Really really enjoyed this! It didn't follow the typical tropes for the time period which was refreshing. Loved Alva and all of her complexities! Sam was such a charming foil to all of Alva's propriety! The story was engaging and romance was pretty steamy. I would love to read more from Diana Biller

I wasn't too sure about this book until I got to *that* sex scene and then I entirely stopped caring about historical accuracy and was fully on board with whatever crazy stuff was happening next. This is a perfect book for people who want their beach reads with a pinch of the gothic. I'd definitely read more from this author!

At first I thought this was a mystery like Lady Darby but it’s a straight up romance novel. I had no problems with that. I really enjoyed this book. The mystery was intriguing and spooky with ghostly encounters. The heroine was Alva Webster, who was pilloried in the press after leaving her abusive husband. It’s said she is very scandalous and engaging in affairs and orgies. The hero was absolutely wonderful. Sam is a genius inventor who comes from a genius inventor family and he is GOOD. He is sweet and scatter brained and so kind and wonderful. He is very much the light to Alva’s dark. This was a really good book. I look forward to more by this author.