by Theresa Romain
Kensington Books
March 2016
This romance breaks the mold in several ways: a heroine who is not the usual lily-white maiden, a hero who is less than the physical dream, and a plot that requires more than the usual social niceties. If you don't "do" romance, you might like this one anyway.
What's different about this book
The story is set around Charlotte, who seeks a treasure to help her escape her cultured, elegant but socially inappropriate life as a courtesan in London. Of course, Benedict Frost also needs that treasure, for excellent reasons of his own, his blindness not being the chief of those reasons. The book avoids the trite and cliched means to tell the story, and the reader is the winner: strong plot, compelling characters, a satisfactory but not treacly-sweet resolution.
What I'll do now that I've read it
This is a book for my adult romance readers, and one I'll happily book-talk and share. It offers a refreshing break from the mold of Regency romances.
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