The Proposal by Mary Balogh

A lovely, quiet, regency romance.

Hugo, Lord Trentham is part of a tight group of ex-military men (and one woman) who recovered together. They get together every year and celebrate being alive and check in with each other. Hugo missed last year's gathering so he's happy to be coming to this year's event but is irritated by the fact that he thinks it's time to marry. But where will he find a willing woman? Especially since he grew up middle class but has been granted a title and his sister wants to mingle in the ton.

Gwendoline, Lady Muir, is a widow who is visiting a... well, not a friend. She's visiting a woman who made her debut at the same time as Gwen. Both are widowed and Gwen was feeling lonely. She thought maybe sharing her loneliness with another widow might be helpful. But the woman is super irritating. Super irritating. So Gwen takes a walk down on the beach where she unfortunately twists her ankle. Luckily, Hugo is there to rescue her and take her up to the duke's house where the Survivors are gathering. And they begin to find some common ground. Or at least some common attraction that leads to learning more about them. 

This book is a link to the Bedwyn series through the prequels - Gwen is Neville's sister and was featured in Lauren's book, a Summer to Remember.

Four stars

This book came out April 13, 2012

Survivors' Club #1

Followed by The Suitor

Borrowed by audiobook from Audible Premium Plus

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