The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London)
A BookBub Best Romance of Winter 2024!
Fortune favors the bold—but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a favor from the wicked gentleman who haunts her dreams?
Lady Anne Deveril doesn’t spook easily. A woman of lofty social standing known for her glacial beauty and starchy opinions, she’s the unofficial leader of her small group of equestriennes. Since her mother’s devastating plunge into mourning six years ago, Anne voluntarily renounced any fanciful notions of love and marriage. And yet, when fate puts Anne back into the entirely too enticing path of Mr. Felix Hartford, she’s tempted to run…right into his arms.
No one understands why Lady Anne withdrew into the shadows of society, Hart least of all. The youthful torch he once held for her has long since cooled. Or so he keeps telling himself. But now Anne needs a favor to help a friend. Hart will play along with her little ruse—on the condition that Anne attend a holiday house party at his grandfather’s country estate. No more mourning clothes. No more barriers. Only the two of them, unrequited feelings at last laid bare.
Finally free to gallop out on her own, Anne makes the tantalizing discovery that beneath the roguish exterior of her not-so-white knight is a man with hidden depths, scorching passions—and a tender heart.
Fortune favors the bold—but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a favor from the wicked gentleman who haunts her dreams?
Lady Anne Deveril doesn’t spook easily. A woman of lofty social standing known for her glacial beauty and starchy opinions, she’s the unofficial leader of her small group of equestriennes. Since her mother’s devastating plunge into mourning six years ago, Anne voluntarily renounced any fanciful notions of love and marriage. And yet, when fate puts Anne back into the entirely too enticing path of Mr. Felix Hartford, she’s tempted to run…right into his arms.
No one understands why Lady Anne withdrew into the shadows of society, Hart least of all. The youthful torch he once held for her has long since cooled. Or so he keeps telling himself. But now Anne needs a favor to help a friend. Hart will play along with her little ruse—on the condition that Anne attend a holiday house party at his grandfather’s country estate. No more mourning clothes. No more barriers. Only the two of them, unrequited feelings at last laid bare.
Finally free to gallop out on her own, Anne makes the tantalizing discovery that beneath the roguish exterior of her not-so-white knight is a man with hidden depths, scorching passions—and a tender heart.
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Community Reviews
4.5
I really love this Belles of London series. I appreciate the group of female friends and how they always show up and support each other, both in their general lives and in their romantic escapades. The romance here was teased in the previous two books, which is great for the reading experience of a second-chance romance. We feel the history between the two leads because we've seen the remnants of it brewing for two books already. I will say that I found this entry a little less immersive and captivating than the previous two, but it still hit the spot for an intelligent historical romance.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Classism, and Violence
Minor: Drug use and Infidelity
I really love this Belles of London series. I appreciate the group of female friends and how they always show up and support each other, both in their general lives and in their romantic escapades. The romance here was teased in the previous two books, which is great for the reading experience of a second-chance romance. We feel the history between the two leads because we've seen the remnants of it brewing for two books already. I will say that I found this entry a little less immersive and captivating than the previous two, but it still hit the spot for an intelligent historical romance.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Classism, and Violence
Minor: Drug use and Infidelity
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