Enough was enough! Despite his normally easy going ways,
Baron Benton Gray had had it with all the news of his
doings and relentless gossip making the headlines in The
London List, a notorious rag of a paper that everyone in
the ton and the people who worked for them avidly
followed. Why was he being targeted so ruthlessly? His
antics were certainly no better or worse than any of his
peers!
Deciding to make an end of it, Ben heads down to the
newspaper office to confront the editor. But the man he
expects turns out not to be as he expected. Instead, he
comes face to face with none other than the lovely
Evangeline Ramsey -- a lovely lady Ben had asked to marry in
his youth and she had turned him down. Now, what was she
up to?
Despite Evie's pleas, Ben is determined to shut the paper
down and he seeks to buy it from Evie's father. What can
Evie do to stop him? More is at stake than just the
news! People are depending on her to help them and how
can she do this without the paper?
Almost worn out from trying to keep food on the table and
to save the family from falling on even further hard times,
Evie has taken control over the paper when her father's
gambling and poor health take their effect. Yes, Ben
can still make her heart beat faster, but she vowed never
to trust a man so inclined to wild romances and high stakes
gambling! Now, what will happen?
Well known for her hot and erotic historical romances,
Maggie Robinson has created another winning romance with
LORD GRAY'S LIST, the first in her new The London List
series. Set in London in 1820, I loved the premise of a
female editor dressing as a man and producing a very
intriguing newspaper, complete with want ads for
employment, marriages and more.
With her black curls cut and wily reporting ways, Evie, if
caught, is a scandal in her own right and the sparring and
dueling between Evie and Ben is rapier sharp and sparkling
with wit and humour. For his part, Ben is a very appealing
hero. He is strong, kind and willing to take a new look at
his role and responsibilities. It was also a delight to
have the two main characters be a little older than
normally found in Regency romances as that gave more depth
to them both and allowed for a stronger backstory to their
new relationship. The only thing I was quite "out of sorts"
on was the overuse of terminology most often mouthed by
crass youth on the streets. It jarred me out of the
captivating story and I lost the lovely sense of time so
nicely set by the author.
Despite that, LORD GRAY'S LIST is a very captivating story
and Robinson's
fans are sure to love it! So, join the ton in finding out
what the London List has discovered! I can't wait to read
the rest of this series!
From duchesses to chamber maids, everybody's reading it.
Each Tuesday, The London List appears, filled with gossip
and scandal, offering job postings and matches for the
lovelorn--and most enticing of all, telling the tales and
selling the wares a more modest publication wouldn't touch. . .
The creation of Evangeline Ramsey, The London List saved her
and her ailing father from destitution. But the paper has
given Evie more than financial relief. As its publisher, she
lives as a man, dressed in masculine garb, free to pursue
and report whatever she likes--especially the latest
disgraces besmirching Lord Benton Gray. It's only fair that
she hang his dirty laundry, given that it was his youthful
ardor that put her off marriage for good. . .
Lord Gray--Ben--isn't about to stand by while all of London
laughs at his peccadilloes week after week. But once he
discovers that the publisher is none other than pretty Evie
Ramsey with her curls lopped short, his worries turn to
desires--and not a one of them fit to print. . .
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