DNF

Grabbed this when I was in a pinch for an audiobook for a road trip. I’d never read Kleypas before, but I liked the idea of some of the characters being Bow Street runners. Anna Parker-Naples was an excellent reader, and I’m going to seek out the other Bow Street Runners series on audio in hopes that she continues to be the reader.
I enjoyed the writing, especially the romance. The mystery was predictable, but I’m guessing writing a truly twisty mystery was not the author’s main objective. Romantic writing is her strength, and she’s good at the build-up, the swoony declarations, and the truly steamy scenes. Grant and his goals for revenge on Vivian were problematic, but I think Kleypas turned that around effectively enough by the end. The hero doesn’t need to be perfect, and Grant certainly isn’t.
I read that the other books in this series are better, and I suspect that this isn’t the author’s best work. Since I enjoyed it enough to shell out the money to finish it on my kindle last night (sure, it was only $2, but I deliberated over that $2 for days), I’ll for sure be checking out her other books. ( )

3 stars - while the plot is unrealistic it was still engaging (anyways I don’t read regency romances for their accuracy) I just didn’t like the hero at all. So he kinda ruined the book for me. ( )

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Lisa Kleypas has such an easy absorbing style. A great storyteller, and I always learn more about the period.

Her plots are a puzzle to be solved - this time it is a woman, Vivian/Victoria, who loses her memory in a near drowning. Grant, the chief of the Bow Street Runners, tries to solve the puzzle.

Enjoyable, though I've read better Kleypas. She is a reliable pleasure. ( )