I loved this book its been a long time since I have read a good adult historical romance I really liked everything about it. I read these kind of books all the time when I was younger I now remember why I loved reading them. I really loved the characters especially Verity and Malcolm I liked their romance it was a gradual thing but it was so good by the end when the air was cleared and you knew they loved one another. I loved Verity for her want to protect and provide for those she loves and I really loved her spirit and her drive to get what she wants. I really loved Malcolm for care for people even if he hid it behind so many other things and how everything about Verity just drew him to her no matter how he tried to deny it and I really like how he finally about to not deny those childhood memories no matter how painful they were and he was able to remember just how loved he was and was able to admit this is Verity. I really loved the plot it starts out with a painful memory about a boy who was treated horribly it moves on to tell a story of a man who was kidnapped to remove him from his birthright to telling about Verity who just had to find him they clash when they met and it becomes a very good romance that I would recommend. So overall I loved this book I need to read more books like this I missed reading this kind of book.