by Julie Anne Long
5+ stars! I didn't expect it to be so good! Highly recommend it to all historical romance lovers! It truly is a beautiful story!
A new favorite HR author. :)
I liked it. It lulled in the middle. I enjoyed the ending, very sweet.
Very slow start for me; I really struggled to get into this one. In the end I was glad I did. I adored the characters, and rather wish we got to spend a little more time with some of them. (Aunt Hester was a jewel. Loved her.)I'm always distracted by editing slips, and this (I have the Kindle versio...
Julie Anne Long may not have all her historical details right (the correct way to address a marquis' unmarried daughter, the layers and types of clothing a young lady of the 'ton' would be wearing in the early 19th century and a few others), but she gets the story and the characters so utterly, comp...
Cute little take-off on the Pygmalion theme. Gideon is a well respected gentleman barrister in London who has painstakingly repaired his depleted family fortunes. However he still isn't rich (he quite poor actually) and he's a bit of a do-gooder when it comes to his cases (he's pretty much pro-bon...
Heroine & her family used to be well-off when she was younger until her alcoholic father drank away their money. She & her mother & younger sister survived living in St. Giles with her wit & pickpocketing skills. She finally gets caught stealing a gentleman's watch but gets the chance to escape pris...
Gideon Cole is very close to achieving his "master plan". He's working as a brilliant barrister and making quite a name for himself among the ton of London (most of whom have no idea that he rarely, if ever makes much money winning cases left, right and centre). He just needs a little bit of cash to...