Historical Fiction
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Romance
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Women's Fiction
Description
In this sizzling Regency romance by award-winning author
Tracy Sumner, an unconventional lady of the ton and an untitled
businessman need to risk something in order to gain everything.
An Incorrigible Hellion
Independent,
impulsive Lady Philippa Darlington guarantees her freedom by playing
the role of wallflower for two miserable seasons in the ton. With the
guidance of the most feared feminist enterprise in London—the Duchess
Society—Pippa vows never to marry. But a madcap misadventure throws her
plan off course and puts her face-to-face with the only man she’s ever
wanted. A man who doesn’t want her.
A Rule-Breaking, Rookery Titan
Prince
of the streets, Xander Macauley crawled from the slums to rule an
empire. He has secrets—and fierce desires. One being that he’s smitten
with his best friend’s little sister. Although reckless Little
Darlington is the last woman in England he’d risk his heart over. When
he has to rescue her from a masquerade ball gone awry, Xander finds he
will go to lengths greater than he’d imagined to possess her.
The risks are undeniable. But so is true, devastating love
4 STARS
The main characters were off the charts good. Pippa definitely doesn't fit into the highbrow society that she finds herself flung into. Their stupid rules weren't for her. When she wants something she is one determined woman. And clever to boot. One of my favorite phrases comes from Pippa where she observed that "her dance card was full but her heart was empty."
Xander has never fit in society and makes no moves to even try. He is incredibly intelligent and has found some ways to make them come to him. All ways that are making a ton of money. He also has a kinder heart than most people know. Which Pippa begins to see and she also manages to pry other secrets from him.
He has managed to gather good people around him in his ventures. Almost to his frustration, he finds himself also surrounded by good titled men. He is also frustrated by his desire for Pippa. The best description of that was, he didn't want to want her (but he did).
While building the foundation of this story, although good, it also felt a bit slow at times. The descriptions of people and places was very well done. And I enjoyed some of the humor in the story. No one warned me about the "heat" described between Pippa and Xander. *Fanning myself here*.
" I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of
this book through Netgalley. And these are my
honest opinions about it.”
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