I very much enjoyed what I assume will be the last in the Byronic Book Club series. As with the other books in the series, I loved the strong friendship among the women and how it was just as important as the primary, romantic storyline. With one caveat that I’ll get to in a moment, I liked the main characters and their relationship. I appreciated how we saw their love for each other grow over time. I am not usually a fan of blackmail or murderous subplots, but I thought both were done well in this book.

The caveat: the conflict between the main characters in the second half of the book felt forced. It was so easily resolved—TALK TO EACH OTHER. To drag that out as long as it did felt as if the book was just trying to keep the conflict going for the sake of keeping it going. I did like this book a lot, but I was annoyed by this one thing.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions are my own.

“It’s because I love a good story.”

More book love, sweet heroes, and crazy twists in this third installment in the series.

If you are a bibliophile who likes a sweet mystery, or a twisty love story, this is the book for you. In fact this whole series is for you!
First off, the main characters are amazing. Jane frustrated me toward the end (more on that later) but I still loved her character. The MMC’s disability is unique and adds an interesting layer to the story, especially since he can only recognize the FMC. It almost seemed like he was more attuned to her moods and emotions because of this. Their relationship is adorable. Even when frustrated with her, Christopher is sweet with Jane.
After the other two books it was SUCH a treat to see our three heroines together. Now that you’ve been inside all three of their heads it is amazing to watch them go off on adventures and hijinks. They are so much fun when they’re all united!
However, the third act stretched me to my limits a little. I spent a lot of time yelling, “Just be honest!” at Jane. She keeps making the same mistake over and over. Christopher’s emotions and reactions were completely valid; I was frustrated too! I also wished there was more comeuppance for Jane’s mom, who is completely toxic.
It’s a great ending to the trilogy, and as usual I love Amy Rose Bennett’s writing and characters! Read this whole series!

Star Rating: 3.75/5
Tropes: Marriage of convenience, bluestocking heroine, disabled hero
CW: Death, medical trauma, toxic relationships, miscarriage

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What not to love about this book. If you have read the previous 2 books in the series you'll like this one too. It's Jane turn to find her HEA. She has a secret. She is sassy. Her and Christopher had to work together and a long the way in their journey they fell in love. Her story was well written. Good pacing and plenty of steam.

I voluntary review this ARC and the opinion expressed here is my own.

A very engaging read full of passion, secrets, mystery and love, as well as social issues involving women’s healthcare and a rare type of affliction plus friends who provide support. The combination of all these elements make this book hard to put down.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and leaving my review voluntarily.

Desperate times call for desperate measures!

Miss Jane Delaney has money problems. Her mother is gambling and step-sister is being blackmailed. There’s a further desperation to do with ownership of her Grandfather’s bookshop which for Jane is heartbreaking
So when her mother and sister leave her at a masquerade to make her own way home at midnight through a fog (Yikes! Who does that? Unforgivable!) Jane hits upon a scheme.
The licentious Duke of Roxby’s door is open, there’s a raucous party happening, and if Jane could find out some juicy scandal she could sell it to her contact at the newspaper, The London Tatler.
It’s only later when she’s discovered by the Duke stealing a first edition book that Jane regrets her impulses. After all Jane knows he’ll never miss just one as he’s too busy leading a rakish life to know anything about books! Jane has misjudged badly! The Duke proposes a way Jane can get out of being charged with theft.
He has lost his memory and needs someone to be by his side to give him clues about people he’s supposed to know. Also someone’s attempting to kill him.
The story develops from here. Of course they fall in love with each other but both are to damaged to confess.
Of course their love making is blissful, varied and steamy. I was a little over it by the third or so time of lengthy descriptive prose. (Sometimes fade stage left is just fine!)
Still, this was a fitting conclusion to the stories of the three women who started the Byronic Book Club and I enjoyed the rather hilariously twisted, yet sadly at times, forlorn plot.

