⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes, I love the banter, the intrigue, and the characters are all so colorful and captivating.

BLURB

Tommy Wynchester loves putting on a costume and playing a role, but she is also looking for someone who will accept and love her for who she is, not who she is pretending to be. In her latest subterfuge, she takes on the persona of Baron Vanderbean to get closer to Lady Philippa.

Philippa is tired of her mother’s attempts to marry her off. All she wants to do is talk books with her reading circle friends and discover the secrets hidden in a set of manuscripts. None of the men her mother throws her way interests her, until she comes face-to-face with Baron Vanderbean. There was just something about him that drew her.

MY THOUGHTS

The Wild Wynchesters series started of spectacularly with The Duke Heist, and I was so looking forward to reading more about this crazy family. I was not disappointed. Tommy and Philippa’s story has the same humor, playfulness, and excitement that I’ve come to expect.

The budding relationship between Tommy and Philippa unfurled beautifully. Everything happened at a realistic pace, and I so wanted things to work out for them. The ending, though happy, is tinged with some sadness, as it’s impossible for two women in that time to find the same HEA as a heterosexual couple. The plot surrounding the decoding of the manuscripts was gripping, and I loved seeing the Winchester siblings show off their skills.

I can definitely recommend this series and this author if you like historical romances with a little bit of action and suspense thrown in.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Historical Romance