Series: Windham, #5
Traits & Tropes: heroine in trouble; hidden identity; illegitimate heroine
Publication Date: 05.01.12
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England
Heat Level: 3.5
Rating 3/5
Lady Maggie Windham has had no trouble keeping her secrets well hidden for years, up until now. This time there’s a serious threat of everything she’s fought to keep quiet coming to light, so she turns to investigator Benjamin Hazlit for help. Benjamin isn’t all that keen on the mystery he’s been set to investigate, but he’s more than a little taken with Maggie herself. But Ben is a much keener observer than Maggie gave him credit for and soon he’s much closer to the truth than she intended. Maggie tries in vain to keep Benjamin at a distance, even as his relentless search for the truth brings them ever closer together.
This is the latest in my audio foray into trying to catch up on the backlists of various authors on my TBR. Having read and enjoyed the story of Sophie, Maggie’s sister, I decided to try this one and I have to say it was ok, but not as good. I loved Benjamin as a hero because he was fairly complex and had several layers to uncover, as well as showing good character growth on the page. Unfortunately, Maggie through this one off for me, mostly because her insistence on keeping Benjamin at arm’s length and harping on about all the reasons why they couldn’t be together, despite his declaring his love for her, got really repetitive, not to mention utterly frustrating. It was a relief to me to finally see Benjamin take charge and work to extricate Maggie from the stressful, secretive life she’d made for herself. Overall, I enjoyed the steam between these two, the side characters and familial relationships, and Benjamin’s take charge, practical attitude and, though this isn’t quite a new favorite for me, I’ll continue the series.
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