Though I liked the book, I made the decision at the time I finished not to review it on my site. Maybe in the future I will include it in a book list post or another article.

This enjoyable series features a young society woman turned discreet investigator in the Regency. In this case, she must protect a pregnant woman from rumors about her child's parentage, and then a murderer on the loose.

This series is a light read. Read this about a month ago ... and had to work really hard right now to remember who the murderer was.

Rosalind Thorne is still working. She's helping particular ladies in Society solve some very particular problems. This time it's one doozy of a case that has her sneaking into a gentleman's club at the opening of the book. But then she meets Margaretta Seymore. Margaretta is pregnant. But she's married, so that shouldn't be a problem. Except that her husband is getting notes saying that she's been cheating on him and that the child she's carrying isn't his. He's suing the man for... I can't remember what it's called but it's basically a cash grab. Too bad Margaretta's supposed lover, famous actor Fletcher Cavendish, is found stabbed. Margaretta's husband is the prime suspect. It's up to Rosalind to figure out who the real killer is before Captain Seymore is hanged.
This book was an oddity to me because I actually wished we had gotten to see a furtheration of the series' love triangle. There was so little of it in this book, that means it's just going to be dragged out even further. Other than that, this was not a grand-breaking mystery novel but I think regular Wilde readers will be more than satisfied.

Three and a half stars
This book came out May 2

Rosalind Thorne is a wonderful heroine, interesting back story, good mysteries. Very enjoyable!

This Jane Austen-inspired historical mystery series has become a must read for me. Rosalind Thorne has learned to survive in London society, where the wrong word, indeed a wrong glance or gesture, can lead to loss of social standing and even ostracism. For single lady Rosalind, this could also mean loss of career as a "useful woman," one who helps society women out of delicate predicaments, such as blackmail and accusations of adultery and murder.

Rosalind is an intelligent and sympathetic heroine who pursues the truth, at her own peril, to save an innocent, but boorish Captain accused of murder. Suspects abound, chief among them, the Captain's own wife. There is also a possible sighting of Rosalind's missing sister and further developments in the love triangle from the first book, (Devon, to whom Rosalind had hoped to become engaged, and Adam, a Bow Street detective, who carries a torch for her). While the triangle has evolved naturally up to this point, I hope that it is resolved soon. Drawn out triangles have spoiled many series, frustrating readers and cheapening the quality of the stories.

Full Disclosure--Net Gallery and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book. This is my honest review.

In A Purely Private Matter, book two of Darcie Wilde's wonderful new historical mystery series, Rosalind Thorne is swept into the chaos of another murder mystery. Rosalind is a lady on the edge of society, a gentle-born woman whose reputation has been damaged by her father's scandalous behavior. To make ends meet, she lends her investigative services to ladies in need of discreet inquiries. Here, that lady is Margaretta Seymore, a married woman threatened by accusations of infidelity with a dashing actor who literally makes women swoon at his feet. When the actor is murdered, Rosalind is forced to help Margaretta work through the list of suspects to uncover the killer's identity. There are threatening letters, jealous spouses, greedy siblings, secret relationships and a search for a long-lost sister. The investigation also allows Rosalind another glimpse into the world of handsome Bow Street Runner, Adam Harkness.
I love how Darcie Wilde matches two people from opposite ends of society - a gentle-born lady no longer openly accepted by her peers - and a socially unacceptable man who walks in the shadows of Rosalind's world . They are drawn to each other, intrigued by each other, but at times not even allowed (by society's rules) to speak to each other in a crowded room or on the street.
Yet the promise of romance with Adam is not guaranteed. Rosalind is also tempted to accept the love, safety and security once promised by Devlin, the gentleman she had hoped to marry. Will Rosalind choose the comfortable, familiar life offered by Devlin or a life with Adam in the shadowy world of Bow Street? I can't wait to read Book Three in this series. I highly recommend it to readers of historical and classic romance.

The second book in Wilde's Rosalind Thorne series is just as entertaining as its predecessor--I love historical mysteries where ladies get things done! In this one, Rosalind is asked by a friend of a friend to help prove she is innocent of adultery--so the child she is carrying won't be labeled a bastard. Wilde does such a good job highlighting the issues of women in this era, while also filling her books with super awesome ladies. The mystery here is a bit convoluted but the storytelling is riveting--though I do hope the love triangle is resolved sooner rather than later, because that has the potential to become really repetitive. Anyway, I look forward to reading more in this series for sure. B+.