Complex characters and descriptive language enhance this sexy and satisfying read. Each character struggles to overcome a troubled past to find love, and the love scenes are by turns tender and steamy. A mystery subplot is introduced but is predictable.
Sebastian Rockwood, Earl of Melton, has a regimented existence that's interrupted the moment he decides to bid on Helen. With the murderous Jack the Ripper on the loose, Sebastian soon finds that his rigid schedule is impossible to maintain when protecting her is his obsession. (NewConceptsPublishing.com, dl $6.49)