Desperate times call for drastic measures…and Miss Caroline Devereux is most certainly desperate. Her spendthrift father’s been gambling away every spare shilling, racking up debts, selling off their family’s coveted objets d’art, and bringing them to the edge of ruin. Up until now, she’s been able to stave off the creditors—and afford luxuries like tea—by penning sensational Gothic tales. But they’re out of time, and Caroline must play the one card she has left.
The Earl of Rockford cannot believe that any young lady would dare to blackmail him. Not only has she threatened to expose the darkest secrets of his family and destroy their name, but she’s done it all in an attempt to…marry him? And damned if he isn’t secretly delighted by her spirit. But first, Miss Caroline has a lesson to learn about who she’s dealing with…
No one warned Caroline that the handsome, wealthy earl she intends to marry isn’t remotely the gentleman she expected. Because the “Rogue of Whitechapel” isn’t about to go down without a fight…and the first to fall in love will be the first one to lose.
Review:
Absolutely loved!
Caroline and Gabriel’s story was an absolute delight. I’ll admit I was a teensy bit skeptical when she first embarked on the blackmail plot, but as we got to know her and her situation better it even started to seem like a good idea to me 😉 I loved that Gabriel didn’t let his preconceived notions get in the way of really seeing Caroline as a person either–it really didn’t take him much time to figure out what her life was really like and start to respect her for what she had been doing to try and make life better for her family.
And of course falling in love with her is the logical next step… 🙂
Things were going so swimmingly for them that I almost forgot that we needed to have some sort of obstacle thrown in their way before we got the their much deserved HEA–not going to lie, I was really temped to just stop reading before getting to it, I was dreading it so much. But I powered through because I needed to see them get there almost more than I needed to breathe–and it was worth it! I swear my heart feels happy two days later, just thinking about it now. All the happy sighs at the end.
The Writer and the Rogue is the second book in the series, and it worked just fine as a standalone. But you’d better believe I’m going to be going back and reading book 1 ASAP!
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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