand of a gentleman to guide him through troubled waters and the unwitting mistakes he makes. When Julianna comes to the realisation that she made a dreadful mistake all those years ago, she is mortified and feels that Ackerley will never forgive her. However, as circumstances continue to draw them into each other’s orbit, Julianna finally does have the courage to make her confession but not without misgivings about the possible result. I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful novel and am looking forward to more of this author’s books. I received a copy of this novel as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.