Now that spring is here, I’m all about reading some fun new books in the sunshine. When Unrivaled arrived at my door, I knew I’d love it from the cover. The covers always get me.

Then as I started reading, Unrivaled reminded me of all kinds of stories I love.  The Titanic movie, Downton Abbey, and even a bit of Sense & Sensibility swirled around my thoughts.  Lucy Kendall comes home from a trip abroad and has to grow up pretty quickly.  I could relate to the moment when she realized all that her mother had sacrificed for her.   Becoming a woman and a mother myself was really eye-opening for me.  I was suddenly burdened with the choices I had made and how they might have impacted my family, especially my mother.  Lucy has that sort of epiphany too, and sets out to save the family business.  The formal arrangement of betrothal comes to light in this book, when Lucy agrees to marry someone she’s not passionate about.  Her sense of duty and responsibility call her to question again.  Over and over this book reminds me how lucky I am to live in the 21st century.  Having the choice to marry the man I love (not just out of familial duty) is just one thing I have taken for granted!   Are you into period historical fiction?  You’ll enjoy Unrivaled.

I participated in the Unrivaled book tour.