Such an orignal book. The story takes us from riding bare back and flying on a favourite horse in the circus to dancing waltzes with Lords in the London ballrooms. Eliza and Rav are great characters, with real flaws of stubbornness, pride and issues of trust. Eliza is strong willed and has to dig deep to keep going when she upends her life looking for meaning and a home. Rav has lived with his pain for so long thwt she no longer knows how to love or hope without it. They are both working out how to live in society with its cruelty and worry over reputations. The romance is well told and the subplot and dastardly mystery is fun to read too.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I have loved every book I've read by Jane Dunn and this is no exception. I love that they can be read as totally stand alone novels, and yet if you have read them all, you get an extra joy from knowing some of the characters and seeing them further along their story and this was absolutely the case with this latest book. I loved the main characters in this- Eliza was so intriguing, her background story, her talent with horses, she was immediately very likeable and I felt similarly towards Raven. What sets these apart from alot of other regency books is the historical detail and accuracy but also the depth of characters and the added plot twists to storylines. There is always a moment of peril, there are more complex stories going on behind the main thread of romance. This book was a joy to read and I was sad to finish it so quickly but given I couldn't put it down I only have myself to blame!