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A review by mrsbooknerd
A Lady Dares by Bronwyn Scott
3.0
Mills and Boon Regency/Historical romances can be hit and miss, but I enjoyed 'A Lady Dares'.
Dorian was charming and flirty from the off and I do love it when we get a 'rougher' cut of hero than all the polished Dukes about.
I liked Elise's passion and pride and I felt she was an equal to Dorian. She certainly made a change to the gasping, naive Ladies of the genre.
The plot was well paced and the developing romance felt natural and with real chemistry. It was steamy enough to keep me interested, and the secondary criminal plot was interesting but not over dramatic.
I did feel that it was quite modern in tone. I picked this book because I had wanted a regency / historical novel to break up all the crime novels I've been reading but actually it felt a ageless. Dorian accepting Elise's position and lifestyle without question and neither conforming to social norms made it feel modern in style.
But overall one of the better Mills and Boon novels that I have read in a long time.
Dorian was charming and flirty from the off and I do love it when we get a 'rougher' cut of hero than all the polished Dukes about.
I liked Elise's passion and pride and I felt she was an equal to Dorian. She certainly made a change to the gasping, naive Ladies of the genre.
The plot was well paced and the developing romance felt natural and with real chemistry. It was steamy enough to keep me interested, and the secondary criminal plot was interesting but not over dramatic.
I did feel that it was quite modern in tone. I picked this book because I had wanted a regency / historical novel to break up all the crime novels I've been reading but actually it felt a ageless. Dorian accepting Elise's position and lifestyle without question and neither conforming to social norms made it feel modern in style.
But overall one of the better Mills and Boon novels that I have read in a long time.