Series: Wicked Wallflowers, #5
Tropes & Traits: virgin hero; slow burn; hero is injured, heroine nurses him; titled hero; heroine is a former madam
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England
Publication Date: 09/17/19
Heat Level: 3/5
Rating: 5 stars
Clara Winters is finally able to move beyond her life as a courtesan and madam and back to her love of theatre. She and her only friend in the world, Regina Killoran, are opening a respectable, vice free music hall. But when Clara rescues an injured man from the streets of St. Giles and brings him home, she quickly discovers him to be Henry March, the Earl of Waterson, and realizes no good can come of her nursing a powerful nobleman.Henry is dazzled by his angelic savior and the challenges she throws at his views about the lower classes. Henry soon returns to his staid, dutiful existence only to discover, two months after his rescue, that a political bargain he's entered into has unforeseen consequences for Clara and her livelihood. Now Henry must decide if his dreams of establishing a unified police force are worth the harm their realization will bring to Clara, especially when her music instruction begins to breathe new life into Henry's reclusive, traumatized sister.
Poor Henry was a good man, looking out for the well-being of others in most all of his doings, but he was utterly clueless. I've never been a huge fan of Clara as a secondary character in other books, but I was still looking forward to her story. I didn't much care for her brash manner, but it did make sense given her past and her current motivations. All that also made her character development, as well as Henry's, all the more enjoyable. It was great to see them both change their perceptions of the world and each other and choose each other despite all the factors that could keep them apart. This was a slower burn than I've grown accustomed to in this series, but it worked for these characters. Christi has done it again and I wound up loving it. Also, I now need Lila to have her own book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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