Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Sometimes a book just makes me sit back and sigh a happy sigh. Only Beloved is one of those books. It left me in an unexpected and rare place of peacefulness. Every time I think about it I feel calm - not bored, not "meh," not analytical, but truly, happily, peacefully calm. This book is the culmination of a series in which people learn to come to terms with trauma, and it's a lovely, gentle conclusion to a series that has been challenging, affirming, and oh, yeah, super sexy too. 
 Only Beloved is the final book of the Survivor's Club series. In this series, a group of six men and one woman who were emotionally and/or physically injured in the Napoleonic Wars find romance after years of healing at the private hospital where they met and became friends. The hospital was founded by George (Duke of Stanbrook). George did not fight in the wars, but he was wounded by them just the same. His only child died in battle and his wife committed suicide as a result. 
 The real conflict lies in the difference between companionship and true intimacy. George has coped with the loss of his son and his wife by avoiding any mention of them. There are no traces of them at his home. He devoted his life to helping others. This decision provided him with purpose and comfort, but he failed to help himself by confronting his loss. Most of the book is just the very slow process of George realizing that he has to be honest with Dora about his past. It's also about the slow process of these two people realizing that they are not too old for true love. 
 Peaceful books can be hard to write about, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily dull to read. Anyone who has made it through the considerable angst and hard-won happiness of the other Survivor's Club books will be pleased that this finale comes full circle, giving George, who started the club, his own story and his own happy ending. And it's incredibly heartwarming to see everyone together at the end. It's a beautiful story about healing, acceptance, and the many kinds of love that can enrich a life. 
 - Carrie S.