In this story, I honestly felt for both characters and completely understood their unwillingness to open up to each other. I often find myself annoyed by conflict in romance novels that stems from miscommunication. Julian’s history, and the trials thereof, is also revealed through carefully placed hints that make every interaction between him and Constance almost dangerous. Peckham uses an excellent narrative voice to enhance the scenes from Constance’s point of view. I grew to love her once invited into her head. I already had a soft spot for this character after the first book in this series. Peckham builds Constance’s character in layers, revealing her depths through revelations about her past through the course of the book. The drama between and surrounding Constance and Julian was always extreme enough on one side to be entertaining and believable enough on the other to be poignant. I devoured this book in a single evening and didn’t want to leave when I finished. Cross-posted to Amazon and Goodreads.įalling into this world, and in love with these characters, was so easy. Submission and masochism are examples of strength, not weakness, and Peckham did a fantastic job of embodying this in Westmead’s character.Īs usual, my highest praise is purchasing the next book in the series. Even better, the author wrote her characters so that neither was portrayed as “less than” due to their alignment. This story was also unique (to me) in that it flipped the trope of gender roles in relationship to fictional representations of BDSM. Information was always appropriate to the scene and never felt included simply because the author didn’t want a moment of research to go to waste. I’m not a plant person whatsoever, but I thoroughly enjoyed the level of detail Peckham included in her overall world building to make Poppy’s livelihood and passions real to the reader. Our heroes both have pasts to contend with, and histories always affect the future. I tend not to have the patience for angst, so I’m extra impressed by an author who makes it both valid and worthwhile. The arc of their relationship surprised me at every turn, but I enjoyed every bit of it even while their angst practically poured off the page. Westmead and Poppy stole my heart, separately and then together. The time period of this book was a bit earlier than the historical romance I’ve been reading, but I’m so pleased I took a chance on it anyway.
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