Charming Sir Charles

Dashing Widows #5

by Anna Campbell

Matchmaking mayhem in Mayfair!


Sally Cowan, Countess of Norwood, spent ten miserable years married to an overbearing oaf. Now she’s free, she plans to have some fun. But before she kicks her heels up, this Dashing Widow sets out to launch her pretty, headstrong niece Meg into society and find her a good husband.


When rich and charming Sir Charles Kinglake gives every sign that he can’t get enough of Meg’s company, Sally is delighted to play chaperone at all their meetings. Charles is everything that’s desirable in a gentleman suitor. How disastrous, when over the course of the season’s most elegant house party, Sally realizes that desire is precisely the name of the game. She’s found her niece’s perfect match—but she wants him for herself!


There are none so blind as those who will not see…


From the moment Sir Charles Kinglake meets sparkling Lady Norwood, he’s smitten. He courts her as a gentleman should—dancing with her at every glittering ball, taking her to the theatre, escorting her around London. Because she’s acting as chaperone to her niece, that means most times, Meg accompanies them. The lack of privacy chafes a man consumed by desire, but Charles’s intentions are honorable, and he’s willing to work within the rules to win the wife he wants.


However when he discovers that his careful pursuit has convinced Sally he’s interested in Meg rather than her, he flings the rules out the window. When love is at stake, who cares about a little scandal? It’s time for charming Sir Charles to abandon the subtle approach and play the passionate lover, not the society suitor!


Now with everything at sixes and sevens, Sir Charles risks everything to show lovely Lady Norwood they make the perfect pair!

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Novella, Regency, Fiction, Regency Romance

151 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 27, 2017

About the author

I've written 53 bestselling historical romances: 11 multi-award winning books for Hachette Grand Central Publishing and Avon HarperCollins, and more than 40 as an independently published author, These include my popular series The Sons of Sin (6 books), The Dashing Widows (7 books), The Lairds Most Likely (10 books), A Scandal in Mayfair (4 books), and Scoundrels of Mayfair (4 books). My new series, Cinderellas of Mayfair, launched with Sir Hugo Seeks a Wife in 2025.

When I'm not touring the world seeking inspiration for my passionate stories, I live on the beautiful east coast of Australia.

I've always been a voracious reader and I delve into many different genres, as you'll see if you check out my books list. Favorite authors include Dorothy Dunnett, Elly Griffiths, K.J. Charles, and Loretta Chase.

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Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Charmer falls for a Dashing Widow.

There is no bloody way I would survive back in the day. The rules of propriety and decorum would drive me bonkers. A lady wearing red is scandalous...well there goes a few of my favourite items of clothing in my wardrobe. A lady, alone with a gentleman after dark better get a special license ready...oh geez, no wonder they married young. I would have been married at seventeen...shudders. A lady married to an unfaithful husband must grin and bear it. Sure...after I castrate him.

Yep...I think I will stick with the here and now for my reality and step back in time reading historical romances.

I am addicted to this series. Anna Campbell's Dashing Widows series manages to leave me with a smile on my face every time. I admit, this one did frustrate me a little.

Sally, the heroine, can't seem to move on after her horrible marriage. The gorgeous and charming Sir Charles is right in front of her and instead of seeing his interest in her, only sees a potential suitor for her niece. She's too old and not at all good enough for such a nice young man.

Charles can't believe the love of his life keeps foisting him off on her niece. What will it take for her to see him? When will he get an opportunity to pounce?

With time and perseverance this Dashing Widow may finally get what she's always wanted...love from Charming Sir Charles.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐
3 stars.






➕ What I liked :



The heroine was a little “older”. (31) 👍


Widow heroine.

Older woman and younger man romance.

Good/caring and patient hero.

Tallish heroine.


OK plot for a novella but….

OK romantic build up and chemistry for a novella but….


A little bit of a unique idea that it is the hero that acknowledged his feelings first and does not fight against them… and it is the heroine that does not acknowledge her feelings and also tries to fight/repress her feelings.







➖ What I disliked:


The heroine talks rather negatively about her age (the heroine is 31…. but she sometimes kind of talks about herself like she is at least double that age… and this is done over and over.)

A little too repetitive about how handsome the hero was.


