Review: Remember That Day

I absolutely adored this story! Winifred was such a breath of fresh air - happy and lively, despite the trauma she'd been through early in life. Colonel The Honorable Nicholas Ware is the exact opposite of Winnie. He's a second son and born to be a military man. However, they find that they are slowly falling in love.

The only issue? (Well, not nearly the ONLY issue...) They are both spoken-for as they are falling for one another. 

I will also mention that their is an author's note at the front of this novel noting that she is merging two families here. I have only read a few of Balogh's books here and there, so I was a bit intimidated going in once I read this, but I shouldn't have worried. The story was written in such a way that I had a good understanding of who fit where, at least for the most part. And it was so enjoyable overall that I wasn't worried about knowing each and every character, other than wanting to go and read some of their stories now!

This was one of those books that is just such a pleasant read that you want to sit in the sun and bask in the joy of it all afterward. It won't be long before I pick up another Balogh novel!

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in marriage. But when Owen introduces Winifred to his elder brother Nicholas, the late Earl of Stratton’s second son, the slow burn between them begins.

Nicholas is a cavalry colonel—a hardened soldier whom Winifred at first despises. She finds him intimidating and cruel-looking, while he finds her strange and startlingly forthright. During a summer at Ravenswood, however, Nicholas and Winifred are unwillingly thrown together on several occasions, until they realize the passion that drives their disagreements is not due to dislike—it is because of attraction.

Winifred still awaits Owen’s proposal, and Nicholas has made his intention to marry his commanding officer’s daughter quite clear. With allegiances to other marriage prospects and brotherly bonds at risk, not to mention the age difference between them, Nicholas and Winifred know it would be wholly improper to pursue a romance...

And yet, romance is irresistible. Perhaps even inevitable.