“Remember this, Nana-not a bit of what happened was your fault.” The captain gently cupped her face in his hands and then touched his forehead to hers, holding it there until they were breathing in unison. Uh, sigh (in a wistful way) when Nana reveals to Oliver why she left Bath:

If there was a loud noise I would almost shake awake and be like 'What's that? A T.V.? What's that doing in the Mulberry Inn?' Scary I know, but when a book is good I get completely absorbed into it. I was utterly lost in this world Carla Kelly created. This story invoked similar emotions in me, the tone and way I was lost into the world the author created was reminiscent. This book reminded me a lot of 'All through the Night' by Connie Brockway (if you haven't read this book I demand you do). This wasn't oh he/she is hot, fall into lust but thoughts and feelings building over time and honest to god emotion. This author did it right and I was able to read about the rarest of all things, two people falling in love. These little things are what separates decent stories and great stories. The 'horror, he thought, horrors' part was hilarious and simply adding this part adds to Oliver's character and the story. “I could get up and use the chamber pot,” he protested, but only feebly. If I hadn’t been available just now, she’d have done for you, too.” Gran cut up stiff, but Nana’s not a shrinking violet. “She’s tended me when I’ve been too ill to get out of bed. “I think you’re needing this,” Pete said, his voice gruff, but not unkind. An example of this and a part which made me laugh out loud was when Oliver was sick and woke up having to pee and thought Nana was still in the room: Show More Oliver's private thoughts was a huge boost to this story. Overall I really enjoyed this romance and thought it was very appealing in a more low key way than most of what I read. I think I'll have to make a point of reading more ship faring stories because there is something about them that really strikes me. Despite being a personality I usually take issue with, I really liked him. Typically the goody two shoes personality makes me cringe, but not in this case. Nana was an interesting blend of biddability (they call her “biddable” so why not biddability?), compassion and strength that I really enjoyed. However, I was quite taken by the sweet romance and likeable characters. Usually I like my romances a bit steamier and more adventurous. Captain Worthy is a man who has always lived by his instincts and when he sees Nana he is immediately moved to protect her from both poverty and the unknown machinations of her underhanded father.

Show More has agreed to stay at the Mulberry to report on the state of his daughter.

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