Believability/plausibility issues‎.
(For being a widow and a “older” woman …. the heroine is a little too naive and ignorant/willfully ignorant about pleasure and sex and to some degree also her own body.
Even if it is kind of understandable to a certain degree with her being married at 17 to a selfish and horrible and cold man etc. … but even with all that… the heroine is still a little too naive and ignorant/willfully ignorant about sex and to some degree also her own body and pleasure for being the age she is and a widow etc.)



Even if it is understandable to a certain degree that the heroine has issues with her worth and confidence after having a bad and loveless marriage to a horrible man (cold, cheater, bully etc.)
The heroine was now a widow that was a vivacious and lively woman that liked to go to balls etc. and she outwardly looked like a strong and confident woman… but she had a rather low self worth because of her husband and his treatment of her and their bad marriage and that she was married so young.
But some time has passed since her husband died and she has supportive friends and is enjoying herself etc…. So it would have been interesting to see that she at least had started to build herself up a little more... to be a stronger and confident woman.
She did slowly start to see her worth and fully acknowledge how horrible her husband had been to her…
But there still needed to be a little more growth from the heroine with a little more confidence and self-assurance from the heroine…. Because she was still rather vulnerable and insecure by the end of the book.


The heroine was too oblivious and clueless but also naive about the heroes interest and attraction to her… it was very obvious to almost all her friends and even her young niece and to anyone else that was not blind.

The heroine is also a little too clueless about her feelings for the hero and when she finally acknowledges her feelings for the hero….. she does not think she is good enough for him.

Too much miscommunications/misunderstandings.


Both main characters needed a little more depth.

The plot was OK for a novella... but some things needed to be a little more fleshed out.

The romantic build up and chemistry was OK for a novella... but in some places lacked depth and felt simultaneously rushed in some places and in other places it dragged.

The ending was rather abrupt and some things were left unanswered.
(Maybe they are answered in other books in the series? But stuff like was the heroine barren?)

Formulaic in the character description/visual appearance/character choice about the hero.
(Hero= tall, muscular, very handsome.)


A sensitive issue/topic is not handle well in the book or/and is glossed over.
(Verbal abuse and bullying but also neglect in a marriage and what the lingering impact that can have on people.
Neither the heroines friends or the hero truly knew or grasped the full extent of how bad the heroines marriage had been and how it had/did effect her… because she did not really tell them about it because she felt shame among other things.)

[Sue Gerhardt Griffiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming Sir Charles (Dashing Widows #5) gave me a warm shiver, happy tingles and loads of smiley smiles.
A sweet novella and an adorable hero. I’ll have one of those 😅 Oh right, I have one, lucky me 😂

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anna Campbell is one of my go-to authors for a short, fun novella. She usually creates tight, emotional, yet light-hearted novellas that I gobble up in one sitting. I have been highly anticipating this one. I love the premise of a hero being all staid and proper, but when he finds out that he is in the "friendzone," all bets are off. I love heroes that are quiet and unassuming in public and super sexy in private. Charles definitely lived up to my expectations. He was delicious. I loved that Campbell established that he was a large man, but still had an air of quiet intelligence and chivalry. He was just a good guy and I adored him.

On the other hand, the Dashing Widow, Sally, was hard to like. For a woman of 30, she lacked self-awareness. I know she had a tough first marriage, but really, the way she flip-flopped over her emotions and what she wanted--nearly losing a gorgeous, perfect dreamboat in the process--drove me insane. She eventually comes around, but it took a bit too long for me and I wanted to go in my kindle and yell a bit until she had some sense knocked into her! It was just hard to see what Charles loved about Sally because she always acted like a ninny to me. But hey, if Sally is who made Charles happy, then so be it because he was awesome.

Overall, all stars go to Charles because he was a hunk...and Sally was one lucky girl.

[HR-ML · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story took place 1829 in England.

Sir Charles was described as a rich, sophisticated,
madly attractive charmer & his heroine widowed
Lady Sally a sparkling, generous yet vulnerable
soul. She thought herself barren. Her late spouse,
20 years her senior kept her meek and raged and
cursed at her.

Lady S came into her own. This was a rare romance
where the H realized before h that he was in love.
She assumed that Sir C was courting her 18 year old
niece Meg. He pointed out he was courting Lady S
& asked "why shove me at your niece?"