A Sourcebooks Casablanca ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 3 of the Byronic Book Club series. Jane gets caught trying to steal a rare book from a duke’s library but instead of getting into trouble, he proposes marriage to her instead. Christopher is the newly inherited duke with a reputation for throwing debaucherous parties, but really, he’s hiding the fact that an assassination attempt has left him unable to recognize or remember faces of the people around him. He needs help navigating the people around him as well as find his killer. Jane has her own burdens, with a scarred face after an accident with her ex-fiancee ten years ago, a gambling mother, and a sudden blackmailer. She takes Christopher up on his offer, mostly because she needs the money, but also because she’s very much attracted to him. Both are slow to trust the other person due to each of their past hurts, but the physical affection starts early and often. Loved seeing them team up against his mystery murderer.

I have enjoyed this series of books and I’m sorry to say that I believe this is the last book of the series. This book has a lovely story and a great epilogue – set 4 years in the future – that very nicely wraps up all of the characters and their HEAs. We have, of course, met the heroine in the previous book, so we already know her pretty well. The hero, on the other hand, is unknown to us and it was lovely to get to know him, his fears, his affliction, and to see the solution to the mystery around him. From the meet-cute to the HEA, this was a fun read.

Miss Jane Delaney is a lovely, intelligent young woman who believes, with good reason, that she will never marry because of the large scar on her face. Besides, she doesn’t trust men – because of what caused that large scar on her face. Since marriage isn’t an option, she’ll continue to help her beloved grandfather in his bookshop, Delaney’s, and she’ll work toward her goal of publishing a pamphlet on women’s health and well-being. Her life was progressing quite tranquilly – until she received the first blackmail demand. What, you ask, could anyone have to blackmail such a lovely lady? Well, it appears the pamphlet she wants to publish is quite explicit – quite scandalous – and her journal containing her notes (and her name) has been stolen. She has no money and she cannot (read that - will not) ask her friends or family for the money – so, where will she get it?

Christopher Marsden, the Duke of Roxby, displays a false front to the ton to cover up an affliction that would cause them to think he is mad. He’s not, but they would think anyone who couldn’t recognize friends, staff, or family, was mad. It all started when he was attacked and hit his head – now, even when he looks in the mirror, he sees a stranger. He throws debauched parties, acts vain and standoffish, and appears inebriated most of the time – all of which tends to keep polite society away – and if they do speak to him, they assign his lack of recognition to inebriation. He’s so tired of all of that – and – he needs to get on with discovering who is trying to murder him. What he needs is someone – someone he can truly trust – to be his eyes and let him know to whom he is speaking. ** Then, like magic, she quietly walks into his library one evening – totally intent upon stealing a very old, very valuable book – while he is sitting there in the dark watching her.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Christopher and Jane come to trust each other and believe in each other. Each had serious past hurts to overcome and they each had to learn to trust again. Both were truly likable characters and I was happy they found their HEA.

There were a couple of things that kept me from rating it higher. One was Jane’s inability to tell Christopher the whole truth. I understand the author needed a device to cause conflict, but it just annoyed me. Another thing was Christopher’s over-the-top reaction to Jane asking Jack O’Connor to help her catch the blackmailer. I get his insecurity; I just think it went much too far. Both of those felt a bit contrived to me rather than a natural flow.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and certainly recommend it. Their initial meeting in his library was one of my favorite things about the book and another was the entire epilogue. I love that it was set well out into the future with the families from all three books attending a gathering. The scenes were heartwarming and fed the romantic in me.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What's not to love when a debauched duke and a lady with a secret work together and fall in love. A wonderful and sexy romance, I loved every page and the passion between Jane and Christopher draws you in and doesn't let go.

Tall, Duke, and Scandalous by Amy Rose Bennett is a historical romance set largely in London in 1859. Jane Delaney spends her time at her grandfather’s bookstore, writing newspaper columns, and being at the disposal of her mother, stepsister, and brother. When the bookstore is in financial trouble and Jane is being threatened by a blackmailer, she finds herself tempted to do something out of character.

Christopher Marsden inherited the title Duke of Roxby less than a year ago. Someone wants him dead, but he doesn’t know who or why. After the first attack, he has a problem recognizing faces, making it even more difficult to know who he can trust. Jane and Christopher meet and agree to help each other.

Jane is sensible, practical, intelligent, devoted to her family, and open-minded. Christopher is known to be a scoundrel and arrogant. However, he can also be polite, gallant, and appreciate rare and expensive books. Their interpersonal dynamics added to the enjoyment of the novel. Some characters from the first two books in the series return near the end of the novel providing updates on their lives as well as becoming an integral part of the plot.

