Thank you to Love Notes PR for an ARC of this novel. The Vanishing Bride follows Charlotte and Percy as they are reunited 10 years after a secret summer romance. Charlotte has been living with the consequences of their summer affair - a child and the knowledge of what would happen should people find out what she did outside of wedlock while Percy has just lived his life as if the summer never happened. I don't read a lot of Historical Romance, so I may be easy to impress but I really enjoyed the way they lived and the descriptions of societal norms.  I didn't love the writing style; it's very inner monologue heavy and at times felt very repetitive as Perry and Charlotte circled around the same thoughts and worries. While the author did need a solid reason to bring Percy back into Charlotte's life, I could have done without the mystery aspect of this novel. I would have rather seen Perry spend that time with Charlotte and their daughter and honestly, the mystery part made the story drag on. 

Synopsis:

Charlotte Townsend had tasted love before.

The price had been too high to bear.

A scandalous secret drove her into hiding on a remote family estate. True safety lay in being forgotten. When a gravely wounded man arrives on horseback, her peace is shattered. She must decide if the one who once held her heart can keep her secret safe.

Lord Peregrine Spencer never expected the woman from his fevered dreams to appear before him. Sent by his brother to expose nefarious dealings at the Spencer estate, his investigation ends with a bullet to the chest. A love-scorned widower, his horse leads him to a place from his past. Is he seeing a ghost—or the woman once thought lost? Could this tragedy reunite him with his heart’s desire?

When long hidden secrets necessitate a marriage of convenience, Charlotte must choose between guarding her heart or trusting her new husband. To secure their happiness, Peregrine must unmask his would-be killer before losing his love forever.

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