My only real complaint was this story stopped at the
84% mark.

[Aoi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I adore the Dashing Widows concept to bits, but the latest installments have trouble keeping my attentions. Ms Campbell would have done so much more, but the writing's too lazy and the heroine is far too much obtuse.

[Jonetta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Widow Sally Cowan, Lady Norwood, is introducing her niece, Meg, to London society and has focused on one suitor, Sir Charles Kinglake. While he's a bit older (about 29-years old to her 18), he's charming, kind, considerate and attentive. But, he's not yet issued a proposal and the season is close to ending. Charles is even more frustrated as he's trying to court Lady Norwood!

Sally is one of the more spirited of the Dashing Widows so it was startling to see her so off balance once she owned up to her feelings for Charles. She was so damaged emotionally by her first marriage to a boorish and cruel oaf, Sally couldn't see the proverbial forest. Even Meg had to intervene for her to acknowledge that Charles had no interest in anyone other than Sally.

This was a passionate and, at times, funny story about two really wonderful people that couldn't follow the straight line to each other. Sally loved her independence after ten years in a loveless marriage and the idea of a love match was incomprehensible to her. Charles frustration was well earned. I enjoyed this story, as I always do with Campbell's stories, though Sally's stubbornness was wearying. However, there's a very powerful scene between her and the last Dashing Widow that was very moving and made all that musing worth the wait.

(I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review)

[Georgie-who-is-Sarah-Drew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Georgette Heyer wrote the original story ("A Husband for Fanny" in Pistols For Two), a little amuse-bouche of some 5,000 words. Anna Campbell's version is over nine times as long, at 46,000 words. It is not, unfortunately, nine times as interesting. Which is a pity as I'd thought Anna Campbell was one of only a few authors to nail the novella length.

"Charming Sir Charles" is no more complex than the original, so it needs either the H or h (preferably both) to be fleshed out much more as characters to justify the additional length. As it is, both are surprisingly bland. If you haven't yet read the Heyer, CSC is a bland, but not an awful read (I like Anna Campbell's writing), but to see what Campbell can do on form, head for Her Christmas Earl, which is original, well-written and effective.

[Verdelite · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fine continuation of the Dashing Widows series. I enjoy the large amount of hopeless pining that the MMC has to go through before finally nabbing the FMC.

Unfortunately, Charming Sir Charles felt a tad too superficial. I liked the set-up but I would have liked to actually see the connection between the FMC and the MMC by experiencing how they got to know each other and seeing their interactions that sparked the ardent pursuit by the MMC. Instead, the readers are told about it happening some time in the past and thus, it doesn't feel very believable or as immersive as it could have been.

[Tanya Sridhar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sir Charles (I don't like this name) is quite fantastic. Truly, the classic characteristics of a traditional regency hero but with the refreshing ability to communicate. More importantly, he lacked that common trait most hero's in this genre have - the fear of emotions, or shudder - love. He was quite perfect to be honest.

Sally, our heroine on the other hand was by far the dumbest heroine to ever exist. I don't like calling women dumb, really - but honestly, reading Sally being befuddled and confused about things that were clear as day was like pulling teeth. Essentially, she was just written all kinds of wrong.

Low rating because Charles (I still have the horrid memory of that coronation so I have an involuntary gagging reaction to his name, but still) deserved better. Also this was so short, I read it in my long uber ride to the airport. So yeah.

[Jaci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming Sir Charles is Book 5 in The Dashing Widows Series. A wonderful novella that proves that no matter how long or short a book is you can always count on Anna Campbell to keep you intrigued and reading late into the night. I finished this novella in one sitting. I have read all of The Dashing Widows stories and have loved them all.

Sally Cowan is a widow who lived through a marriage that left her hurt, lonely and barren. Her parents married her to a much older man when she was seventeen. She despised her husband and was not heart broken when he died. He spent more time in other woman's beds than her own. The only thing she wanted out of her miserable marriage was a child and even that was denied her. Heart broken she has decided that it is time to start living again and find herself a lover who can show her what she missed being married to a selfish bastard. She is adamant that she will never marry again.

