After spending her life as the "shy" daughter with only her musical talent to make her stand out in any way in her large family, Lenora Wilton reached her breaking point with a broken engagement. Heading to Bath to stay with her Aunt Gwen in order to soothe her wounds, she began to find herself. Now she has begun to establish a life in Bath--she's learning to come out of her shell and not retreat from social interactions, and she is enjoying her position as a music teacher at a girls' school.
Things get a lot more complicated for her, however, when Catherine Manch arrives at the school. The obstinate twelve-year-old appears not to like school in general and Lenora in particular. However, her uncle Aiden Asher, armed with a bit of information Lenora needs kept secret, leaves Lenora little choice but to help his niece succeed. As Lenora does her best to help Catherine, she finds herself growing closer to Aiden and starts to dream of possibilities to come--until she finds out that Aiden neglected to tell her a significant detail about himself, one that threatens to break Lenora all over again.
I really enjoyed this book! It's full of engaging, well-developed characters; I really liked seeing Lenora blossom and try to face things she might have run from in the past. Aiden had such a good heart and makes an excellent leading man. Catherine is a brat, but Kilpack has done a great job showing WHY and how she is calling out for help that even she is lovable. The writing is excellent and made the characters feel very real, with realistic struggles and emotions.
This is a follow-up to The Vicar's Daughter, which I enjoyed but not nearly as much as this one. (You don't have to read the first one to understand this one, but it is a good book, too!)
I read a copy from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
5 stars.
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