A delightful classic Anne Mather HP. I LOVE the title of this book. The classic HP's have much lovelier titles than today's modern versions.

Ryan's father died leaving her half of his vineyard on the condition that she marry his partner, Alain. Alain is twenty one years older than nineteen year old Ryan and the difference in age is a stark contrast between them. They agree to a marriage of convenience, but hints of feelings start interfering and that led to hostility between them.

This was a great angsty book with all the complications of such a huge gap in age. One thing I just don't understand is why a forty year old man would tell his nineteen year old bride that she's being childish. Ummmm, well yeah. She is a child! Still, it was a delightful read.

Anne Mather wowed me again. Her characters are always so damned complicated. The jaded older hero with the young innocent ingénue who can't help but fall in love with a man old enough to be her father. Ms. Mather doesn't make it seem seedy or wrong. She somehow makes it work and leaves us with a wonderful story.