"A Classic Reissue!"

Maggie Brown is the illegitimate daughter of a Duke who has just lost her mother. Now life that was once comfortable and secure is in danger. Her mother's last protector wants her gone in three months. Together with her companion Anne they take the holiday at the sea that was already paid for as a way to find peace, plan for the future and mourn for her beautiful mama. While at the sea she meets and falls in love with Adam. She has no idea that he is a Marquis or that this chance meeting is going to be the beginning of a romance that will know no bounds.

Adam St. Claire knows his duty and will do what he must to always do the right thing. He won't follow in his father's footsteps taking a mistress and forsaking his family. So when he ends up in love with Maggie and is to marry her half sister his well ordered life is turned upside down. Will he turn away from the only woman he will ever love?

This is classic Holt at her best. "My Only Love" is full of heart, romance, and angst. This reissue is the perfect blend of sensuality, romance, and storyline. Maggie and Adam are wonderfully developed characters and the secondary storyline between Adam's brother James and Anne is a fine addition to this book. This is a perfect example of why I fell in love with Holt's writing and I'm glad to see that this story has been reissued in order to capture the fancy of new readers that are only now finding the magic of this author.

Reviewed by Kristi Ahlers
Posted February 20, 2007