Kissing the Kavalier by Annette Nauraine – Review by Terri Jo McAllister

Kissing the Kavalier by Annette Nauraine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an endearing story of honor, duty, family, and love. Set in 1867 Vienna, Lieutenant Matteo von Ritter has come home from the war. A head injury has left him with lapses in his memory about the night he was injured. Why were his injuries almost non-existent, while his two comrades have life altering wounds? Did he abandon them, like a coward?

Zdenka Walden, disguised as her sister’s brother, poses as a chaperone while her sister is presented at the Coachman’s Ball in hopes of finding a suitable husband. When Zdenka befriends Matteo as “Zdenko”, things become complicated. Zdenka begins exchanging letters with Matteo, pretending they are from her sister, all the while falling in love with him. This was a very entertaining story with some humor, the reality of PTSD and its effects on people, as well as what one will do in the name of love.

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