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This book stayed with me after I read it. The song, "Hell is for children" kept popping into my head. I actually enjoyed the book. Here we have an abused, ugly duckling - the bastard sister of a Duke who has had to flee the country, so she is handling his business transactions (that in and of itself requires you to put on the "I am suspending my dis-belief" hat). And there is the rake hell owner of a popular pleasure garden, who can only find love and acceptance in his business, which tragically burned to the ground the year prior. When the two come together there are sparks. It starts out TINY to be sure, but the rebuilding of the pleasure gardens and the rebuilding of the heroines trust are in beautiful parallel.
I also love the side story of the Duke - even though we're left hanging there - and a housekeeper who is more than she seems. There is also another side story of the heroines body guard and trust that she shares with him and his wife.

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Sweetest Scoundrel Maiden Lane Elizabeth Hoyt 9781455586363 Books Reviews


Asa has been spending inordinate amounts of the Duke of Montgomery's money to rebuild his beloved pleasure gardens but Montgomery's sister, Eve, is about to put a stop to it. Her brother left her in charge of his affairs and she is determined to get a return on his investment. If that means sorting out the accounts herself and sparring with Asa, then so be it. Sparks fly fairly quickly while they try to get the pleasure gardens ready to open on time.

The good bits...
For all Asa's crude and rude language, he was surprisingly tender and supportive of Eve's PTSD. He knew that she was petrified of dogs and being touched so rather than forcing the issue he let her set the pace. Hoyt has given a wide range of heroes in this series and in Asa we find a man who isn't afraid to say what he thinks, is relatively angst free (compared to the other heroes in the series) and is full of passion for both his theatre and life. I particularly enjoyed his interactions with his estranged family who had no idea what he had been doing for the past few years.

It was a pleasure to see Eve develop from an inhibited woman who was slavishly devoted to her brother and terrified of men to one who was comfortable living in her own skin. By the end of the novel she had acquired a group of friends and a man who adored her. Asa annoyed and provoked her into living and these scenes were often quite humorous as he rarely realised the effect he was having. Given Eve's reticence for physical contact, there is a big build up of sexual tension and saucy encounters before they finally have sex.

Kudos to Hoyt for including an interracial relationship between two secondary characters as historical romances often tend to be exclusively white.

The not so good bits...
The mystery behind who wanted to destroy Harte's Folly was fairly lacklustre as there was only really one possible candidate. It could have been easily improved if a few more red herrings were sprinkled throughout. The reason for the attacks would have been more plausible if the guilty person had received a little more page time to hint at their motives.

The big conflict between hero and heroine was over so quickly that you could be excused for missing it. I get that Hoyt was trying to balance the book out so that Asa's growth was as strong as Eve's but it wasn't integrated well.

Verdict...
A strong historical romance that was a delight to read. You can read it as a standalone book but I think you would enjoy the characters and the plot more if you read the others first.
Since I was first introduced to Hoyt as an author earlier this year I have find it incredibly hard to fall in love with her stories. If you have yet to be introduced to the author yourself allow me to tell you that the author pens beautiful, breathtaking romances that will remind you of a gentle fairy tale.

The title of the book describes the story well, "sweet." This story is a charming romance that is not too heavy and yet certainly easy on the eyes. The romance was present throughout the book and that is what I savor the best about Hoyt as an author is that each time she manages to deliver her readers with a new romance that is as alluring as a spring bloom.

However I think the plot in this book was a little dry around the edges. The beginning was much slower than what I was expecting and the plot never really found its own rhythm. So the plot in my opinion needed to be vastly improved and so it was a good thing that the romance was so well written.

Lastly I rarely ever comment on sensual scenes because each author has their way own way of writing such scenes and yet I feel like historical, heated moments have went straight into the world of contemporary. I was disappointed to have found this in this book as well as the author herself rarely ever does this flaw. Yet, I am beginning to see it more and more in historical-romances and I am not all thrilled by the detail as I consider sensual nature to reflect the tone of both the actual book as a whole and that of the romance. So I am hoping this flaw does not continue into the new year.

For my respect for the author and for her wonderful writings of sweeter romances I would recommend this book.
This book stayed with me after I read it. The song, "Hell is for children" kept popping into my head. I actually enjoyed the book. Here we have an abused, ugly duckling - the bastard sister of a Duke who has had to flee the country, so she is handling his business transactions (that in and of itself requires you to put on the "I am suspending my dis-belief" hat). And there is the rake hell owner of a popular pleasure garden, who can only find love and acceptance in his business, which tragically burned to the ground the year prior. When the two come together there are sparks. It starts out TINY to be sure, but the rebuilding of the pleasure gardens and the rebuilding of the heroines trust are in beautiful parallel.
I also love the side story of the Duke - even though we're left hanging there - and a housekeeper who is more than she seems. There is also another side story of the heroines body guard and trust that she shares with him and his wife.
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