Proposal / Mary Balogh 365 p.

At last the story of Lady Gwendoline Muir is told.  Lady Gwen has known her share of tragedy from the death of her husband and of her unborn child.  When her gimpy leg gives out on the beach, a   survivor of the Napoleonic Wars, Lord Hugo Trentham carries her back to home.  They agree that they don't suit.  He is of the business world, he won his title during the war; and she is of the Regency society.  He is rather gruff and taciturn while she is light and full of laughter.  With the sponsoring of his sister into society, Lady Gwen is drawn into Lord Hugo realm as he is into hers. As each shares their individual nightmares, an attraction very slow grows between them.  This is the first in the Survivor series. This series explores the trauma of war and its effects on the survivors, both men and women with emotional and physical issues.  I look forward to the next in the series.