Unlocked

This was a sweet, fast, and easy read. I liked Evan and I found him to be redeemable, not only did he apologise several times, he also made grand gestures that showed how he had matured from before. Running away for ten years was little crazy though, I felt that time frame was a little too long.

Elaine was sweet also, she was brave considering what she put up with and I like that she didn't forgive Evan right away and he truly had to work for it. I absolutely loved Elaine's mother and how protective she was of her. Lady Stockhurst was an absolute genius, but she was also very whimsical and had the ravings of a mad scientist. I thought she was a fun character.

I don't know how I feel about their final conflict. It made sense to me that she would have that initial moment of doubt after all he put her through. I don't really like romances where people fall in love with their former bullies. However, I think that I believed the hero has really changed in this one. That he truly regretted his actions before being confronted with his former victim. In most other books like this, the former bully almost seems to have moved on from their past actions before being reminded by their prey. So I appreciated that aspect of this book.