I didn't love this one as much as I hoped. I wished there had more been high-stakes adventure, but there was not. The hero and heroine were likable enough

Based in Europe, the story starts in Dover (England) traveling to Paris (France) with Venice (Italy) as the main destination for our main lady (Claire Hartford). This is a historical romance (fictional).

Lady Claire has been widowed for a year and has decided that she needs to find her own person - be her own person - without a man (dead husband, brothers, or friends of brothers) dictating her life. She sets out from England to travel through Paris and on towards Venice.

Due to situations that she finds herself in, she looses her first lady’s maid and the majority of her funds/means to funds stolen from her before even leaving England.

Her oldest brother has sent his friend (Nathan Ferguson, Lord Blythe) to chaperone her to Paris. Nathan ends up being travel buddies with Claire the remainder of her journey, but neglects to inform her that her brother asked him to keep watch. She believes it is all a happy chance of occurrence.

There are some crazy situations that she finds herself in, both alone and with Lord Blythe. Which, he (Lord Blythe/Nathan) is also on the journey for his own reasons.



The book is a nice read, if you enjoy time-period romances. It is not as long-winded as some others (-looking at Outlander series-), and written well. Both Claire and Nathan are characters that become real to you, and you want them both to reach their happiness (obviously, with each other).