

I did like seeing how Clary and his brother have reinvented their lives and it was nice seeing a happy ending for them. It is difficult to believe that Helen would be so blase once she found out because she truly doesn’t have the experience to understand the exploitation. While it was important to the story, we don’t really delve into his past. I did think that his past was glossed over a bit. I liked how the two interacted and how Helen becomes stronger throughout the book.Ĭlary is a man who has overcome a horrible past and this book forces further growth in his character. While there is a storyline involving the orphanage, the real focus in this book is on Helen and Clary and their romance. OPINION: I enjoyed this entry in the series. When the two work together on her sister’s new orphanage project, Clary and Helen face danger from those engaged in the seedy underbelly of child trafficking and also the attraction between them that society would be scandalized by.

Clary, however, is no gentleman and no match for the innocent and aristocratic Helen. She realizes that every person she knows who married for love found their spouse in an unconventional fashion and also she has been intrigued by her sister’s employee Clary Homeward. THE STORY: Lady Helen Hawkestone has decided to stop searching for a man to marry at balls and soirees. I especially enjoyed seeing the characters from the series five years later. FINAL DECISION: An enjoyable cross-class romance with a hero with a dark past and a heroine who is determined to have him.
