ARC Review: The Hellion and the Hero (League of Scoundrels #3) by Emily Sullivan
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Series: League of Scoundrels #3
Author: Emily Sullivan
Published August 23rd 2022 by Forever
Goodreads Synopsis
Fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton series will love this captivating second chance story—from the series that delivers “both emotional intensity and lush sensuality, and vivacious writing enhanced by ample measures of wit.” (Booklist, Starred Review)
Society darling Lady Georgiana Arlington spent years crafting her image as the ideal wife, but since her husband’s unexpected death, she has lived mostly for herself while making desperately needed improvements to the businesses she inherited––and gaining a mysterious enemy in the process. With few people she can trust, Georgiana must rely on Captain Henry Harris, a former fortune-hunter turned private investigator who once claimed to love the woman beneath her carefully polished veneer. Time and experience have left a heavy mark on the dashing young officer she used to know, but she finds herself even more drawn to the dark and complicated man he has become.
When Captain Harris left London eight years ago, he was heartbroken and nearly penniless. Now he has returned as a decorated naval hero with everything he could ever want. Everything except Lady Georgiana… As a careless young woman, she once shredded his heart when she married another man. But now she is as alluring as ever, with a newfound tenacity he can’t help but admire. And the more he uncovers, the more nothing is as it seems, especially the woman he once swore to hate forever.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
Finding herself widowed was the best thing that could ever happen to Lady Georgiana Arlington. She may have appeared to be the perfect, serene wife to society, but she was hiding the fact that her husband was abusive, and a bully. Reinventing herself as a shrewd businesswoman, she will never be beholden to a man again, and has progressive views on how to run her companies, which have left her with hidden enemies. After the threats come too close to ignore, she has to turn to Captain Henry Harris, a decorated naval hero, now working as a private investigator to protect her. Having to ask for help is bad enough, but when it's the only man she's ever loved, and had to forget in order to marry for money, all this does it stir up old feelings in the pair.
When we met Georgiana and Henry in The Rebel and the Rake, I knew there was a backstory between them, and hoped that the third book in the series would be there story. And Emily did not disappoint with this book. Whereas the pair seemed a little aloof before, we learn so much about them as individuals, and a couple, in The Hellion and the Hero that it makes up for everything. Georgiana is a secretive individual, but with good reason. She had her heart broken: first by Henry, and then by her evil husband, and she can't bring herself to open up old wounds, or talk about the past. Henry is the same too. He has secrets from his time in the military, and the heartbreak he felt over losing Georgiana soured him. It's not an easy start for them, especially as they are thrown together once the threat became too hard to handle at home. Yes, okay, they could have communicated better, and resolved a lot of the issues quicker, but that wouldn't have made for an enjoyable book. I thought everything in The Hellion and the Hero was great, and this has cemented my love for this author. I can't wait for Emily's next book!
Dates Read:
April 10-12, 2022
Rating
4 Stars
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