All of that is dealt with head-on but James infuses plenty of sass, humor, and passion to keep the story from becoming dark or angst-ridden. The rawness of Jeremy's anguish is so vivid as is the PTSD he battles but the fears Betsy has dealt with most of her life are no less real. The banter between Jeremy and Betsy is fast, fun, and plentiful, and the intimate scenes are filled with emotion and heat. I couldn't turn the pages of this book quickly enough but then, once I had finished, I returned to the beginning and read it again, this time slowly savoring each delicious word. Only with one another do they eventually let those masks slip and once they do.let the fun begin! Both carefully control what they allow others to see and, consequently, very few really know them. For Jeremy, who lost all of his men on the battlefield, survivor's guilt is a daily struggle. In Betsy's case, it's the actions of her mother, a woman who abandoned her family for a lover, by whom Betsy is now (unfairly) judged, that have shaped Betsy's actions in society. Both Betsy and Jeremy have been impacted by events from their past. In this book, James has created two characters with an enormous amount of emotional baggage. Each featured couple brings something unique and special to the series but Betsy and Jeremy just may be my favorites. I've so enjoyed the first four books in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series, becoming more invested in this family with each book published.
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