Pride and Pleasure - by Sylvia Day
Oct 20, 2018 22:12:50 GMT -7
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Pride and Pleasure – Sylvia Day
Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Heat: 9/10
Genre: Regency, mystery
The h, Eliza, hires the H, Jasper, to protect her and solve a mystery. She has recently been the victim of a number of minor, but potentially dangerous, accidents. The H is a thief taker, which is a combination private detective, bounty hunter and mercenary.
The h considers herself to be of average looks. Initially the H agrees but is also very physically attracted to her. As he gets to know her, he sees her as very beautiful but he’s equally attracted to her sharp mind. The h does not want to marry. She has a number of men who wish to marry her because she is very rich. She believes that one of them is creating these accidents to try and scare her into marriage. The H decides to pose as a new suitor, one that the h seems inclined to accept, in order to flush out the perpetrator.
The H in this story is of a lower station than the h, but he has been well educated. He is described as an extremely attractive man and a dangerous predator. The h is confused by his interest in her. She is somewhat socially awkward and has a tendency to speak what is really on her mind. This makes for some very interesting dialog.
The relationship between the MCs is the major focus of the story. The mystery has a few twists and turns and kept me guessing until near the end. I did suspect the right person, but only near the end. This is a low angst story with no triggers (that I am aware of) and no cheating or OW/OM drama.
Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Heat: 9/10
Genre: Regency, mystery
The h, Eliza, hires the H, Jasper, to protect her and solve a mystery. She has recently been the victim of a number of minor, but potentially dangerous, accidents. The H is a thief taker, which is a combination private detective, bounty hunter and mercenary.
The h considers herself to be of average looks. Initially the H agrees but is also very physically attracted to her. As he gets to know her, he sees her as very beautiful but he’s equally attracted to her sharp mind. The h does not want to marry. She has a number of men who wish to marry her because she is very rich. She believes that one of them is creating these accidents to try and scare her into marriage. The H decides to pose as a new suitor, one that the h seems inclined to accept, in order to flush out the perpetrator.
The H in this story is of a lower station than the h, but he has been well educated. He is described as an extremely attractive man and a dangerous predator. The h is confused by his interest in her. She is somewhat socially awkward and has a tendency to speak what is really on her mind. This makes for some very interesting dialog.
The relationship between the MCs is the major focus of the story. The mystery has a few twists and turns and kept me guessing until near the end. I did suspect the right person, but only near the end. This is a low angst story with no triggers (that I am aware of) and no cheating or OW/OM drama.
