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Dearest Rogue
by Elizabeth Hoyt
A deeply satisfying, thoroughly enjoyable entry in the series. Two characters who have been hanging around the fringe of the story, the lovable Lady Phoebe and slightly complicated Captain Trevillion, finally get their own story and it was worth the wait. Phoebe is blind and her overprotective older brother has hired Trevillion to watch over her. Trevillion is already most of the way in love with her when the book begins, but Phoebe sees him as one more example of the constraints she chafes against. Oh, the angst! The other problem, of course, is that there are real kidnapping attempts afoot, and Trevillion has to think pretty far outside of the box to keep Phoebe safe. And then there was only one bed.
Phoebe's blindness is handled well in this book. She does live in a society that is even less disability-friendly than our current era, and there are real barriers to the independence she desires. At the same time she is also stubborn and not afraid to advocate for herself, and comes up with her own creative solutions—for example, since she recognizes most people by scent, she has one made up for Trevillion that won't hurt his manly male masculinity so he feels comfortable wearing it and she can know when he's around. Phoebe is also the kind of character who would have been relegated to secondary status in another book: she's described as short and plump, she's cheerful and friendly and reasonably conventional and always supportive of her friends. That she gets to be her own heroine is another reason to love this book.
Phoebe's blindness is handled well in this book. She does live in a society that is even less disability-friendly than our current era, and there are real barriers to the independence she desires. At the same time she is also stubborn and not afraid to advocate for herself, and comes up with her own creative solutions—for example, since she recognizes most people by scent, she has one made up for Trevillion that won't hurt his manly male masculinity so he feels comfortable wearing it and she can know when he's around. Phoebe is also the kind of character who would have been relegated to secondary status in another book: she's described as short and plump, she's cheerful and friendly and reasonably conventional and always supportive of her friends. That she gets to be her own heroine is another reason to love this book.