Series: The Guilded Age Heiresses #3
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2022
Order Link: Amazon
Rating: 4 Steamy Hearts
Special thanks to Berkley Publ. for an arc of this book.
A fake engagement brings together a lady with bold and daring dreams, and the heir whose heart she captured—perfect for fans of Bridgerton!
Review:
American Maxwell Crenshall returns to London at the news that his father is ill. He finds him recovering and determined to force Max into a marriage by Christmas in order to secure a heir for Crenshaw Iron. Max has no intention of marrying even though every woman in London would love to hook him, but his father plays the one card that will convince him otherwise. The elder Crenshaw threatens to withdraw funding for a project Max's sister August is involved in if he doesn't choose a bride soon. He can't allow his sister to be hurt so he hatches a plan for a fake engagement with the one woman he's never forgotten - Widow Lady Helena March. Helena is skeptical but she agrees to go along with the charade in order to secure funding for a project near and dear to her heart - the London Home for Young Women which houses and secures jobs for the "fallen" women that society turned their back on. Both Maxwell and Helena will gain what they want from a fake engagement and then go their separate ways, right?
Oh, I do love a good fake engagement story, and The Lady Tempts An Heir is perfect! Readers who have followed the series are aware of the chemistry exploding between Maxwell and Helena from the previous book. Harper St. George has upped the odds in this book and the result is a sinfully sexy story that also dives deeply into gender roles and social class prejudices of the time period. Helena is the perfect heroine to buck societal expectations as she crosses barriers and spurns expectations. She is feisty, strong and on a mission to provide a better life for the women of the home in spite of society's scorn. She's also carrying a dark secret that delegates her to life as a single woman no matter how much she may wish otherwise. Maxwell is a dashing, bold if somewhat brooding hero with a kind heart and strong determination to make it on his own. The clash, bump and grind between these two makes for a deliciously sinful story with a whole lot of heart! I highly recommend it to fans of historical romance and fake relationship tropes as well as to any reader who loves a good romance with a lot of meat on the bones.
Synopsis:
Tall, dark, and brooding—to say that American Maxwell Crenshaw stood out in the glittering ballrooms of London, is an understatement. He vowed never to set foot in England again, but when a summons from his father, along with an ultimatum to secure his legacy, has him crossing the Atlantic for the last time, reuniting him with the delectable Lady Helena March, he can’t deny the temptation she presents. Or the ideas she inspires...
Lady Helena March is flirting with scandal. Instead of spending her time at teas and balls in search of another husband, as is expected of a young widow, Helena pours her energy into The London Home for Young Women. But Society gives no quarter to unmarried radicals who associate with illegitimate children and fallen women, and Helena’s funding is almost run out. So when the sinfully seductive Crenshaw heir suggests a fake engagement to save them both—him from an unwanted marriage and her from scorn and financial ruin—Helena finds herself too fascinated to refuse the sexy American.
As their arrangement of convenience melts oh so deliciously into nights of passion, their deception starts to become real. But if Max knew the true reason Helena can never remarry, he wouldn’t look at her with such heat in his eyes. Or might the Crenshaw heir be willing to do whatever it takes to win the one woman he’s never been able to forget...
Lady Helena March is flirting with scandal. Instead of spending her time at teas and balls in search of another husband, as is expected of a young widow, Helena pours her energy into The London Home for Young Women. But Society gives no quarter to unmarried radicals who associate with illegitimate children and fallen women, and Helena’s funding is almost run out. So when the sinfully seductive Crenshaw heir suggests a fake engagement to save them both—him from an unwanted marriage and her from scorn and financial ruin—Helena finds herself too fascinated to refuse the sexy American.
As their arrangement of convenience melts oh so deliciously into nights of passion, their deception starts to become real. But if Max knew the true reason Helena can never remarry, he wouldn’t look at her with such heat in his eyes. Or might the Crenshaw heir be willing to do whatever it takes to win the one woman he’s never been able to forget...
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