A Beautiful Love + Giveaway

Preston Blake had it all—wealth, a picturesque estate, and a growing affection with his childhood best friend Caroline Avery—until an unfortunate accident leaves him badly scarred in more ways than one. Isolated by the cruel eyes of society, Preston’s only wish is to find where he now belongs. 

Caroline Avery is recently out in society, and thanks to Preston Blake’s broken promises, finds herself being chased by a determined earl instead of courted by her best friend. When, after a year’s absence, Preston finally accepts an invitation to visit her family’s estate, Caroline is determined to feign indifference to his company.

But being back together proves more challenging than either friend conceived. Caroline longs to return to the past, but Preston cannot let go of his fears. How could they possibly have a future together?

My Review:

published in 2019

Who can resist something so rare as a Regency Ugly Duckling retelling? This sweet little novella has all the draws of the era along with some gentle nudges from the classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale. Plus the second chance, enemies to more tropes add to the drama. Eeeep! So much fun!

A year ago Preston and Caroline were on the cusp of an understanding until tragedy struck. Now, after months of no contact, Preston is back, but under duress. He is carrying the weight of society’s scorn (argh — I wanted to bash heads together in parts of this story) and still trying to find his place in his new reality.

Of course, sparks fly, tempers snap as emotions run high before this hero and heroine find their way back to friendship with the hope of something much more fulfilling.

Short but so so sweet. A great addition to the multi-authored Forever After series. I have two more to read before I complete this six book series, both written by Arlem Hawks and I’m really forward to the catch up!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a gently read paperback copy available to any reader anywhere so, yay, another International Giveaway!

If you would like a chance to win a copy of A Beautiful Love leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it’s easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday January 24 2026.