I'm starting to think that everything Carrie Lofty touches is gold. She can do no wrong for this Regency-weary reader.

The second in her new Christies series is set in Glasgow, Scotland, smack in the middle of the Industrial Revolution. Our heroine, Polly, is the de facto union leader of the textile mills, as her father is bedridden from illness. Our hero, Alex Christie, must turn Christie Textiles around to win a $1m inheritance from his father.

Alex and Polly are one of the most combustible, interesting, fiery pairings I've ever read about. So fiery that for much of the book, I couldn't see how their inevitable HEA was going to happen! (Don't worry, it does.)

The historical setting is, as usual, top notch. Lofty has the perfect balance of history and romance. We learn about this particular time and place through the characters, and the details are woven seamlessly into the narrative.

I could gush and gush about this book until the cows come home, but I'll spare you this time. I'm already looking forward to Gwen's story, which is set in a VINEYARD. WINE! ROMANCE! HISTORY!