Cecilia Fletcher yearns for true love with the man of her heart. A life of her own away from her demanding mother would be an added benefit. But in order to do that, Cecilia must live a lie, making it necessary to use a false name in order to hide a family secret.
Barrington Radcliff was betrayed by a woman who he thought loved him. Because of that, trust is hard to willingly give. When he meets pretty Cecilia Fleming, his heart wants to give her a chance. Something about her doesn’t ring true, but Barrington allows love to overrule his good judgment.
Can Cecilia and Barrington get past their hurt and secrets long enough to find true love?
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - /5
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Language - /5
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Drugs and Alcohol - /5
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Summary
A Courtship for Cecilia is a sweet clean romance set in the regency time frame. Cecilia is a commoner with a step brother who is a Lord. He wants to sponsor her in a coming out. His wife is like a sister to Cecilia and a likable character. I didn’t really like that Cecilia was living a lie but the story was still cute. Barrington meets her as he comes to buy a horse from Cecilia’s stepbrother. Cecilia’s mother is straight out of a Cinderella story. I think we could have had compassion for her situation her mother was in. Since she knew her husband had been in love with someone else before her and had a son. However how she handled the situation and her daughter was terrible. I liked that her dad had had an interesting vocation of being a dentist before his hand was broken so he is now working at the stable. I enjoyed the relationship Cecilia has with her stepbrother, Conrad. Conrad was the hero in book 2; The Unwanted Earl. Each book stands alone although some of the characters are in each. . The scenes with Barrington’s uncle Percy were hilarious. Barrington’s reactions to her are amusing. As with any book by Ruth we had our signature cats/kittens in the book. They always make me smile.
Violence-0-not sure this would count as violence. one punch and a very creepy guy
Sexual-1-kissing and the creepy guy tries to grope her