I kept this for so long because I loved the Carla Kelly story so much. In fact, I had to reread it before disposing of the book but I have to pare down. ( )

I only read Balogh's "A Waltz Beneath the Stars," which is the tale of a young widower who has resolved to remarry despite his continuing grief. His family thinks the Lady Eve, only daughter of a nearby Duke, would be most suitable. But when he arrives at the Duke's estate, he finds that Eve is not the Duke's only daughter after all. Her older sister lives in disgrace in the nearby dower house, and he falls in love with her instead of making a dutiful match with Eve. Their romance is only a few days, which would ordinarily annoy me, but they are so clearly in tune with each other and desperate for companionship that the fast pace made sense. I also liked how Eve was treated--she was annoyed at losing a suitor, but she wasn't the villain of the piece.

Sweet. ( )