This is not a typical historical romance. Elements of post-traumatic stress, child abuse, and anti-Semitism all interweave through exceptional writing to create an intriguing love story and murder mystery. A working class hero and a twice-widowed heroine are brought together by the death of her husband, the Duke of Warneham. The local doctor says that his death was due to an overdose of medication, but was it an accident or murder? This book was difficult to put down; I read it in two days. Now I'm anxious for the follow-up, "Never Romance a Rake." 397 pages.