While the novel is somewhat predictable, I felt connected to the story and wanted Jane and Christopher to work through their issues. Will trust and love become a reality or not? Their dynamic was one of the most compelling aspects of the story. While some of the novel was a little over the top and the romance progressed rather quickly, I went with the flow and enjoyed it. There are several steamy scenes throughout the novel. Multiple threads woven into the story include attempted murder, blackmail, trust, pride, doubts, fears, secrets, guilt, loyalty, and much more.

Overall, this was an entertaining and fun novel that kept me engaged throughout the book. Those who like historical romances will likely enjoy this novel. It can be read as a standalone. This is the third book in the Byronic Book Club series.

SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and Amy Rose Bennett provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via Net Galley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. Publication date is currently set for August 08, 2023.

The third book in the Byronic Book Club series, this installment follows Jane, a scarred but passionate bluestocking, and Christopher, the notorious Duke of Roxbury as they navigate various threats to their lives and livelihoods. Jane is being blackmailed and also has to settle her mother's gambling debt or risk losing her reputation and her grandfather's bookstore. Christopher needs to find out who is trying to kill him, but after the first failed attack he developed face-blindness and Jane is the only person he can recognize - and trust - so he proposes, and thinking that she would never have the chance at a family because of an accident in her youth, Jane accepts.

There is a lot going on in this story - Jane's conflicts get resolved pretty quickly and easily, while Christopher's take longer and involve more risk. However, it is pretty clear who is behind both of their troubles, even if it takes them much longer to sort things out. I love a marriage of convenience that turns into love and the relationship and its ups and downs are fun to read, but the way Christopher's face-blindness is explained (and then resolved) is a bit too convenient to be believable. While I enjoyed finding out what happened to the last member of the club, this is not the strongest of the series.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the opportunity to read Tall, Duke, and Scandalous early in exchange for a review.

What do you do when you're in big danger but don't recognize even your reflection? Get married to that one person you can of course...

When Jane enters a stranger's house to gather some secrets in order to sell them to tabloids, gets caught attempting stealing a precious book by a handsome duke who has an interesting offer for her.

After a disastrous engagement, marriage was far from Jane's mind, but lately she's yearning for a child. She knows she'll never have a marriage like her friends, so when Christopher proposes a marriage of convenience after thoroughly thinking it, she accepts.

This was the last book in "Byronic Book Club" series and was my favorite. I loved the Duke, I loved Jane! I especially loved the epilogue and was crying. If you read my reviews, you know I'm a sucker for marriage of convenience books, and I literally devoured it. Read it! Read it now!

I received an eARC via @NetGalley and these are my honest opinions.

Jane, needing money to pay her mother’s gambling debts as well as her own blackmailer, attempts to steal a rare book from the library of the scandalous duke Christopher. Christopher is intrigued by Jane when he catches her in his library. He realizes that he can recall her face, something he has not been able to do with other people. He proposes a marriage of convenience. He will pay her debts if she will help him to discover who is trying to kill him. The author did a great job fleshing out the main characters. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for my honest review.

Book Review: Tall, Duke, and Scandalous, by Amy Rose Bennett. ⁠
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The third book in the Byronic Book Club series pairs our final book club member, Jane, with the rakish Duke of Roxby. Jane is the granddaughter of a bookseller and stepdaughter of a rich merchant. She's now "on the shelf" after her former fiance broke off the engagement when she suffered a disfiguring accident. ⁠
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But luckily (?) for her, Christopher (aforementioned duke) suffers from face blindness - except for Jane's face (probably because it's, y'know, disfigured). So even though they meet under less than ideal circumstances (she's trying to steal an obscenely expensive book from his library), he immediately proposes. ⁠
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Look, the book is really fun, exceptionally steamy, and the disability rep is fascinating (it's always intriguing to think of how previous generations might deal with unfamiliar conditions). For us, though, it took A LOT of selective blindness (😉) to get over the meet cute. Why, for goodness sake, would he immediately propose to someone literally STEALING from him? And trust her with what he considers to be a debilitating secret? AND trust her to support him in his daily life?! We are used to suspending a little bit of disbelief (we are romance readers, after all!), but for some reason this was tougher than usual.

