Adoringly, Edward

Letters to Love #5

by Sydney Winward

They locked him in that tower for his own good. But no one ever mentioned that it was the most dangerous place of all…

Edward Beaumont has suffered from a heart condition all his life, and all he wants to do is experience life in its fullest. He sneaks out of his locked tower, dons a mask, and attends a masquerade where he meets a beautiful woman who was everything he never knew he wanted.

Parted without knowing her name, he tries to search for her, but a tower and his sickness stand between them.

Lady Vivienne Winfield makes it a game of finding her masked hero, only to panic when a game turns into a race against time. If she doesn’t locate him within two weeks, she will be married to the duke and lose all chance at future happiness.

Vivienne and Edward battle against the ticking clock when they learn devastating secrets about themselves that could shake the foundation of their world. When something even more sinister enters the arena, will they win the race against time? Or will they be too late?

Genres: Historical

185 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2025

Reviews

[⋆Isaᵕ̈ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 stars*

This was ADORABLE 😭🌸 Protect Edward and Vivi at all costs!!

[Angie Thompson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Rats. Found this on a list of clean fiction and forgot that "closed-door" doesn't necessarily equal "no inappropriate intimacy". I was drawn so hard to the premise, but if I had known that Vivi's desperation to find Edward again was based on her being pregnant as a result of their first encounter, I wouldn't have picked it up. :(

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book stays somewhat true to the original fairy tale while lending its own twists to the telling.

Edward has been locked away by a fearful elder sister, who believes that he will die without constant supervision. However, he sneaks out on occasion when his health permits. On one such occasion, he kindles a romance with his childhood friend, Vivienne. The kicker is that neither one of them knows that it is the other.

The romance, which felt rushed at the beginning, makes much more sense when more context is given to their childhood friendship. The author also managed to lay her false trails well enough that I basically missed the twist that came at the end.

Overall, a nice little read and one that interests me in the rest of the related books.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Colleen L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

What begins as an engaging tryst, builds to a complicated loss of a lover, and ends with deadly search for a happily ever after. This love story, which is modeled "somewhat" after a fairy tale, gives the reader a strong heroine, a compromised hero, and some antagonists we love to hate. If you are intrigued by a heroine who loves to break the rules while remaining true to the death for those she loves, this is a story that will satisfy you immensely. There is nothing cliche about the hero she sets her sights on, for he is already battle weary when their adventure begins and he sometimes needs help as he struggles to rise to who he is and what he wants. And as for the villains, expect to be confused as to their goals and who they are. I highly recommend this love story for a fun and rewarding escape from the norm.

[Fay J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very often when things are done for someone's sake, they very often turn out to have more of a negative impact than a positive one. Edward has been locked away to protect him but if anything it makes him more impulsive and rash. You do truly understand him though and why he makes the choices he does. Vivienne is lively, almost too much so but it is just what would be needed to fall for a masked stranger. I think that their not being aware of each other properly definitely helped. I loved it all and previous characters who appeared.
I'll be reading this one again.

[Lisa H · Rating 4 out of 5]

He’s the rapunzel…

Edward escapes from his ivory tower to attend a masquerade. The first girl he meets is “Vivi” Lady Vivienne, who is breaking free, too and swipes an invitation to the ball to get in and, well, party on.

It’s a loose Raounzel retelling, with Edward the one locked in a tower.
But the clock is ticking…

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun "fairytale retelling" romance.. I liked it very much.. It is sweet and funny, with lots of mishaps..

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[Sandra Singleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part of the Letters to Love series. If you love fairy tale retellings this is a must-read by the author. Edward and Vivienne have to solve a problem before they can have a HEA. Can't wait for the next book.

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[Tanvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the writing of the book along with the characters and the pace. It was a short and sweet read and I would like to read the series from the beginning.

[Moni · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. This is book 5 in the Letters to Love Series and can be read as a standalone. Adoringly, Edward is told through Edward and Vivienne's pov and is a closed door genderswapped Rapunzel retelling that will grab your attention.

When the author first teased that Edward and Vivienne's story, I was intrigued because I had never read a genderswapped Rapunzel retelling before. From the start of the book, I was invested because of how things developed. It was easy to feel for Edward when he was limited in the way he could live his life. As for Vivienne, she was lively, determined, and a good match for him. Their romance was a closed door one consisting of a fade to black scene. Aside from the romance, I also liked seeing familiar characters from the previous books make an appearance. I was also so curious to find out how things would end and was surprised by a few of the twists. Overall, this was a good addition to the series that I know fans of it will enjoy.

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book from this series of standalone but connected fairy tale retellings and I thought it was a really good gender-swapped loose Rapunzel Fairy Tale Retelling with great characters and an interesting story with unexpected plot twists. I loved getting to know both Edward & Vivienne in this story and was happy with how everything worked out for them. The epilogue at the end was really cute. I look forward to reading more of this series in the future.

Letters to Love Series
Yours, Sterling: Sterling Winfield & Kathleen de Clare
Forever, Mirabelle: Gilberd Keats & Mirabelle Waters
Always, Ivette: Barnaby Mavis & Ivette Danvers
Charles, With Love: Charles Lockwood & Emmaline Blythe
Adoringly, Edward: Edward Beaumont & Vivienne Winfield

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