A review by sadie_rae
The Lord Next Door by Gayle Callen

4.0

I loved how utterly SWEET this story was! Victoria and Tom (David) grew up next door to one another. And they never meet in person they forged a friend ship by writing to one another in a journal. Years latter Victoria remembers her old friend in her hour of need and seeks him out. Imagine her shock when she discovers that Tom is not the cooks son but rather the son of an Earl, and what's this? His name is not Tom but David! After explaining his Duplicity David asks Victoria to marry him, and though she has reservations Victoria has no other choice if she plans to keep her mother and her off the street's.

And thus the story begins! This book is slow moving in time but I found myself rather captivated by the story as I watched Victoria and Davids relationship grow. Unlike most books the H&Hr didn't just fall in bed with one another, nor did she completely shun him until he decided to seduce her. Rather both agreed to wait and David took time to slowly allow Victoria to become accustom to him and the intimacies of there marriage. One might think that this would be boring, instead it rather added to the story and made ever part of there relationship more meaningful.

I highly recommend this story, and if you like it then I might also recommend Lori Wick's 'The Proposal', or any of her English Garden series.

4.5 Stars!