Second Chance Meeting 3.5*
Beatrix and Spencer first meet at Vauxhall and feel a spark but 7 years pass before they meet again. Spencer is plagued by grief and PTSD from his war experiences, whilst Beatrix is now a wallflower with an ailing father and a need to marry if she is not to find herself without a home. When they meet again Beatrix’s dreams of marrying for love are reignited but Spencer, as a second son who didn’t expect to inherit and feels guilty and broken, doesn’t think he is able to inflict his nightmares on a wife. Poor Beatrix has to therefore consider others for whom she feels dislike.
I found it strange that as the only offspring of an Earl, that her father left her with no money, particularly as they seemed very close. He had chosen not to remarry to gain a son and so had plenty of years to put aside money for his daughter, only his title and entailed estate would go to a distant cousin, his money was his to do as he wished. Would have made more sense to me if she had a brother who had recently died and whom her father had expected would look after her if she never married. I quite liked this book but felt the story was rather drawn out.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I absolutely love this book- so cute, heartfelt, emotional, and a dozen other beautiful things. Spencer and Beatrix will live in my heart forever.

I really enjoyed getting into this time-period and thought it worked overall in this type of book. I enjoyed getting to know Lady Beatrix and Spencer and the rest of the characters in this world. It was everything that I wanted and enjoyed in this type of book, it uses the historical romance element that I wanted and was invested in the overall storyline of this. I thought it uses the PTSD element in a respectful way and was glad I got to read this. Daphne Quinn does a amazing job with this and am excited for more.