This is a rarity, but I can honestly say I have never had such animosity towards a heroine in all my time reading romance novels. 
Widow Lady Fieldhurst took the cake and not in a good way.  Ellen started the book out as a seventeen-year-old nitwit and actually digressed with age. I continually asked myself what in the world the Earl of Armbruster saw in her. I wound up just as disappointed in him for falling for such a cowardlly, whiny yet 'set in her nonsensical ways' woman.  I mean to be such a pushover with her son and spoiling him to the point of him becoming a nightmare of a teenager, and then to tolerate him being abused in order to keep a secret, is utter insanity. As much as I wished Oliver would have decided to move on, maybe in some odd way they deserved each other. Clearly neither matured in 17 years. 
I typically enjoy stories by this author but this one was a definite miss for me.

I really liked this book! The H and h were believable, and the story was entertaining and enjoyable to read. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a romantic love story.