Caroline Saves the Blacksmith
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4.2 • 219 Ratings
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Publisher Description
She helps injured the blacksmith on Christmas Eve, leading to a romantic attraction despite their aversion to love.
She has a dark past that she must keep a secret. He has a dark past he wishes to forget. The magic of the festive season might be the key to unlocking a fiery new passion.
She will not repeat past mistakes ...
Caroline Brown once made an unforgivable mistake with a handsome earl, betraying a beloved friend in the process. Now she is rebuilding her life as the new owner of a dressmaker's shop in the busy town of Chatternwell. She is determined to guard her heart from all men, including the darkly handsome blacksmith, until the local doctor requests her help on the night before Christmas.
He can't stop thinking about her ...
William Jackson has avoided relationships since his battle wounds healed, but the new proprietress on his street is increasingly in his thoughts, which is why he is avoiding her at all costs. But an unexpected injury lays him up on Christmas Eve and now the chit is mothering him in the most irritating and delightful manner.
Can the magic of the holiday season help two broken souls overcome their dark pasts to form a blissful union?
Can be read as a standalone story or as part of the Inconvenient Brides series of steamy Regency romance books.
What Readers Are Saying:
★★★★★ "Not only is this my all-time favorite Christmas historical romance, this is one of my favorite historical romances ever. It is dreamy and Christmasy and beautiful and full of gorgeous dresses." - hhbennett25
★★★★★ "The chemistry between these two just leapt off the page! Grand book!!" - txyankeeny
★★★★★ "I love both Caroline and William. They are complex characters with complex emotional baggage from their separate pasts." - E Prime
Customer Reviews
Wonderful Love Story
Who doesn’t look e a good love story and a happy ending. So you make. Mistake but find a better man to love you from a distance and then in his arms! Ah is t love grand! Quick and lovely read, love the characters who show strength and compassion.
Loved it!!!
Such a great story! Main characters are wonderful and you find yourself rooting for them.
The Modiste and the Blacksmith
William Jackson and Caroline Brown are both living with guilt they don’t believe can be expunged. He, for the death of his cousin in war and she, for the betrayal of a friend. The blacksmith and the modiste “notice” each other, but both have vowed not to get close to anyone, and certainly not to encourage romance. This is a wonderful story of regret, reflection, forgiveness, and love. William and Caroline are so much more than the past that haunts them. They are caring, charitable, and generous. Their wishes to be alone begin to crumble when they are thrown together on Christmas. While Caroline tends his sprained ankle, they talk and come to know more about each other. Will they be able to break out of their shells? Can they help each other heal, and find love? The heartwarming story has sadness, but it also has fun, romance, reconciliation, a magnificent surprise, and a hint at what might come next in the series. An enjoyable story.
I received an ARC of this book via BookSprout and voluntarily reviewed it.