Series: Capitol Theatre, #2
Traits & Tropes: age gap; self-made hero; class difference; hidden identity; sick/comfort
Publication Date: 09.01.97
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England, Autumn, 1833
Heat Level: 4.5
Rating: 4/5
Narration Rating: 5/5
Madeline Matthews will do anything to avoid marriage to the aging lord her parents have betrothed her to, even if it means ruining herself. To achieve her goal she seeks out Logan Scott, a notorious actor with a reputation for keeping company with many women. A passionate affair with such a man would surely leave her too tainted for redemption in the eyes of high society.
Logan may have a very public reputation, but he’s an incredibly private man who is haunted by his past and those who have betrayed him. He has no time for the charmingly forthright young woman who is clearly trying to get his attention. When he can’t keep himself in check any longer and finally kisses her, it soon spirals into something more with the potential to be real and beautiful if they can each drum up the courage to drop their guards and take a chance on one another.
I am a bit on the fence about this book, but I did enjoy it more than not. The first half of the book was very much different from the second regarding the tone of the characters. It is split into two parts, so this makes sense, but it does make it difficult to rate because part two was not as enjoyable to me as part one. I was very pleasantly shocked at how sweet Logan wound up being and how much maturity Madeline displayed. He was a grumpy, locked-up soul until suddenly, his control snapped and revealed a huge heart beneath all the gruffness. Then things happened and Madeline’s truth was revealed, and we lost that sweet Logan to the return of distrustful, caustic Logan. Madeline had the patience of a saint in her dealings with him in part two of this book, and I liked that she finally stood up to him when she’d had enough. The heart to heart we got between these two was lovely and endearing, but it just wasn’t quite enough for me. I wanted more groveling and more of that swoon worthy sweetness Logan had previously proven himself capable of. Overall, I liked the ending, and I liked these two together, it just felt a bit rushed and left me wanting more, but it was much better than the last older Kleypas book I read.
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