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I can't describe what I'm feeling right now, after I've just finished the book. One thing is certain though---I wish it never ended.....

I kept thinking who was gonna become my favourite character by the end........now I can't choose. If I had to pick up between the main characters, I'd say...the hero at first, then the heroine, now cannot say, because the crux of the heroine's character, her strong persona was "revealed" to me in the very end(she never stopped and was never ashamed to be herself), but the hero had a marvellous character growth(he stopped hiding behind his fears and conquered it all!) in the end too. So they are equally matched in gaining my affection.

The romance was real good, but what I loved most about the book were those other cute things, witty things, outrageous things, sad things..... Perhaps it's my first time reading a book focused mainly on romance which I enjoyed more for these other things(especially the humour and the dialogue deliveries) , than for the romance, even though the romance was so well-developed that I can't stop feeling happy even now....

This doesn't have insta-attraction, but it doesn't start with enmity either. It's devoid of cliche things, the characters are brilliantly fleshed out, and there's not even one dull or unnecessary moment.

Also, I adored aunt Freddy. I want to know more about Free, she's just AWESOME! I liked how annoying Oliver's father was. :D

Now follows some MAJOR SPOILERS. Please don't read this part until you've completed the book, it may ruin your fun in several aspects.
the author managed to surprise me with the two sisters Geraldine and Genevieve... they surprised(more like, dumbfounded me) and I, along with Jane, was glad to see a different side to them. It was a special treat and something that's rarely seen in other books I've read. I was overwhelmed by that part and fell deeper in love with this book because of it. And Freddy, I guess I had a notion of what was coming, and yet, I got a bit emotional at her death. Then her secret.....I did not see it coming, and it struck my heart. And it soothed the pain of losing her somewhat. In a sense, she lived on...

I don't think I've ever read or will ever some across a historical romance this much good. I admired it, then grew fond of it, at last loved it; I'm gonna try and read all books by this author, as her writing has captivated and stolen my heart, completely ....