I liked this ward/guardian romance. The hero was pretty young having inherited the guardianship of the heroine from his father. You knew all along that he had loved her for years but he never pressed her at all but would have been willing to let her go had the guy she found been worthy of her. But since he wasn't, the hero did everything he could to protect her while letting the heroine come to her own realization that the other guy was a jerk. The author did a good job of showing the evolution of the heroine and how she grew up and learned that she really had loved the hero all along. It was kind of creepy when you realized just how long ago the hero had dumped his fiance because he was in love with the heroine but it wasn't dwelt on.

Anyway if you like the guardian/ward theme this one will be right up your alley. ( )