At fifteen Gwaltney
Harris had been trapped upstairs when his family home caught fire. It was only
because his sister, Glady, had braved the flames to save him that he was still alive.
Thirteen years later he still had trouble being in enclosed places. Nothing
had changed, yet everyone in Williamsburg Society still shunned him. After all,
he was only a mere wheelwright's son. Even after he became rich nothing had
changed.
Jonathan
Powell, his best friend, decided that what Gwaltney needed was a wife. Benjamin
Ashton had a daughter that no one wanted. At twenty-three she had successfully
driven every suitor away with her sharp tongue. When Gwaltney approach Mr. Ashton
about her, he didn't send him away -- he decided to introduce him to his daughter.
It didn't take her long to try to drive him away with her rudeness, but he only
laughed. She would be a challenge, but Gwaltney liked her spark.
Cordelia
has taken care of her father's plantation since her mother died. She was not going
to marry someone who wanted her dowry or just to get respectably. But there was
something about Gwaltney that let her allow him to kiss her. When her father caught
them kissing, he order them to get married, whether Cordelia wanted to or not. If
she was being force to marry a man she considered beneath her, she would make sure it was
a marriage in name only.
With
Cordelia making rude insults to him at every turn, Gwaltney decided that he would
just leave things as they are. After all who would want to bed a woman who cut you
down with her tongue at every opportunity? But someone is out to hurt Gwaltney and
little by little Cordelia feels her emotions changing. She had grown to love her
troubled niece, can she also be starting to love her troubled husband.
Love
Remembered is a wonderfully written historical novel. The twists and turns will keep
you on your toes. Cordelia and Gwaltney have such great personalities. The
chemistry between them leaps out to you as they both struggle not to fall in love.
They had both been hurt and were afraid to give their hearts. This is a thoroughly
enjoyable read. Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good historical
romance.
Reviewed
by Pat McGrew for The Road to Romance
September
22, 2003 |