That said, if you're totally cool with the meet cute, then this is probably one you'll want to pick up. Seriously, the steam is really great, the relationship conflict made sense (although it was a bit frustrating), and the mystery was easily solved but enjoyably resolved. We're just warning you that we're not proposing to the next person to lay a hand on our books without permission.

This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.

I'm so happy that Jane found her Byronic hero! This steamy book is filled with instalust, given Jane's tendency to be a wallflower and bookstore owner. Her love for her grandfather's bookstore has driven her to do a lot of risque things including attending a debauched party at the Duke of Roxby's house... And go to his library (of course). Anyway, the meet cute was very sexy. And of course both of the MCs had some sort of issues... One with the scar and the other with face blindness. It felt very fast in terms of their feelings towards each other physically and their care, to the point where I was wondering what to expect in terms of their relationship. It relied a lot on things outside of their relationship to move the story along. And getting to see both of the friends and their husbands come together. It was nice to see the feminist women come together, though I didn't feel Jane's passion as I did for Artemis and Lucy. At the end of it though, their HEA had a satisfying epilogue, especially seeing all 3 couples together.

Side note: I couldn't help replacing Roxby with Roxbury, which led to "what is love?" By Haddaway playing on repeat in my head. (Thanks SNL).

Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Heart Flutters: ❤️❤️

After her mother gambles away her family's bookshop, Jane is determined to find away to pay back the debt. She goes to the Duke of Marsden's house uninvited as he is throwing a raucous party and ends up trying to steal a very expensive book to resell. Naturally, the Duke, Christopher, catches her in the act. Jane is also being blackmailed by an unknown person due to a scandalous pamphlet that she drafted and was stolen. Meanwhile Christopher has suffered from Face Blindness since an accident, the only face he can recognize is Jane's. Somebody also seemingly wants Christopher dead...but given his disability, he isn't sure who is behind the attacks. Christopher proposes a marriage of convenience to Jane - he'll help her get pay off the debt on the bookstore, and she'll help him find his would-be killer.

Jane and Christopher's meet cute is one of my favorite that I've read in recent memories! I really liked the banter between both characters and thought their relationship progression made a lot of sense - they clearly had some intense chemistry and insta-lust from the outset, but I loved seeing how they eventually realized they had also fallen in love. I thought Christopher's honesty with her regarding his face blindness was lovely and her immediate support and anticipation of his needs was also great.

Listen if you know me, you know I love a marriage of convenience. So this was right up my alley. It fell a little flat for me in terms of the interpersonal conflict - essentially both Jane and Christopher are open and honest about everything, except for one secret that Jane holds on to. And of course once that secret is revealed, Christopher is incredibly hurt and makes it into a big thing. I just don't know that we needed that interpersonal conflict, especially considering that the external conflict would have been enough in the third act! My other main complaint with the book, particularly the second half, was that there was quite a bit more telling than showing. Instead of getting conversations between characters, we were often just told that the conversation happened.

Read this for:
- Marriage of Convenience
- Disability Rep (Face Blindness)
- Class Difference
- Mystery

Overall a pretty solid conclusion to this series! Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for the eARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Note: this book is the third in the series, and although it's passable as a standalone, previous characters play a pretty large role overall, so I would recommend reading the previous two books first.

There are several tropes at play here: scarred spinster MFC, MC covering for parent who has lost the family's fortunes, blackmailed MC, marriage of convenience. And of course, MC's who have been burned in previous relationships and have trouble with trust. But I thought the most interesting idea, which I haven't seen in a lot of HR's, is that of a MMC with face-blindness. This increases an element of mystery to what is a fairly standard plot and gives the MMC, Christopher, added depth and vulnerability.

The setup: Christopher is a duke who is former military and has recently encountered numerous attempts on his life. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to see the culprit well enough during any of the attempts, and due to a head injury he has no memory for faces anyway. He cannot identify even the people in his employ. He has tried to arrange his life in a way that keeps his disability from being obvious, resorting to using an unsavory reputation as a social facade. He meets MFC Jane when she sneaks into one of his wild parties--ostensibly to find a bit of fodder for a gossip column that she has contributed to. She ends up in his library and locates a valuable book that she knows will take care of her mother's gambling debts and pay off the person who broke into her grandfather's antique bookshop, stealing her notes regarding women's sexual agency. Fearing she and her family will be scandalized if it comes to light that she is the author of these writings, Jane accepts when Christopher offers her a marriage of convenience. He hopes that she will help him remember faces and identify who is attempting to kill him, while her focus is on the monetary advantage of the arrangement..

