From Rags to Kisses
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She's poor as a church mouse.
When young Jenny Tate stumbles over the beaten body of a boy in the streets of the London slums, her only intention is to rifle through his pockets. But the bruised lad charms her into helping him, and the next thing she knows, Aidan Sterling and she are fast friends, navigating life on the streets with all its dangers together. Jenny has learned never to trust or love anyone, but as the two grow up, they learn to rely on other. And then Aidan betrays her in the worst way possible.
He's rich as a king.
Aidan Sterling is one of the richest men in England. He has everything he wants and no one to share it with. After risking his life in the army, he returned to England and made a fortune. Now he keeps his loneliness at bay by focusing on what he's good at—making money. And then Jenny Tate steps unexpectedly back into his life. He's never forgotten her and never stopped loving her. Jenny hasn't forgotten him either, and she hasn't forgiven him. She's betrothed to a viscount and has a new life and wants nothing to do with Aidan. But the discovery of an ancient trunk, a hunt for a street urchin, and the interference of homing pigeons might just be enough to bring these two back together.
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A moving second chance tale
Will she ever be enough for someone…
As I discovered this series upon Draven’s tale, I have a bit less knowledge about the whole group of survivors, so Aiden one just one of them shadow. But like for all the others, the author offers some insights about them in all her story, revisiting past heroes and releasing some clues about the nexts to keep us grounded and awaiting what is to come.
Aiden is no spare or down the line son, he comes from money but from the wrong side of the blanket. So when things turned dire, he had no one to turn to thus ended in the street, one of those forgotten children. If not for Jenny, he would have probably died. She was his accomplice in misery and hunger, his first love and the woman he left behind.
Jenny was born and bred in the slums of the city, overlooked, rejected and abused by her kin. She learned early and uglily to count on no one but herself. Yet she did not let this boy die on the pavements, in rescuing him, she also saved her soul as she had someone for once to turn to, someone to love and who loved her in return.
Why his departure was so damaging.
By leaving her behind, it engraved in her inner core she was not enough. So to reconquer her love, he will have to prove she is much more than enough, that she is his everything and makes him whole.
My heart broke for Jenny, she lost her last illusions with her first love, yet Aiden did not leave her with the thought to never coming back, he wanted to better himself to save her in return.
Yet as they meet again a decade and a half later, life has taken its toll and changed them. Aiden after knowing starvation and poverty needs ever more, while Jenny refuses to fall prey again to her chest organ and thus protects it like a priceless jewel.
Why Aiden is in for a gargantuan epiphany. As upon seeing again Jenny, he realizes not all the blunt of the world would keep him as warm at night as the young girl he loved when they had only bread to share.
I loved how the author wrapped everything flawlessly, nothing is left to hazard. Jenny and Aiden move in different circles than where they grew up, yet they are not out of place, the journey they followed is crafted to perfection and explain it all.
I loved Roland, Oscar and Harley, they are such a sweet and lovely addition to this story.
5 stars
Steam level : onscreen lovemaking scenes