Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5)
Lisa Kleypas
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· 388 ratings · 352 pages · Published: 29 Jun 2010
As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted... and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man—just to avoid spinsterhood?
He is a world-weary cynic.
Captain Christopher Phelan is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Beatrix's friend, the vivacious flirt Prudence Mercer, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Pru, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul—and it's becoming clear that Christopher won't come back as the same man. When Beatrix learns of Pru's disappointment, she decides to help by concocting Pru's letters to Christopher for her. Soon the correspondence between Beatrix and Christopher develops into something fulfilling and deep... and when Christopher comes home, he's determined to claim the woman he loves. What began as Beatrix's innocent deception has resulted in the agony of unfulfilled love—and a passion that can't be denied.
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- historical 37
- victorian 29
- military 28
- virgin heroine 27
- tortured hero 26
- cheerful/happy heroine 24
- grumpy/cold hero 23
- grumpy & sunshine 22
- independent heroine 22
- sweet/gentle heroine 22
- angst 19
- war 19
- alpha male 16
- m-f romance 16
- funny 13
- other man/woman 13
- men in uniform 13
- possessive hero 11
- sassy heroine 10
- hurt/comfort 10
- cruel hero/bully 9
- enemies to lovers 8
- caretaking 8
- warlord/commander hero 6
- competent heroine 6
- neurodivergent mc 5
- betrayal 5
- disabilities & scars 5
- take-charge heroine 4
- height difference 3
- regency 2
- small town 2
- love triangle 2
- fighter hero 2
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- dubious consent 5
- mental trauma 3
- terminal illness 3
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- russia 6
- europe 5
- united kingdom 4
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- dual pov 6
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The 'The Hathaways' series
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