The League of Gentlewomen Witches
Series: Dangerous Damsels #2
Author: India Holton
Published March 15th 2022 by Berkley Books

Goodreads Synopsis
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse...

Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say—although it must never be said—witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways. Using magic, they tidy, correct, and manipulate according to their notions of what is proper, entirely unlike those reprobates in the Wisteria Society.

When the long lost amulet of Black Beryl is discovered, it is up to Charlotte, as the future leader of the League, to make sure the powerful talisman does not fall into the wrong hands. Therefore, it is most unfortunate when she crosses paths with Alex O'Riley, a pirate who is no Mr. Darcy. With all the world scrambling after the amulet, Alex and Charlotte join forces to steal it together. If only they could keep their pickpocketing hands to themselves! If Alex's not careful, he might just steal something else—such as Charlotte's heart.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

All Miss Charlotte Pettifer has heard is that she is the heir to the famous witch, Black Beryl, and future leader of the League of Gentlewomen Witches. So when Black Beryl's missing amulet is discovered, and put on display at the British Museum, every witch and pirate is on the hunt, and Charlotte won't let anyone get in her way, especially not the handsome pirate, Alex O'Riley, who she crossed paths with earlier in the week. When the amulet is stolen from under their very eyes, Alex and Charlotte join forces to try and retrieve it, but along the way they lose more than the amulet, they lose their hearts to each other.

Okay, this was fantastic! I started to read the book on the way down to London, and had just gotten to the theft of the amulet when I had to get off, and walked past the British Museum, which was amusing. Charlotte and Alex grew on me even quicker than Cecilia and Ned, though it was great to see them again, now happily married, in this book. Because Alex was a pirate, and Charlotte a witch, they were from very different backgrounds, and never group would accept them together. The whole to-do over who kidnapped whom was hilarious, as were the asides with Bixby. I loved the way Charlotte and Alex fell for each other. They clearly were attracted to each other from the moment they met, but the true romance grew gradually, until it was a fight over who loved the other the most. A truly fantastic book, and I can't wait to see them again in book 3!

Dates Read:
August 21-22, 2022

Rating
4 Stars