The Lady He Lost

The Lucky Ladies of London, Book 1

By: Faye Delacour

Narrated by: Blythe Fortune

Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and reconnect with Jane Bishop, a friend who has always meant so much more to him, before returning to sea.

Jane refuses to waste any more of her life pining over Eli, who chose her cousin instead of her. She needs to focus on gaining her financial independence by establishing a ladies’ gambling club. Never mind that Eli keeps trying to atone for his past mistake by bringing in new members. He’s obviously keeping secrets about his disappearance, which means that she can’t trust him with her heart even if she did kiss him in a moment of weakness. Or three.

As Eli works to regain her trust, Jane's defensive walls begin to crumble. But when Eli faces a court of inquiry on suspicion of desertion, Jane must decide if she can let go of the past to build a future with Eli or if she's willing to risk losing him for good.

©2024 Faye Delacour (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

DNF

I really wanted to like this book and I really wanted to like the heroine but I found her to be insufferable and stopped reading/listening about 1/3 of the way into the book. The hero seemed ok and the story was good but the h went from bitter and mean to whiny and childish. It was a lot especially since she was supposed to be this ‘strong independent woman’. I usually love a cold storage second chance but I couldn’t finish this one