Earl of Griffith (Once Upon a Widow Book 6) by Aubrey Wynne – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

Earl of Griffith by Aubrey Wynne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Earl of Griffith is Book Six in the Once Upon a Widow series. It is a beautifully written historical, second chance, romance novel set in the early 1800’s. The author has done a wonderful job of drawing the reader into the story with a compelling storyline and vivid descriptions of that time period that make you feel as though you are right there with the characters. The characters are enduring, engaging, lovable, and relatable. Lady Helen is someone that your heart immediately goes out to when she elopes at the tender age of sixteen to be with the man of her dreams. Arriving at her new home she quickly discovers that the marriage she had envisioned to the man of her dreams is not what she expected. She feels sad, lonely, and helpless as she is living in shabby conditions and left alone for lengths of time by her husband. When Lady Helen’s husband suddenly dies and leaves her with a three-year-old child she finds herself fleeing from her home for fear that her life may be taken next.

Lady Helen returns to the family she left behind and makes amends for going against their wishes to elope with the Irish rebel. She plans to attend her brother’s wedding and meets his friend who has been sent to act as her companion. The Earl of Griffith spent all his time looking after his duties and has never had time or a need for romance. Once Conway meets Lady Helen, he realizes that he has been missing out on love and begins to pursue her. Lady Helen is not interested after being conned by her first husband and insists she will never marry again. Conway does not give up that easily and insists on charming Lady Helen. Naturally Lady Helen is reluctant to love again after being hurt and left as a widow, so she is not easily charmed. However, Conway is sweet, kind, caring, loving, gentle, and hard to resist. A great read with love, loss, angst, tears, laughter, insecurity, doubt, hope, romance, and a second chance at love.

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