A Daring Venture: (A Historical Romance and woman-in-science story set in early 20th Century East Coast)
As a biochemist in early 1900s New York, Doctor Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to the crusade against waterborne diseases. She is at the forefront of a groundbreaking technology that will change the way water is delivered to every household in the city--but only if she can get people to believe in her work.
Newly appointed Commissioner of Water for New York, Nicholas Drake is highly skeptical of Rosalind and her team's techniques. When a brewing court case throws him into direct confrontation with her, he is surprised by his reaction to the lovely scientist.
While Rosalind and Nick wage a private war against their own attraction, they stand firmly on opposite sides of a battle that will impact far more than just their own lives. As the controversy grows more public and inflammatory and Rosalind becomes the target of an unknown enemy, the odds stacked against these two rivals swiftly grow more insurmountable with every passing day.
Newly appointed Commissioner of Water for New York, Nicholas Drake is highly skeptical of Rosalind and her team's techniques. When a brewing court case throws him into direct confrontation with her, he is surprised by his reaction to the lovely scientist.
While Rosalind and Nick wage a private war against their own attraction, they stand firmly on opposite sides of a battle that will impact far more than just their own lives. As the controversy grows more public and inflammatory and Rosalind becomes the target of an unknown enemy, the odds stacked against these two rivals swiftly grow more insurmountable with every passing day.
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As a biochemist in early 1900s New York City, Doctor Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to the crusade against water-borne diseases.
And that is the reason I picked this book up in the first place. A lady biochemist? In the early 1900s? Count me in.
And this book did not disappoint. At first the overwhelming chemistry (:P) between the characters seemed a bit over the top, but the way the rest of the story played out put addressed it really well.
I think the characters were well written and each had to swallow their own dose of reality more than once.
I doubt I'd read the first book as I'm not at all interested to read about Lucy and Colin, they seemed extremely two-dimensional in this book and my curiosity isn't even taking a peek. Book 3, however, sounds a little more tempting. I'm curious to learn more about the strange Eloise.
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