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Immodest Creature
Serena Percy is no believer, but the psychic knew things no one else could have known. When Lady Serena and her brother learn that their parents’ killers fled to the Americas, they cross the ocean to a new land. But before they can unravel the dark threads of the conspiracy, a familiar face finds them.
Vincent Mandeville, twice betrayed and drunk on all the whiskey in Ireland, arrives in the United States and pursues Serena at his first sight of her. But the lady's focus will not waver and her trust is not earned lightly—especially not by the Malicious Mandeville.
With Serena's sharp wit and Vincent's razor tongue, they cut through clue after clue. But how will they ever unite, with her chasing the elusive past and him always running from it?
Vincent Mandeville, twice betrayed and drunk on all the whiskey in Ireland, arrives in the United States and pursues Serena at his first sight of her. But the lady's focus will not waver and her trust is not earned lightly—especially not by the Malicious Mandeville.
With Serena's sharp wit and Vincent's razor tongue, they cut through clue after clue. But how will they ever unite, with her chasing the elusive past and him always running from it?
317 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 16, 2023
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April 30, 2024
This Was Okay
“Serena will be happy with me. Enemies and all. I am the villain you should be rooting for,”
Thoughts💡
I loved the writing in this one at first, the dialogue reminded me of the fast paced randomness of the Gilmore Girls. The story had the fanciful flair of historical romance and the steamy spice of a Lisa Kleypas. It started with a scathing look at the Ton in a fast paced alliterative criticisms and then hopped over to Industrialized (Reconstruction) era America to disparage the wealthy there.
There was a mix of instalove, secret society mischief, and a murder mystery to this plot. However, as the story progressed it slowly started to devolve. The author had a tendency to tell you things instead of showing them. So each exciting new twist or clue didn’t feel like something that was discovered merely something you were told about. But it was complicated and intricate so it still had a small element of surprise.
The ending had a dramatic sort of soap opera feel to it and for the right reader it would be fun. There was some fisticuffs, emotional turmoil, and dramatic shenanigans from some meddling characters.
✨Note✨Standalone romance with overlapping characters from other novels.
Stats📊
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Historical Romance: Solving A Murder, Instalove, Fast Paced Banter
First Person, Past Tense, Dual POV
“Serena will be happy with me. Enemies and all. I am the villain you should be rooting for,”
Thoughts💡
I loved the writing in this one at first, the dialogue reminded me of the fast paced randomness of the Gilmore Girls. The story had the fanciful flair of historical romance and the steamy spice of a Lisa Kleypas. It started with a scathing look at the Ton in a fast paced alliterative criticisms and then hopped over to Industrialized (Reconstruction) era America to disparage the wealthy there.
There was a mix of instalove, secret society mischief, and a murder mystery to this plot. However, as the story progressed it slowly started to devolve. The author had a tendency to tell you things instead of showing them. So each exciting new twist or clue didn’t feel like something that was discovered merely something you were told about. But it was complicated and intricate so it still had a small element of surprise.
The ending had a dramatic sort of soap opera feel to it and for the right reader it would be fun. There was some fisticuffs, emotional turmoil, and dramatic shenanigans from some meddling characters.
✨Note✨Standalone romance with overlapping characters from other novels.
Stats📊
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Historical Romance: Solving A Murder, Instalove, Fast Paced Banter
First Person, Past Tense, Dual POV
April 29, 2024
This is a romantic suspense read y'all! Lady Serena has gone to see a psychic with her brother, and they hear that their parents killers went to America. Serena and her brother of course head there! In America while they are searching for their parents’ killers Serena runs into Vincent Mandeville. Vincent falls for Serena as he first sees her, he is enraptured by her. He starts a pursuit for her. Serena, however, needs to find her parents’ killers to find out what happened to her parents and their accident!
I liked the writing of this book. The author engages you in the story and really pulls you along on the trip to an older time America. And I loved the scene with the psychic! I love reading about paranormal things in my stories and this book had me at chapter 1. I LOVE the ending with Vincent and Serena. This resonated with me and my relationship with my husband and I highly recommend this one to all romance and suspense readers!
I liked the writing of this book. The author engages you in the story and really pulls you along on the trip to an older time America. And I loved the scene with the psychic! I love reading about paranormal things in my stories and this book had me at chapter 1. I LOVE the ending with Vincent and Serena. This resonated with me and my relationship with my husband and I highly recommend this one to all romance and suspense readers!
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