I have yet to read an Elizabeth Hoyt book I didn't love, yet I STILL have only read a handful. What is wrong with me!?

This series is just so so good and I cannot wait to catch up with the rest of these books. From the start, I really loved Artemis's character and how she was so determined and strong. Her brother, Apollo, was in jail after being falsely accused of killing his three best friends and Artemis is determined to get him free, including blackmailing the Ghost of St. Giles. When Artemis realizes the duke who is currently courting her cousin is the infamous Ghost, she threatens to expose his secret if he doesn't help her rescue her brother. Along the way, Maximus and Artemis grow closer and find it harder and harder to resist each other. The chemistry between them was through the roof and I enjoyed how there was a forbidden aspect to it because Artemis was lower class and Maximus was courting her cousin.

While the romance was at the center of this story, we had the two plot lines of our main characters trying to figure something out- Artemis wants to free her brother and Maximus needs to hunt down the man who murdered his parents. These storylines helped the plot move very quickly and I was never bored during this book.

Maximus's sister is Phoebe, who has book 8 in the series, and I've already read and ADORED that book. I loved getting to see her again in this book and really loved how close she was with her brother. Now I can't wait to read the rest of this series and swoon over even more characters!

At this point I’ve lost the count on this series …NOT! This is #6 and as in the books before it, we’ve already met the hero, Max. He is the Duke of Wakefield, heroine Hero’s (Notorious Pleasures) brother.

When we met him in her story, he was a very proper and stiff-upper-lip Duke. A bit cold and aloof, yet still a loving brother, if a bit strict. I was looking forward to his backstory and I loved the history the author gave him. I also liked the nod that the author did to the Batman’s Bruce Wayne. That was so cool!

I thought the heroine was one of those so well written and developed that she may as well have been the real Victorian women. Her backstory was very compelling and well done. She was strong, determined and very likable, not to mention witty.

Have you started reading this series yet? If not, I recommend it highly.

Her twin brother’s story is next and I’m chomping at a bit to read his story.

Melanie for b2b