The third book in the Bluestocking series does not disappoint.

When Claire and Ravi meet for the first time, Claire needs a lawyer and is caught off-guard by Ravi's obvious genetic heritage. Likewise, Ravi is astonished to see a female doctor who doesn't only take care of two practices but also helps her father with his company.
Claire doesn't want to get involved with a man, her reasons -which I am not giving away here- are plausible. Ravi needs to find a wife, but clearly Claire is the wrong person for so many reasons.

Finding their HEA is a wonderful story that also gives insight into British society at the end of the 19th century, when women were not allowed to get an education or even vote and would become their husband's property upon marriage, when skin colour mattered more than accomplishments even in higher classes, and when medicine was on the brink of becoming modern and stepping away from quackery.

I loved this book so much that I forgave the author the use of a word that wasn't to become part of the English vocabulary for another twenty to thirty years. ;-)

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I love historical fiction and the subject of this story (a female doctor possible CEO and a colored lawyer in 19th century Europe) had me request it. Unfortunately I just couldn't connect with any of the characters. The silly romance annoyed me big time and even after trying to just focus on the story I found myself unable to concentrate. I made it halfway through then gave up.

I love a good historical with a strong heroine and this is what you get in this story, Claire Carlingford is Doctor not common in 1888 and she is sassy, witty and I loved her she was smart and knew what was going on in life, bring in Ravi Howick lawyer extraordinaire, a man who has had to push to get where he is today because he is half Indian, his father was an Earl and his mother an Indian Princess, put these two together and you have an exciting, sensual story that will keep you turning the pages, as they work together.

Claire is working hard as a doctor but her father wants her to take over the Carlingford company and soon, this is something that she does not want to do but when her father is arrested for a gambling scam she jumps into action to prove his innocence, she needs a new lawyer and goes to a prestigious firm and is sent in to meet Mr Howick and she is most impressed with him and they decide that working together maybe a good idea but she will need to keep her sensual feelings to herself.

Ravi has always wanted his own practice and when he is asked to work for the Carlingford’s he strikes a deal that will finally get him what he wants, but he has other pressures as well concerning is brother who is a lord, will Claire be the answer to that one as well. He has never felt this way about a woman before but there are a lot of hurdles to cross if they are to be a loving couple, but as they work to prove her father innocent the spark between them gets stronger and one kiss needs to be more.

This story is filled with witty banter and very strong sensual spark that I loved, it is fast paced and the ending was so thrilling as a few very well kept secrets were revealed and a rescue was needed, both Ravi and Claire were different in this time in history but both were strong enough to conquer what other people thought, I loved that Claire and Ravi worked in the hope that one day there would a world where everyone is equal regardless of their colour or who they loved. I loved catching up with Josephine and also hearing about Marie in this story, thank you MS Dahlia for a fabulous story and series, I do highly recommend this one.

I thought the author did a good job with this novel. It was well written, and I enjoyed having well-educated female characters that were doctors - something very unusual for the time. I liked how Claire, the main character, read research and kept up with the latest medical breakthroughs. The title, “The Heart Of A Bluestocking,” was quite apt, as Claire is a very intellectual character. Her father supported her in getting an education and even wanted her to take over his business. But the story starts off with her father arrested for fraud, and she has to find him a lawyer that’s unaffiliated with his company. She ends up hiring Ravi, a half Indian lawyer who is successful despite society’s prejudices, and as they work on her father’s case they develop feelings for each other. I thought that the culprit behind the conflict in the plot was obvious, as was the reasoning behind it (for the most part), but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the book. The romance was well written and not rushed, and there were even some mild love scenes. I really liked the unconventionality of a female doctor, a character of Indian descent, and even a very subtle gay relationship in the background. I do think the plot ended a bit abruptly for my tastes, and there were some loose ends (what happens with Claire’s father? Do Claire and Ravi ever have kids? How many?). I think an epilogue would be nice so that we’d get more information on the aftermath of the conflict in the story as well as the relationship between Claire and Ravi. Overall I thought this was a solid book. I’d recommend it. :)