This book was a nice, sweet read. There wasn't a lot of overwhelming passion in this book, but Mary Balogh has a talent at building up slow relationships. The action in this book just dragged on a bit for me, the pacing just felt repetitive and very slow at times. All of the characters in the book were likeable, even if one feels like slapping the hero on the head a few times. I liked his friend, the Earl, whose story is intertwined, much better. Gerald is just staid, dull, and stupid in comparison.
