Charles and Matilda (upon inner reflection and to their own disturbance) find that that the attraction they had for other all those years ago has not lessened.This is a delightful story of 'second chance' love. As a result the Westcott family has invited Charles to a social gathering 'en famille' to thank him.

Recently, unbeknownst to all but her nephew Bertrand, Matilda had visited Charles to ask him to assist Gil in a custody case for his daughter Katy. Matilda has never married, despite various opportunities, and had reconciled herself to being a loving aunt and her mother's somewhat put upon companion. Charles had proposed but had been refused by Matilda as her parents disapproved of him and his lifestyle. Read moreĪ bittersweet and tender romance!After reading 'Someone to Honor' I noted 'the amazingly secretive meeting of Aunt Matilda (Lady Matilda Westcott) with someone she has previously known,' and exclaimed, 'therein lies a story!'Therein did lie a story! A story of lost dreams, of lives taking different paths and an endearing love lying hidden for more than thirty-six years, pushed into the depths of the couple in question's respective hearts, until they meet again.Charles Sawyer, Viscount Dirkson, and natural father to Gil Bennington, now married to Abigail Westcott, and Matilda's niece, loved Matilda when he was twenty. Charles is determined to crack the hard exterior Matilda has built for over three decades or risk losing her once again. When encountering Matilda at a dinner hosted by the Earl of Riverdale, he finds himself as fascinated by her as he was the first day they met, and wonders if, after all these years, they have a chance at happiness together.

Moreover, he does not expect decades-old feelings to emerge at the very sight of her. But her modest, quiet life of order unravels when a dashing gentleman from her past reappears, threatening to charm his way into her heart yet again.Ĭharles Sawyer, Viscount Dirkson, does not expect to see Matilda Westcott 36 years after their failed romance. To Matilda, who considers herself the aging spinster daughter, marriage is laughable - love is a game for the young, after all. Matilda Westcott has spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning the life of solitude she has spun for herself. It's never too late to fall in love in this enchanting novella in the Westcott series from New York Times best-selling author Mary Balogh.

Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh