Is it hot in the room or what? 
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 Whew I had to get that out of my system. The two characters were just scorching hot in the book. 
 Let's get down to the story shall we? 
 The hero's father, unwilling to keep him for whatever reason after his beloved wife's death, sends him to his aunt's and uncle's where he faces a lot of psychological and physical abuse for indulging in masturbation. Totally a WTF moment and definitely incites the reader to jump into the story and beat the pulp out those two devils. The hero of course grows up to have a lot of emotional scars and freely participates in the same activities that led him to be abused as a child. Tragedy strikes and his older brother dies and he's now the new Viscount of Norcourt Hall, and has the guardianship of his 14 year old niece. Unfortunately, the diabolical aunt and uncle pair too are pursuing her guardianship and have a strong chance of winning. Desperately wishing that it doesn't happen, he approaches the reputed school for heiresses but wait!...there are no vacancies. A timid teacher (the heroine) comes to his rescue but clearly has her own secret motives. And thus starts the extremely romantic (sigh!) and heartwarming story. 
 This book is a must read. the storytelling is smooth, the pace doesn't lack at any instant, and the leads rarely seem like fools. Thankfully, it depends little on the previous books in the series, so I had a grand time reading it. Thoroughly enjoyed my time even if the lead pair left me like this. 
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