Series: The Seducers, #1
Tropes & Traits: forbidden romance; class difference; virgin hero
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency, England
Publication Date: 05.12.20
Heat Level: 5/5
Rating: 3/5
Melissa Griffin has tried to make the most of a difficult life and is now the successful owner of an exclusive London brothel. She’s become fairly wealthy, but stress has taken its toll on her health, leading to the necessity of a stay in the country to convalesce. Developing real feelings for the village curate was never her intention. It’s forbidden and she knows they can’t have a future together, but neither can she deny her feelings.
Magnus Stanwyck has never felt much temptation to forsake his vow to remain celibate until marriage, but meeting Melissa stirs all kinds of thoughts he’d rather not have. The woman is both beautiful and kind and all too soon Magnus’ heart is fully engaged. Though a simple curate, Magnus was raised the son of a marquess and is used to getting what he wants, which now includes Melissa. But with everything standing between them, their future happiness seems increasingly unlikely.
I have a lot of feelings about this book and not all of them necessarily good. Melissa’s struggles and the box society put her in made her very pitiable, especially given how much she truly enjoyed a simple life with Magnus. Despite that though, I couldn’t bring myself to like her and she got on my nerves more and more as the book went on. I know she was trying to protect Magnus, but he obviously didn’t want or need her protection, and a lot of what she kept from him and especially the ways in which she manipulated him were just unforgiveable for me. Magnus was no gem either, but rather spoiled and naïve, but he readily admitted to those weaknesses and owned them and I felt he deserved that same sort of honesty from Melissa. All that said, I did find this to be very well-written and extremely steamy and I will read more from this author.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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