Satisfying protagonists held my attentions!
In Bed with the Earl by Christi Caldwell
Ok, not a dry eye in the house as the curtain closed on this first Lost Lords tale!
I do like the lost heir trope, and this has been one of the best I've read in a while. Original and refreshing. So all kudos to Ms Caldwell for her super addition to this genre.
I definitely am not going to be lurking in sewers anytime soon. These scenes are too realistic for me to be anything but thankful that I wasn't there. Talk about a heart in mouth scene.
The clash between the determined reporter Verity Lovelace (loved illegitimate daughter of the deceased Earl of Wakefield) and Malcom North, lost heir to the Earl of Maxwell of course Hummed with energy. The back story is that North had been stolen from his family when young, managed to stay alive on the deplorable streets of the slums of London, and became o successful scavenger in the sewers of London. He was king of his patch and no-one with any sense challenged him, except our intrepid Verity. You could just see the electricity sparking between the two.
I was awed by Verity's dedication, and understood her desperation to provide for her young sister and faithful family retainer. That desperation grows out of being sidelined by the current owner of the newspaper that she worked diligently for for many years. The fact that a spurious male reporter kept somehow stealing her stories was both mysterious and dismaying.
North's refusal to take up his inheritance, to leave the Seven Dials and enter society adds frisson to the situation. The flawed hero has a nightmare past and deeply hidden insecurities to overcome. Look there's just so much more happening here!
I was riveted by the all that occurred!
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Just as a side note: If you read the forward you will see the issues of plagiarism Caldwell's been dealing with. This is shameful and that particular recalcitrant person who purports to being a writer will get absolutely no attention from me. Not that she ever did. Still just putting it out there.
*****
I do like the lost heir trope, and this has been one of the best I've read in a while. Original and refreshing. So all kudos to Ms Caldwell for her super addition to this genre.
I definitely am not going to be lurking in sewers anytime soon. These scenes are too realistic for me to be anything but thankful that I wasn't there. Talk about a heart in mouth scene.
The clash between the determined reporter Verity Lovelace (loved illegitimate daughter of the deceased Earl of Wakefield) and Malcom North, lost heir to the Earl of Maxwell of course Hummed with energy. The back story is that North had been stolen from his family when young, managed to stay alive on the deplorable streets of the slums of London, and became o successful scavenger in the sewers of London. He was king of his patch and no-one with any sense challenged him, except our intrepid Verity. You could just see the electricity sparking between the two.
I was awed by Verity's dedication, and understood her desperation to provide for her young sister and faithful family retainer. That desperation grows out of being sidelined by the current owner of the newspaper that she worked diligently for for many years. The fact that a spurious male reporter kept somehow stealing her stories was both mysterious and dismaying.
North's refusal to take up his inheritance, to leave the Seven Dials and enter society adds frisson to the situation. The flawed hero has a nightmare past and deeply hidden insecurities to overcome. Look there's just so much more happening here!
I was riveted by the all that occurred!
A Montlake Romance ARC via NetGalley
Just as a side note: If you read the forward you will see the issues of plagiarism Caldwell's been dealing with. This is shameful and that particular recalcitrant person who purports to being a writer will get absolutely no attention from me. Not that she ever did. Still just putting it out there.
*****
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