I enjoyed the sexy scene when Christopher and Jane met and their banter throughout the book. There are plenty of spicy, open door scenes. On the downside, when angst comes into play in the final 30%, it feels fairly perfunctory. Also, the connection between MC's is instant, and while they have good chemistry, I would have preferred a bit more sexual tension before the first kiss, sex scene, and marriage.

Jane is a sympathetic character, although it's hard to understand why she didn't confide in her friends sooner, particularly Artemis. Christopher is also likable; the author does a nice job of voicing his inner turmoil when he borders on thickheaded. I wasn't crazy about his attitude toward the charming detective he'd hired (I hope this character shows up in an upcoming book by the author). The MC's talk through their misunderstandings in a more adult manner than in your typical romance.

Secondary characters from previous books contribute to the solving of both mysteries. My two biggest quibbles are that the main mystery is easy to figure out, and the blackmail subplot fell flat. It did tie up the three books, but was quite predictable.

Overall: this is diverting, level-3 steaminess with a touch of mystery and MC's who are basically intelligent, emotionally mature people, which is always nice in a HR. This author has a strong writing style that never seems too modern or anachronistic for the time period. The face-blindness element is welcome, and the epilogue does a nice job of wrapping up the series.

Genre: historical romance
London, 1859

Jane Delaney is in a financial bind. Her mother is up to her ears in gambling debt and lying about it, and Jane is being blackmailed for something else. At a rather scandalous party, Jane slips into the library of the Duke of Roxby’s house and attempts to steal a book of great value. The duke catches her in the act, but instead of calling the police offers a very different proposition: marriage. Christopher, Duke of Roxby, suffers from face blindness as an after-effect of a serious concussion from a fall he took the previous year. In all this time, he’s been able to recognize only one person’s face, Jane’s, and when he asks her to marry him, it’s partially because he needs someone he thinks he can trust to help him determine who might be trying to kill him. In exchange, he’ll help pay off her mother’s debt and save her grandfather’s bookstore. It’s a proposition a spinster with a ruined reputation can’t possibly turn down.

I’d been itching for a marriage of convenience recently, and was happy to pick this up. I loved so many elements of the story, even if overall it was a “like not love” situation for me. The face blindness was fascinating to read in a historical context, having read Hello Stranger by Katherine Center earlier this summer as well, and I found myself comparing the way the face blind main characters adapt to their circumstances. Christopher has built up a persona of aloofness and scandal in order to give himself a shield when he can’t recognize someone. But in order to figure out who is trying to kill him, he’ll need more than his usual crutches.

Jane fits neatly into Christopher’s life and needs, but also maintains her own very strong sense of self. It’s one thing I love about reading slightly older women in historicals, that they tend to know more about themselves entering their relationships. She’s determined to solve her own problems, even when that gets her into rough waters.

While fun, this had a little more telling than showing, and the relationship conflict didn’t feel strong enough to warrant the turmoil it caused. The external conflict was well done, though, and even when I’d guess whodunit, I was delighted at the results.

This is the third book in Bennett’s Byronic series, but the first that I read, and I didn’t think I was missing anything from Jane and Christopher’s relationship, though I did miss out on parts of the deep friendship between Jane and the heroines of books one and two.

Thank you to @sourcebookscasa and NetGalley for an eARC for review. Tall Duke and Scandalous and its marvelous punny title are out 8/8/23.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book, and this is my freely given opinion.

I really enjoyed this book-loving themed series, and am sad to see it end (if it is ending?). This is the story about the third and last member of the original book club, Jane Delaney. She suffered heartbreak years prior when, after a disfiguring dog cart accident, her fiance, who was driving, abandoned her, not being able to cope with her facial injuries and subsequent scar. She is still a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman, but she has learned that many people cannot see and value her beyond her scar, including her own mother. She finds solace and comfort in her friends, their book club, and the book store they have it in, Delaney's, run by her grandfather. Unfortunately, her beloved home away from home, the book store, is in danger of being lost to her family. Her mother inherited half of it when Jane's father passed away, and she lost her half in a wager when she became addicted to gambling at an exclusive for ladies only gambling hell. Add to that, Jane herself is being blackmailed as someone has gained her private journals during a break in and discovered her secret plans to start publishing instructional booklets for women on how to protect themselves from being hurt/used/maltreated by men, such as she was.

