Staunchly independent female main character, Jane, is determined to start a gaming club for women. She is a genius with cards and can figure out the odds in favor of the house. She wants to be independent so she can get out of her uncle's house. Both her parents died when she was young and she went to live with her uncle. She doesn’t really want to get married because her heart has already been crushed once and she is afraid of putting her feelings out there again. Eli Williams is a lieutenant in the Navy who was thought to be dead after a shipwreck. His family spent his savings and his fiancée went on to marry someone else. Unfortunately, his fiancée had been Cecily, Jane’s cousin. Jane and Eli grew up together and were in love with each other. Part of the mystery of the story is why Cecily was engaged to him instead of Jane. Eli tries to make things right with Jane, but it took her a long time to get over his heartbreak and then his supposed death.
Jane mourned in private for a long time and kept her secrets from her family. As she allows Eli to talk to her (she is not totally over his betrayal) she starts to figure out holes in Eli’s story and parts of why he was gone for so long don’t make sense. As he tries to reestablish his life in England, he wants more than friendship from Jane. He also has his Navy career to worry about as he is called in for an inquiry investigation. Eli starts to help Jane with her gaming club and understands why she wants her own money. Readers will root for Jane as she tries to protect herself and Eli as he tries to undo some of the hurt he's inflicted. This book is a fun fast read. It was recently published in April and would make a great addition to your happily ever after pile.
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Unrequited Love
Miscommunication
Spicy Sex
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