Series: The Ellinghams, #4
Traits & Tropes: marriage of convenience
Publication Date: 02.25.20
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; England
Heat Level: 3.5/5
Rating: 4.5 stars!
Since he was jilted at the alter nearly a year ago, Jon Burwell, Viscount Kendall has all but retired from society, channeling all of his unspent passion into innovative mechanical inventions. Because of his absence, society has deemed him a half-mad recluse, but he has no care for London gossips.
Emma Ellingham has found solace in her art since her own love did not reciprocate her feelings, but now she has lost her creative spark. Her ideas begin to flow again when she inadvertently finds Lord Kendall's workshop and sees his new machine. She finds the man who invented it to be even more interesting and their repeated encounters shake up his quiet life.
When Jon finds himself accused of murder, Emma sacrifices her reputation to prove the truth of his innocence, obliging them to marry in hopes of mitigating further scandal. There's plenty of desire between them but they've both been hurt before and are afraid of opening their hearts again and their happiness is far from assured.
This was a lovely, well-written story. There was a slight lag in the second half as compared to the first, but the writing was so lovely that I really didn't mind. Both Jon and Emma had past hurts to overcome and I almost lost patience with Emma, but she eventually redeemed herself and Jon was really lovely. I was pleased to see these two work out their issues in a mature way without a lot of unnecessary or over-the-top angst, which I had feared would happen given Emma's unrequited love storyline. These two wound up being great together and I loved the writing so much I now want to go back and read the rest of the series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3134683927
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8pjlMXgjeU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Emma Ellingham has found solace in her art since her own love did not reciprocate her feelings, but now she has lost her creative spark. Her ideas begin to flow again when she inadvertently finds Lord Kendall's workshop and sees his new machine. She finds the man who invented it to be even more interesting and their repeated encounters shake up his quiet life.
When Jon finds himself accused of murder, Emma sacrifices her reputation to prove the truth of his innocence, obliging them to marry in hopes of mitigating further scandal. There's plenty of desire between them but they've both been hurt before and are afraid of opening their hearts again and their happiness is far from assured.
This was a lovely, well-written story. There was a slight lag in the second half as compared to the first, but the writing was so lovely that I really didn't mind. Both Jon and Emma had past hurts to overcome and I almost lost patience with Emma, but she eventually redeemed herself and Jon was really lovely. I was pleased to see these two work out their issues in a mature way without a lot of unnecessary or over-the-top angst, which I had feared would happen given Emma's unrequited love storyline. These two wound up being great together and I loved the writing so much I now want to go back and read the rest of the series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3134683927
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8pjlMXgjeU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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