This continues through their journey home, giving the reader more and more insight into these two characters. While they both are wary around each other now, we get see how things really happened when Bryony approached Leo with her request to end their marriage, how he was thrown for a loop by that request, not seeing it coming, and how they acted around each other through the whole process and then how they’re currently reacting to each in the present. This is where those flashbacks really shine in the story. He bears bad news concerning her father, and though she doubts the veracity of the news due to its origination, she agrees to accompany him back to London to make sure all is well. It’s been several years since their annulment when Bryony is surprised by Leo showing up in India where she’s putting her medical knowledge to good use. Thomas does an excellent job of then giving us their romance and love story all over again as they go through the trials of forgiveness and rediscovering each other through danger and heartbreak. We also learn why Bryony had her marriage to Leo annulled so quickly even before Leo himself finds out, which is the bottom line that runs through this story. We learn about the hero and heroine’s childhood and how they met at the same time we’re learning about them and how they’re reconnecting in real time. It gave me more insight on the characters both in the present and in the past, sometimes giving me a look at what gave rise to the current circumstances. I have to say that I rather liked this element use in NQaH. I’ve chatted with other readers who have read her books and while they all enjoy their reads, it’s a split decision on whether they like the flashbacks that Ms. This is my first Sherry Thomas book, much to my dismay. Historical Romance published by Bantam 19 May 09 Sandy M’s review of Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

Not quite a husband by sherry thomas