Jane is desperate to do what she can to wipe out her mother's debt and save the bookstore. To this end, she infiltrates a riotous orgy at the notorious Duke of Roxby's in order to obtain some saleable gossip. Once inside, she finds rare antique books in the library, and thinking she is alone, tries to abscond with one to save the store. But of course she is caught red-handed, by the Duke himself, Christopher Marsden.

Christopher is intrigued by the bold woman he caught lifting her skirts to hide her ill-gotten treasure, and arranges for her to come to his home again to discuss her thievery and why. When they meet again, Christopher offers Jane an irresistible offer. It turns out he has been the target of murder attempts but is stymied in his investigations into who is seeking his death because of a disability that developed after a head injury after one of the attempts. He developed facial agnosia - the inability to recognize/remember faces. He also realizes this is a serious social set back and could undermine his ability to run his duchy and take on his role in parliament as well as he could be perceived as incompetent. As such he has coped by abstaining from social events and setting up a persona of a rake. But in Jane, he has found an invaluable ally - because hers is the only face that he can remember for some reason. He proposes - literally. Because with Jane at his side, he can have an ally he can recognize and remember, and she could help him hide and cope with his inability to recognize faces. Jane agrees, as this would help allay some of her problems and offers her a future of a home of her own, and possibly a family, something she had given up on.

As Jane and Christopher embark on their marriage of convenience, they learn to trust and depend on each other, and out of that, love and passion develop. But Jane is still keeping secrets from Christopher despite promising honesty, because she is still being blackmailed, and is afraid he would not support her endeavours. This, and the continued mystery of who is trying to target Christopher, and now Jane as well, puts a lot of drama and stress on their new and tenuous romance.

A highly enjoyable story with drama and intrigue. I quite enjoyed the dynamic of Jane and Christopher and their growing relationship, and like that her face is one that he always will see - and it is not because of her scar. He is vulnerable but is willing to confess his vulnerability to her, with literally trusting her with his life. Despite being handsome, rich, and high ranking, he has been boxed in by his facial amnesia. Because of his relationship with Jane, he also opens up and develops trust and new relationships with others too, whereas he was hiding so much prior. I enjoyed seeing the growth of the characters in their relationship together, and loved how the epilogue brought it all together in such a touching way.

4.5 stars out of 5

When Miss Jane Delaney’s grandfather's beloved bookstore is in unexpected financial jeopardy, she has to find a way to save it. Christopher Marsden, Duke of Roxby, is trying to catch a killer. The problem is, he's acquired a rare affliction where he can no longer recognize faces…he can’t tell who’s after him or why. However, when Christopher catches Jane poised to steal a priceless book from his library, he can tell her apart from the rest. He offers her an outrageous proposal: the money she needs in exchange for a marriage of convenience and her help in catching his would-be killer.

This is the third book in the Byronic Book Club series. Certain events and character crossovers make me suggest reading this series in order.

I thought this book might bring more twists and turns; it was enjoyable but I thought it was a bit too predictable. I did like Jane and Christopher’s relationship though. I like that they married early in the story, there was plenty of steam, and they had realistic conversations about their feelings as secrets unraveled. I feel like I don’t see enough “I understand, I can forgive you, but I’m hurt and I need time” type talks and I really appreciated those here. 3.5 stars rounded to 4.

Tropes: Class Difference, Working Heroine, Marriage of Convenience

Steam: 5

* I received an ARC and this is my honest review.

*Received a copy for review.*
This series has been so good.
This book takes several tropish elements gives them a new spin.
Jane has accepted that the foolish actions of a man she thought she loved has ruined her life plans. People see her scar and turn away. Her mothers gambling has landed her in a precarious position that leads her to contemplate criminal activity.
Christopher, Duke of Roxbury, is in a complicated situation. He’s pretty sure someone is trying to kill him. When he catches a would be thief in his library, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse.
I loved the mysteries, the complications. the sexiness, and the twists on familiar themes.