A Brush with Scandal
Allison Grey
Reviewed by Helen
After meeting Violet and John in The Lady Thief of Belgravia, I was looking forward to their story and it is a great story line, filled with a sensual romance two people who started their lives in Seven Dials but have managed to get themselves out but how?
Violet Latimer loves painting and wants more than anything to escape her life, a life where she does what she has to keep a roof over her head and food on the table in the rookery of Seven Dials, she wants to paint and make a name for herself, finally she gets that chance when criminal Archie Neville is put in Newgate and Violet makes her way to Paris and does what she has always dreamed of. But then Archie is released and he comes for her in Paris to make sure she keeps her promise and becomes his wife.
John Barrow also grew up in Seven Dials and after working for many years as a valet to an Earl, John is now working as an undercover detective doing his best to rid the rookery of the gangs that rule when Violet comes to him for help to escape Archie they team up together to get rid of the gang but this is a dangerous mission and anything could happen, even losing his heart to the beautiful Violet.
This was a great story line and so many fabulous characters but I felt it was a bit long winded at times my mind wandered and took me out of the story but all in all the romance was a slow burn as Violet and John found their way through so much danger to find their HEA, and if you are looking for a historical romance filled with danger then this is the one for you.
My thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.
Violet Latimer loves painting and wants more than anything to escape her life, a life where she does what she has to keep a roof over her head and food on the table in the rookery of Seven Dials, she wants to paint and make a name for herself, finally she gets that chance when criminal Archie Neville is put in Newgate and Violet makes her way to Paris and does what she has always dreamed of. But then Archie is released and he comes for her in Paris to make sure she keeps her promise and becomes his wife.
John Barrow also grew up in Seven Dials and after working for many years as a valet to an Earl, John is now working as an undercover detective doing his best to rid the rookery of the gangs that rule when Violet comes to him for help to escape Archie they team up together to get rid of the gang but this is a dangerous mission and anything could happen, even losing his heart to the beautiful Violet.
This was a great story line and so many fabulous characters but I felt it was a bit long winded at times my mind wandered and took me out of the story but all in all the romance was a slow burn as Violet and John found their way through so much danger to find their HEA, and if you are looking for a historical romance filled with danger then this is the one for you.
My thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.
3.5 stars
October 9, 2024 by Storm Publishing
