Lady Phoebe Hunt, daughter of the Marquess of Fallowshall, has made the most of her banishment to the States, finding a freedom and purpose she never had in the confines of aristocratic England or under her father’s abusive reign. When her father’s death reveals a series of debts, Phoebe quietly returns to England to assist her mother and sister. Samuel Fenley has worked with his father to build an incredibly successful emporium, but he’s still lacking a title and land. He sees opportunity in assisting the Fallowshalls and the possibility of courting the younger sister, but finds himself seeking out Phoebe instead. For Phoebe, Sam’s effortless joy is a constant draw, but she believes he would be better suited to her sister. When Phoebe’s past returns to make trouble, they work together even better than they imagined; if only they can make room for a future that encompasses both of their ambitions.
VERDICT Everett returns in the second “Damsels of Discovery” novel (after The Love Remedy), which could almost serve as the fourth book of her “Secret Scientists of London” series, as the two intersect significantly here. Readers of both series should be thrilled with this entry.
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