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moesey_along's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book had me biting my fist and kicking my feet!!!! I am actually obsessed with second chance romance, and I can’t fight it any longer. I also love a “I’m not good enough for her” trope when done right and Eva does it right!!! Someone please lock me in a manor on an island in Scotland so I too can have this
andrea_author's review
4.0
Wealthy tradesman Dominic is running from a dark past. That's why he left Lady Willa at the altar. Hurt and humiliated, she's spent the past year rebuilding her life. When she and Dom are reunited at a house party, will they find their way back to each other?
This is a steamy, emotional, heart-wrenching Regency romance with BDSM elements. Dom and Willa want nothing to do with each other at first. But with each encounter, the passion and friendship between them grows. Ultimately, they realize true love requires more from them than they were willing to give in the past. They have to grow if they want to be worthy of each other.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
This is a steamy, emotional, heart-wrenching Regency romance with BDSM elements. Dom and Willa want nothing to do with each other at first. But with each encounter, the passion and friendship between them grows. Ultimately, they realize true love requires more from them than they were willing to give in the past. They have to grow if they want to be worthy of each other.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
kilmorgancastle's review
4.0
ARC received through NetGalley
It took me a few chapters to get into this but god once I did I was hooked! Dom and Willa have such chemistry - the romance was swoonworthy, the sex was absolutely filthy in the best way, and the ending was just perfect. Leigh's prose flows like music, it's delightful to read.
The only thing I would have liked would have been a little more introduction to the characters at the beginning - I know it's the third in the series but I went into it having not read the other two and found the first chapter or two a little hard to follow. Perhaps that's my fault not Eva Leigh's, but in any case I would have liked it.
It took me a few chapters to get into this but god once I did I was hooked! Dom and Willa have such chemistry - the romance was swoonworthy, the sex was absolutely filthy in the best way, and the ending was just perfect. Leigh's prose flows like music, it's delightful to read.
The only thing I would have liked would have been a little more introduction to the characters at the beginning - I know it's the third in the series but I went into it having not read the other two and found the first chapter or two a little hard to follow. Perhaps that's my fault not Eva Leigh's, but in any case I would have liked it.
booksandpops4000's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved that was a second chance romance and i also loved the side charcters. this book also had issolated setting that i really enjoyed and it ws such a quick listen. I loved the characters pth back to each other and if you are looking for an extra steemy book,check this one out
emuhly's review
4.0
read the whole series just for this second chance romance and willa and dom did NOT let me down / 4 stars
champ81's review
4.0
This was a special second-chance romance featuring an errant bridegroom, Dom Kilburn, and the woman he left at the altar nearly a year ago, Willa Ransom. (Readers of the previous two books in this series know that Dom jilting Willa on her wedding day precipitated the romances featured in [b:The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes|58212242|The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes (Last Chance Scoundrels, #1)|Eva Leigh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628645743l/58212242._SX50_.jpg|89197451] and [b:How the Wallflower was Won|60017073|How the Wallflower was Won (Last Chance Scoundrels, #2)|Eva Leigh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1644958315l/60017073._SY75_.jpg|94528763].)
After Dom abandoned Willa, she took off for the Continent for an extended tour and he was gruff and miserable through the first two books of the series. He clearly did not miss out on their wedding day because he did not care, something that Willa's brothers--Kieran and Finn, who had helped Dom jilt her--recognized in his dour moods. They and their wives conspire to bring Dom and Willa together at a remote house party in Scotland where they are trapped for a few weeks in one another's company.
Willa is furious. Dom is repentant and willing to give her space. Yet as the circle one another in the early days of the house party, they realize that they would not have been a good fit a year ago and understood each other only superficially because they are both so guarded. As they learn more about each's others pasts and learn to trust another, a future together once again seems possible.
One of the most interesting parts of this story is how the sexual relationship between Willa and Dom begins to reflect the emotional bonds and trust they are building. This made the whole story feel cohesive, even the passionate interludes.
This was a good way to wrap up the series, and I think it will feel more meaningful to those who have already read the first two books. Kieran & Celeste and Finn & Tabitha appear throughout, and because we begin bang at the moment of Willa and Dom's heated reunion, the story will work best for readers who understand the slow build to this moment.
I received an advance reader copy from Netgalley for an honest review.
After Dom abandoned Willa, she took off for the Continent for an extended tour and he was gruff and miserable through the first two books of the series. He clearly did not miss out on their wedding day because he did not care, something that Willa's brothers--Kieran and Finn, who had helped Dom jilt her--recognized in his dour moods. They and their wives conspire to bring Dom and Willa together at a remote house party in Scotland where they are trapped for a few weeks in one another's company.
Willa is furious. Dom is repentant and willing to give her space. Yet as the circle one another in the early days of the house party, they realize that they would not have been a good fit a year ago and understood each other only superficially because they are both so guarded. As they learn more about each's others pasts and learn to trust another, a future together once again seems possible.
One of the most interesting parts of this story is how the sexual relationship between Willa and Dom begins to reflect the emotional bonds and trust they are building. This made the whole story feel cohesive, even the passionate interludes.
This was a good way to wrap up the series, and I think it will feel more meaningful to those who have already read the first two books. Kieran & Celeste and Finn & Tabitha appear throughout, and because we begin bang at the moment of Willa and Dom's heated reunion, the story will work best for readers who understand the slow build to this moment.
I received an advance reader copy from Netgalley for an honest review.