Sr. Charles is a bachelor who has finally found the woman he wants to spend his life with. Unfortunately she doesn't seem to know he is alive. He is a little younger than her but does not see it as an obstacle to his HAE. He has no idea that Sally has no intention of being married again and has never loved any man. Charles has his work cut out for him, but he is determined to break through Sally's fear and show her how love can change her life.

I love the way that Anna makes her characters the story. Even though a novella is a short novel Anna's stories are packed with a plethora of everything you want in a Historical Romance. Her writing is witty, smart, and sexy. Anna has made me laugh and cry while reading her books. Her books are keepers and the best 99 cents you will ever spend.

[Tracy Emro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this novella, but not quite as much as the previous installments.

Sally is a widow, she spent 10 years in an unhappy marriage and has decided that marriage and love are not for her. She plans to become a "dashing widow" and maybe take a lover, but first she has to marry off her niece Meg. She has already decided that the handsome Sir Charles is the perfect man for Meg and refuses to allow her personal feelings for the man interfere with Meg's happiness.

Sir Charles has been trying to court Sally, the lovely widowed Lady Norwood for weeks, but she seems to be immune to his advances. When the opportunity to spend time with her arises, he jumps at the chance and they share a passionate night together.

Sally is horrified with herself for giving into her desires, she still believes that Charles is courting Meg and even when he disabuses her of that notion, she will not accept that Charles wants her. When he proposes, she shuts him down and walks away.

Thankfully, her dear friend Morwenna talks some sense into her - otherwise, I am not sure these two would have had a HEA!

This was a nice addition to the the Dashing Widows, but it is not a keeper for me. If you have been following the series, you will definitely want to read this story, but I wouldn't recommend starting the series with this novella, at the absolute minimum read the previous book "Pursuing Lord Pascal" (which is absolutely fantastic!) before reading this novella.

[Rose Blue · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars as reviewed at Roses Are Blue: http://wp.me/p3QRh4-vn

Sally Cowan was married at seventeen to a much older man. While the marriage may have earned her the title of Countess Norwood, it also came with a spouse who was surly, unkind, and unfaithful. Her husband died in an accident after ten years of marriage, and now four years later, Sally is enjoying her freedom and is contemplating having an affair. Wedded life is not for her, but perhaps she can find the passion her marriage lacked. It's just a shame that she'll never get to experience genuine love. But first things first, she has to see that her niece, Meg, who she's chaperoning, becomes engaged to the lovely young man who has been much in their company for the last two months, Charles Kinglake.

Sir Charles was smitten the moment he set eyes on Sally, and he has been spending every moment he can with her and her niece. Each time he's with her, he falls a little more in love. But while she is charming and delightful, and appears to enjoy his company, she gives no indication that she feels any more for him than friendship. Charles' frustration is building, and he's beginning to lose hope that Sally will ever love him. Little does he know that Sally believes it's her niece Charles is courting.

When Sally misunderstands a conversation she overhears, she believes that Charles has finally fallen for Meg, and is about to propose. All of a sudden Sally realizes that she will be losing the wonderful friendship she has with Charles, and that her feelings for him go much deeper. Horrified at this realization, Sally avoids Charles, and is very stiff and proper in his company when she does see him. Now poor Charles is more confused than ever - he had just decided to confess his love to Sally and she's treating him like a pariah.

Anna Campbell's DASHING WIDOWS series is about six women, all widowed, who have made a decision to go forward and enjoy their lives. One thing they have in common is a determined character, and most have consciously decided not to marry again - the reasons vary, but most of these ladies had unhappy first marriages. I found Sally to be the most stubborn of the widows. Even when all the misunderstandings have been straightened out, when Charles confesses his love, and then when he boldly declares that all her real or imagined impediments don't matter, she still refuses him. Charles is a swoonworthy hero, who had an aura of honor and goodness about him that made me fall a bit in love with him myself, and he's one of my favorites that Anna Campbell has written. Sally has to do some soul searching, and some self evaluation before she can find a happily ever after with the most CHARMING SIR CHARLES.

[MasterSal · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was so dull it took me forever (aka 3 days to read), mostly because I could not see through my tears caused by my yawns.

I was annoyed by the leads - I was interested in the older heroine but I ended up being annoyed by her naivete and cluelessness. She didn’t realise Sir Charles, the hero, was interested in her. She kept pushing him on her niece.

