Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5)
Lisa Kleypas
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Open door [?]
· 191 ratings · Published: 29 Jun 2010
As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted... and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man—just to avoid spinsterhood?
He is a world-weary cynic.
Captain Christopher Phelan is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Beatrix's friend, the vivacious flirt Prudence Mercer, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Pru, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul—and it's becoming clear that Christopher won't come back as the same man. When Beatrix learns of Pru's disappointment, she decides to help by concocting Pru's letters to Christopher for her. Soon the correspondence between Beatrix and Christopher develops into something fulfilling and deep... and when Christopher comes home, he's determined to claim the woman he loves. What began as Beatrix's innocent deception has resulted in the agony of unfulfilled love—and a passion that can't be denied.
Tagged as:
- historical 20
- victorian 20
- military 14
- tortured hero 14
- virgin heroine 14
- grumpy/cold hero 12
- cheerful/happy heroine 10
- alpha male 9
- grumpy & sunshine 9
- independent heroine 9
- angst 7
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- war 6
- possessive hero 5
- cruel hero/bully 5
- funny 5
- enemies to lovers 4
- sassy heroine 4
- regency 3
- height difference 3
- caretaking 2
- third person pov 2
- dual pov 2
- other man/woman 2
- class difference 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- tall heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 1
- substance abuse 1
- death / grief 1
romance tags
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