I read this one after it's sequel, To Love and To Loathe, but they both stood well enough on their own that it wasn't an issue. I really enjoyed going back and getting Violet and James' story. There were some things mentioned in the To Love and To Loathe that I knew enough of what was going to happen, but it's less about the destination and more about the journey, so I didn't mind.

This series has definitely made me realize that perhaps I AM a historical romance fan. The covers have always been off-putting to me, they always seemed too serious and... frilly? I don't know... whatever it is, I'm glad the trend to use illustrated covers has made it into the Historical Romance genre, because I'm not sure I would have tried these ones if it weren't for that.