Croft (mainstream romance author Phillipa Ashley) kicks off her Oxford Blues new adult contemporary trilogy with an angsty yet appealing romance. Lauren Cusack, the daughter of a U.S. senator, leaves Washington, D.C., for a year abroad at Oxford, studying for a master's degree in the history of art and visual culture. Alexander Hunt is a compellingly broken English aristocrat. The author is an Oxford alum herself, and she writes with authority about what happens when an upper-crust Brit meets a fearless American.

A very well deserved five stars, a fabulous emotion filled, dramatic read!

A very steamy NA with a sprinkling of Downton-Abbey-esqueold money traditions and snobbery. And I freaking loved it.

With a great setting, fantastic characters and a passionate love story, The First Time We Met is a great read in the New Adult genre.

I absolutely cannot wait for book 3!

Pippa Croft captures the overwhelming physical attraction between Lauren and Alexander. It was hot. REALLY hot.

Strong female characters dominate this involving tale of medieval warfare . . . Compelling

A superb and fitting last novel that will have you gripped on every page

A chilling and thrilling novel for wintery nights by the fire

This gripping tale of survival and redemption is beautifully written and acutely observed