I think the premise for this book and the actual summary are very different. From the premise, I assumed that Julia had done just that, created an independent life for herself and her son. Instead, I find that she's looking to escape an overbearing, awful father in law and she needs the help of the main hero to do it. There's nothing wrong with that premise, so i'm not sure why it was necessary to market this as a different story. The one I read was not what i thought I was getting. Overall, the book was good but shaky. I was very surprised to find that this author was already popular and successful. This feels like her first book. Very short, to the point sentences, and sometimes repetitive with things a romance reader is going to take for granted. For example, it's mentioned three times in the first two times you meet the male hero about his not going to see a mistress. I got it the first time, it's only been 15 pages. Overall, the story itself is fine. It was not a page turner, but I didn't stop reading. It never really drew me in. I wish the story had been a little more "pirate woos independent single mom" than "asshole duke blackmailing single mom whose never been independent and realizes it and pirate trying to help her". Thanks for letting me review!

This was a good fun read. I loved Julia and Garrett, they were a cute couple. While there is nothing remarkable about the story it is a good dependable regency romance.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 2 in the First comes love series. In this book 12 have a widow who is trying to keep control of her son and out of the clutches of her father in law. We first met Julia in book one she had been widowed and was starting a girls school with a couple of friends. I did enjoy her story. She meets Garrett while stuck in a tree and thinks progress from there. I did enjoy the romance that grew between the two and am looking forward to book 3.

Julia, Lady Kitson, is the widow of a Duke's son meets Garrett Stockton, a younger son who chose to work over living off a small allowance from a wealthy relation. Both of them had been living a restricted life but found each other and sparks are there.

Lady Kitson has practically been treated like a prisoner by the Duke because he had serious trust issues regarding women. Julia yearns to live her life with her son freely and enjoy the moment. She sees only one way out of this prison. Find something on the Duke so that she can force him to get out of ruling her life. Garrett has made a fortune in the shipping industry. Julia and Garrett have so much in common and they realize that they must do something if they have any chance of being together. Together they look for information to free Julia and her son. I really enjoyed the rapport between the hero and heroine. This was an easy read that flowed very nicely. The only thing that I would have wanted more of is that the author should have put more into the scenes when the Duke gets his comeuppance.

This was a very good book. I give it a thumbs up!!

Gone with the Rogue is a delightful romance. It is the second book in the First Comes Love series. Great for fans of regency, we always buy Amelia Grey for our library.

Widowed Lady Julia Fairbright lives under the thumb of her controlling father-in-law, but she may have found a way out from her situation. However, she may just need the help of the rogue who rescued her from a tree.

I hadn't read anything by this author before, but I'm always a sucker for a Regency romance. This was a very sweet story and you can tell a lot about a hero by the way he treats the friends of his love interest (happy sigh). Although I prefer a bit more steaminess in my romance, this was an excellent way to spend a rainy afternoon and I'm looking forward to trying the other books in this series.