Her entire friend group knew or had a clue about his interest. I didn’t understand why they did not sit her down and talk to her instead of being all cryptic and having 2 min conversations on the side? The heroine came across as a bit of a dunderhead 🤷‍♀‍🤦‍♀‍😅

I basically lost interest in the novella (a novella!!). I would have DNF’d but it was so short that I kept pushing myself.

1 star - I didn’t like it and, even though I feel bad rating Anna Campbell so low, this gave me a headache.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

MS Campbell you have done it again what a story I love your writing voice the sensuality you bring out on the pages the depth of personality from your hero and heroine had me turning the pages sighing, smiling and really cheering them both one because they did need a little push to fund that awesome HEA.

Sally Cowan Countess of Norwood is widowed and has decided that it is time to have some fun so she has come to town to chaperone her niece Meg. Sally’s marriage was not a good one and she has no intention of marrying again she is convinced she is way too old but when the suitor that she has decided would be great for Meg has her falling for his charms what is she to do, someone needs to make her see the truth and a few of her friends the other widows and the wonderful Meg start the ball rolling.

Sir Charles Kinglake has fallen for the beautiful Sally Cowan at first sight and ensures that he is around as much as possible but Sally seems to have her wires crossed on who he is trying to court what is he to do pounce perhaps and with a little help from Meg he has a wonderful sensual afternoon with Sally, but it doesn’t end as he planned.

This one has all the boxes ticked for a fabulous historical romance the setting, the characters I loved Charles he is so good and Sally is as well but she has been hurt before and needs to build that confidence and Charles is perfect for her. Thank you MS Campbell for another story that had me smiling and sighing.

[Kindle Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I had hoped for

I love Anna Campbell's Dashing Widows series so much that I preordered this story.
Sir Charles is a wonderfully warm and sexy hero. Megs, the heroine's niece, is a scamp that I hope to see in her own story.
The heroine, Sally- I couldn't get a grip on her character and never truly felt invested in her journey. Unfortunately that lack, for me, really took away from my enjoyment of the story.

»SPOILER ALERT
“I spent nearly ten years with a man who did his best to make me feel inadequate....“I swore I’d never do that again.”
Anger flashed in Charles’s eyes...“I’ll never do that to you.”
“No,...At least not on purpose. But eventually you’ll regret marrying your older, barren wife. And in trying to hide your disappointment with your choice, you’d hurt me more than you would if you showed it openly.”
“That’s the stupidest bloody thing I’ve ever heard.”«

Forgive my speculation. But I think the problem here was addressing such a huge issue - verbal abuse and its lingering impact- in a novella. The reader never sees any examples of what the heroine suffered, which makes it difficult for some to identify with the heroine as a victim.
If the author ever rewrites this story as a novel, I would definitely read it.

For any readers new to Anna Campbell, I would definitely recommend the other Dashing Widows books especially the first three.
Unfortunately this was just not one of the author's better works.

[Tena · Rating 3 out of 5]

OMG! I wanted to toss something at one of the main characters in this story. I cannot remember the last time I was so aggravated at a character. Sally just simply does not see what is in front of her, despite all the hints and clues and eventually even pointed statements. Then, after she admits her own feelings to herself, to her friends, and to Sir Charles, she still refuses to accept what is right in front of her. Charles appears to have the patience of a saint, and as he continued his pursuit, I started to question his intelligence a little. Eventually, of course, Sally gets her HEA, but I have to say it was too late for me by then. I couldn't be happy for them, only happy it was over. I admittedly have a low angst threshold and this story redlined it early on. If you're a fan of angst, then this one is for you. I'm still moving on to the last in the series as the others have been very good.

[Siobhan J · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually liked the hero a lot more than the heroine in this book, which is... New for me. It was possibly because she has the same name (and personality) of my MIL's most annoying friend, or possibly because she treated everybody around her terribly the whole book long, or probably because SHE WAS A COMPLETE MORON OH MY GOD.

She insisted that the hero was into her niece just after he made passionate love to her! She insisted her niece was madly in love with the hero after said niece literally ran away on a horse to give them some alone time! She kept insisting that she was over the hill despite everybody informing her that she was 31 YEARS OLD! I swear, by the end of the book I was expecting her to start eating rocks and gibbering.

