3-1/2 stars. This didn't sound like something I would like but I was sucked in pretty quickly. This was different in that the heroine, the child's aunt, did not hold on to the boy unreasonably. She was honest and realized that the hero the boy's uncle and grandmother really could give him a better life and just as much love. She took the money though which of course led the hero to thinking that she was a money grubber. I liked the dynamic between them when they meet up again 5 years later. The hero manages to fall for her even though he thinks very poorly of her. I would have loved to see a book where that was the upshot but of course she had a good reason for taking the money. Heaven forfend that an HP heroine ever just want to get out of poverty. Still a pretty good read. ( )