A public scandal and a private tragedy force sexually curious Veronica Cooper into an unwanted marriage with Talbot Bowdoin, an urbane and isolated gentleman about whom she knows nothing.
Talbot wants it kept that way. Though the eccentric publisher fell in love with the "free-love" author at first word, and would give her the world gladly, fearing the repercussions, he miserly withholds the truth about himself. A voyeur of the first water, a bisexual by experience and a romantic by nature, he is more comfortable with his steam-powered automatons than he is with people, and so he keeps anyone with a beating heart at arm's length.
Not Veronica. Her heart pounds... with lust... and she refuses to tolerate her standoffish husband’s conjugal neglect.
To satisfy his beautiful... and assertive... bride, Talbot touches another human being for the first time in years and allows her the sexual freedom she craves, including dressing her in male attire as well as exposing her to steam-powered toys... and the gazes of other men.
Veronica is the latest in Ms. Trent's Blooming series of Erotic Historical Romances and she never disappoints. Her storytelling abilities are very adept and this novel is no exception. Not one to crank out cookie cutter romances, Ms. Trent crafts two polar opposite characters and somehow brings them together and makes it work. A little bit on the edge, a bit of historical propriety, a strong, yet naive heroine and a dominant yet totally smitten male bring the story together and offer the reader something a bit different than the average romantic fare. The sex in this story is hot and steamy and at times completely orgasmic. At other times, as the story dictates, it's a bit...well not so steamy, but appropriate to the story. I love quirky characters and off beat stories when love truly changes lives. Veronica fills the bill and more. There are some mild scenes of BDSM in this novel and some readers may find parts of Talbot's domination over Veronica objectionable. I felt it fit the story and the characters. I highly recommend this book as an interesting, unusual and very satisfying read.
Amber Taylor for Just Erotic Romance Reviews
Rating: 5 stars Heat Level: O
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