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Violence
Some
The Crimean War and its effects on veterans; PTSD symptoms depicted thoughtfully
Language
Barely any
Period language
Sexual Content
A lot
Sensual romantic scenes
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
War trauma and PTSD portrayed as a central theme; deception within an epistolary relationship
What this book is about
Beatrix Hathaway has been secretly writing letters to Captain Christopher Phelan on behalf of her friend, forging a profound epistolary connection. When he returns from the Crimean War, changed and haunted, he expects to meet a different woman—and finds Beatrix instead. Love in the Afternoon is a tender, animal-loving-heroine finale to the Hathaways series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
PTSD/war trauma depicted
Sensual content
Deception-based relationship start
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