A light and enjoyable if predictable read. Having just finished an anthology of mediocre christmas stories (Last Chance Chrismtas Ball), for me this novella from Amelia Grey is vastly superior and more enjoyable. 
 Things I liked 
 A great opening scene 
 Heroine with spunk 
 Gwen's little internal exclamations are adorable merciful goose feathers! 
 Criticism 
 With novellas it's always a struggle to get well rounded characters built. I would have liked it if the other love interest wasn't such a dud. It would have just made for better drama and tension. The way the story did spin out felt more simplistic and predictable. 
 The love felt slightly rushed too as they have only met a few times and always in a public setting with a lot of company (view spoiler)[before the MCs got intimate (hide spoiler)], but this is common problem for novellas. (view spoiler)[However for a lady burned by a precious rake it seems unlikely for her to succumb so quickly and lose her virtue without a promise or some kind of understanding. Otherwise she seems unnnecsarily reckless which is probably not what the author intended. (hide spoiler)] 
 Arc review.