Historical Romance published by Avon 24 Aug 21
Lady Sesily Talbot of the soiled “S” uses her fame as a cover as she teams up with other like-minded belles to deliver justice to those who abuse their title and wealth. Caleb Calhoun finds himself coming to her rescue, even as he tries to resist the chemistry blazing between them. This story is a total romp with a message to deliver and hang period accuracy.
Caleb has secrets that have kept him away from the shores of England, spending more and more time in America. Bold, beautiful, brash Sesily inadvertently risks exposing his long-held secrets. Committed, Sesily, with the other belles, is going to deliver justice while also freeing Caleb.
The author has done a great job in the characterization of her belles who hide in plain sight. I can’t wait to see each one of them get their own stories in due time.
Grade: B
Summary:
New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single night.
After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.
No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.
Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating, outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble, because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.
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