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This was an absolutely charming and delightful novel. I was immediately swept up into the story and was fully engaged through out this quick paced historical romance. Renee Ann Miller's writing style is very accessible and easy to get into, she does a wonderful job of balancing the romantic relationship with the Robin Hood-esqe plot intrigue. I think Miller creates lovely main character who are supported by side characters who all feel like three-dimensional people.
This novel interweaves some lovely layers and tropes of employee/employer relationship, social status differences, orphaned heroine, hero with a learning disorder, fun animal side kick, and stealing from the rich (the one's who have done wrongs to others) to give to the poor. The Heroine-Olivia is smart and has a gift for numbers, she has a quiet strength about her and the will to survive and help others. Olivia is such a lovely heroine, I really enjoyed watching her independence and how she never let her situation in life defeat her, she was willing to stand up for herself and take care of herself.
The Hero-Andrew is such a genuine man. Yes, he starts the novel with a mistress but he never comes across as an alpha rake, which I really enjoyed. Andrew was aware of his learning limitations but he was not constantly dragging himself down in his own mind. I love that when Andrew realizes that Olivia has a gift for numbers he is able to better employ her to help him and giving her a sense of value in his life.
I really loved watching the relationship between Andrew and Olivia bloom. It was so wonderful to watch their respect and trust for each other slowly grow as they worked together. It was refreshing that their relationship was not fully fueled by lust, they both instead learn to recognize a strength they each have, they respect that strength and they are able to see the true inner value of the other. Theirs is a sweet and gentle love that embraces them and they slowly learn to trust each other with their bodies and then slowly learn to trust each other with their inner authenticity.
This is such a lovely, light hearted romance, with a bit of intrigue and some sweet sensual moments between the hero and heroine. I would highly recommend this novel, I enjoyed every moment spent with these characters and watching them slowly fall in love.