At least this book had Meg. Wonderful, lovely Meg who deserved so much better than the stupidest aunt ever. May she ride off into the sunset and become a highwaywoman or something.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This was great! I absolutely loved Sally's complete obliviousness to Charles's true feelings (and her own, for that matter), and Charles being into her the whole time, and I loved Meg (and was very glad that Sally's belief that Charles was courting Meg was not a belief that Meg shared). All the interactions between Charles and Sally early on were so much fun because of both of them misinterpreting where the other was coming from, and I also enjoyed that literally every other person knew what was going on. It was just a lot of fun!

[N.W. Moors · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sally is a widow who had a miserable and childless marriage. Now she's chaperoning her niece, hoping to marry her off to that nice Sir Charles. Charles has his eye on the clueless widow and the niece isn't interested at all in the older man.
I like Ms. Campbell's books generally but this wasn't one of the best. It was very cliched which isn't necessarily bad if there's any unique spin on the trope. Charles seems like a nice guy, but Sally was kind of a mess (and not in a fun way). It's a quick read but for me, it was just okay.

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these short stories by Anna Campbell. They are sweet, charming and packed with a lot of heart in such few pages.

I love that this story starts out with the marriage of the previous book couple. I love that everyone in the book knows that Charles and Sally belong together except for Sally. This way, no other hearts are broken and it's obvious from the beginning that this couple is meant to be together.

[Lassarina Aoibhell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continues in the series tradition of being pleasant fluff with charming characters. I enjoyed the way that everyone else knew Charles was courting Sally but her, but weren't rude about it. I liked the various interferences of her niece, which were Helpful!! In that young relative way and felt very true to her age. I liked Sally as a character, and how she tried so hard to do the right thing even when it was breaking her heart.

[Mimi Wolske · Rating 4 out of 5]

DANG DANG DANG!!!!! I typed a nice review and as I'm typing the LAST SENTENCE, my entire review disappears. DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DANG!
The short of the review now is that while I like the idea of a heroine who suffered verbal abuse, I wish a few examples had been provided...Since Lady Sarah Cowan couldn't believe Sir Charles cared, it would have been nice to feel the pain Sarah was experiencing. As it was, there were times I wanted to whack her up the side of her head and yell, "Wake Up and smell the roses!"
Sir Charles seemed like the perfect Regency hero -- a cultured man who was both gentle and strong... but he's wooing Sarah's niece!
Now, Meg, Sarah's niece -- that character was wonderful and I can see an entire story about her in the future.
I actually finished this a few days ago, but am only now get around to putting down that this novella was a volcano packed with passion and when it erupted? Wow!

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spent most of the book wondering why the main character's friends didn't slap her. Then the resolution came far too quickly. But it's a fun quick read - it's previews (of the previous book in the series) and other stuff from about the 80% mark so it's really not long.

[Jocelyn F · Rating 2 out of 5]

Anna Campbell is usually a great and fun read. I. Can. Not. Stand. Sally. Good Lord saying she is dim is beyond kind. Just rediculous. And her reaction to Charles? Poor besotted dipshit. Just run. Fast.

[Louiseann Walter · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING!

This was a good story of a woman who was emotionally abused and made to feel un worthy of love. I am glad her niece and her friends help her to accept Charles love and that the heart knows no age. And I pray it never does!

[Bridget Love to read Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wooing the right one

Sally has secret love interest in Sir Charles. Charles has been courting Sally. Sally's self esteem is so low she believes he's courting her niece Meg! Meg decides to aid Charles in his courtship and things get interesting! Love this series.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

An incredibly frustrating book to read, I liked Charles, but found Sally to be unbelievably dense when it came to his intentions. Too many miscommunications and way too long for the romance to get to its more satisfying conclusion.

[Alvina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tags: miscommunication

Sally is such a wet blanket, milksop of a character that I had to deduct a star despite the relatively good writing. While it didnt work for me, I’m sure other readers might find the miscommunication in this novel amusing rather than embarrassing.

[Patricia Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read.

I am enjoying this series. I just Hope we don't have to wait to long for the next merry widows story. This is a definitely must read get your copy today.