One would think that starting off with the Hero finding the Heroine, his bride in bed with another man ... His brother no less would result in me not enjoying this story so much and hating the characters, especially the Heroine. 
 However, I decided to indulge and listen to it till the very end and by then, I found myself really liking this book! 
 Both Westcliff and Claire were great characters! Claire is a compassionate, protective and very loving woman especially towards her sister and the people she loved. She will go to the world's end to protect the people she loves and I found that she was actually very patient with reaching her goal of becoming Westcliff's wife after 3 years of being exiled. She understands that her actions were wrong and that the consequences needed time to heal before she can achieve her goal. You can see that she does deeply regrets everything that she did to her husband. That shows growth and development 
 Westcliff is a deeply hurt man. He is a good person with a sense of honor and loyalty (despite his affair while being married) but you can tell that he was driven to having other women as a result of how much pain the sight of the woman he admired from afar and loved in the arms of another man on their wedding night, his brother no less. He is kind and understanding, though he did have his jerky moments but after years of thinking himself as less than a man comparing to his brothers, it can affect a person. 
 The gradual development and growth of their relationship was done so well and realistically! The Hero and Heroine actually sat down and talked, got to know each other and were compassionate to each other until you can see their love progress to its full bloom. They stood by each other through thin and thick and refuse to give up on each other 
 The side characters were equally as interesting; Westcliff's mother was hilarious and a very interesting woman; Westcliff's brothers and Leo the painter. Claire's sister Beth drove me insane! She irritated the life out of me, I was surprised how anyone could put up with her 
 5/5