I have really enjoyed the Scoundrels in this Lorraine Heath series - especially Frannie! Even though I didn't like this one as much, it is still a solid 3 star book.
Jim is a strong, large, loner hero is has made it his mission in life to be a fare investigator for Scotland Yard. Eleanor is a previously meek and mild girl who comes to London for revenge. There are A LOT of twists in the plot, some you can see coming but others are complete surprises. This makes the book move along and not get stuck. There are also lots of interactions between Jim and the other scoundrels which also helped keep my interest. So all in all, good book.
So what's my problem? My problem is that I think Ms. Heath put the wrong Scoundrel with the Heroine. I don't usually try to second-guess for the author, but I really think Eleanor was deep down too mild for Jim. Bill (the doctor), who we never see much of, would have been a much better fit. Jim's whole persona is that he has this need to take care of people. Wouldn't it had been nice for him to find someone who was capable of taking care of herself? I understand she came to London for revenge and all, but it was really amateurishly done and if it hadn't been for Jim, she would have been in trouble. I'm thinking like a Maddy character in The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Ann Long. I love that book...I need to re-read it and write a review of it....But I digress!
My other problem with the book is the ending. Enough of the whole "you have come to arrest me, but first lets make some memories to sustain us before I'm hanged" stuff. She didn't put up any type of fight! There was some attempt by someone else to block him, but Eleanor didn't endorse it. (I'd say more but I don't want to completely spoil it). I would have felt a lot better if she had at least tried to knock him on the head and made a token run for freedom. Ah well, maybe I should write my own version....yeah, not going to happen, so I'll just continue to read what Ms. Heath offers.
I would recommend the 1st 3 books - definitely buy the second two, but go to the library for the 1st and 4th one.
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