


I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. The secondary characters also made the novella enjoyable. The hero and the heroine seemed to genuinely care for one another. I may have enjoyed it more if I had read the first novel but it was a cute romance none the less. This is a fast paced romance, and I will admit, I haven't read the first story in the series titled, "A Night to Surrender." There were parts in the story that seemed a little too fast, if you know what I mean. As the story advances, this french speaking dirty madman turns out to be the big disappointment himself, the man who left her after a night of passion. As they rush him to a room to help him, Violet thinks she may recognize this insensible scoundrel. Suddenly a man barges in, covered in blood, speaking french and falls at her feet. The story begins as Violet is at a ball standing with her friends. She has come to this tiny town in a bit of disgrace, trying to get past the "big disappointment," a failed romance with the boy next door. This is the second story of Dare's Spindle Cover series. A short story by Tessa Dare, "Once Upon a Winter's Eve" tells the story of Violet Winterbottom, a wallflower spending some time in fictional Spindle Cove.
