Beautiful writing and characters. My heart ached for Aline and McKenna, and for Livia too. This was a quick read, but definitely enjoyable. Although honestly, in the end I felt annoyed by the "secret" keeping two of the characters apart. In my opinion it was unnecessarily prolonged. I also think it made less and less sense as I read... but thankfully Livia and Marcus are awesome and moved things forward. I wish the story would have explored Aline and McKenna's healing as much as it did Livia's, especially because their relationship felt so tragic. But the ending was sweet, and I felt relieved and happy for the fate of each character. I'm looking forward to reading more Lisa Kleypas books, especially in this series!