What Happens in Piccadilly

An independent, intelligent, practical, pretty governess named Callie goes to work for an earl named Winn. He is a bachelor who has become responsible for his brother’s orphaned children. Callie brings order to his chaotic home. When Callie is threatened, he protects her. A great happily ever after book! I received an ARC from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for my honest review.

This was my first book by this author and I received it as an arc for review.

I adored this book! It’s the third in the series and while there were some secondary character storylines I missed it didn’t infringe on my understanding of the book at all.

Winn needs a governess. His brother has left three children for him to care for and he loves them, but has no clue how to deal with them.

Calliope is a highly trained governess and makes a connection with the children right away and also with their uncle. She herself is an orphan that never had a family so understands what these children are dealing with.

Everything is respectable until Winn realizes that Calliope may be more than an orphaned girl who was rescued from a work house to be a governess.

The unveiling of her identity leads to danger as some don’t want her known. Winn and Calliope, along with friends and family, need to uncover the mystery and keep Calliope safe.

The characters were amazing. I loved the personalities that shown in the three children and how Winn struggled with three orphans in his bachelor home. The relationship between Calliope and Winn is more of a slow burn and I loved the little moments. The danger and mystery added to the excitement. Overall a great book!

This book was an entertaining story - plot wise, it was interesting with good characters. I liked Calliope, she was great which is a recurring theme with this series that I notice - strong, intelligent women. The romance didn’t seem to have a lot of substance initially but then you got to know the characters better as the story went on. It was nice to see both Calliope and Win grow throughout the series. I thought the children were great too, each with distinctive personalities who grew to live both Callie and Win. The villain of the story is a suitably terrible person but I enjoyed seeing 4 of the characters work together to win that fight, so to speak.

About 2 of those 4 characters, I read the first two books as well and thought their story was intriguing but now after reading this one I can definitely say I can’t wait to see what continues to develop between Effie and Highcliff.

There are certainly some conversations and beliefs that the characters have that aren’t completely true to the Regency time period. I understand what Chasity Bowlin was going for and I liked the characters and it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book.

Overall, if you like Regency romances, this is a good read and I’ll certainly be reading the rest of the series.

Lord Wynn Hamilton, the Earl of Montgomery recently received guardianship of his nieces and nephew. With his butler running off with the governess and his silver, he is desperate for help with his uncontrollable charges.

Calliope St. James was trained at the Darrow School - the best school for teaching governesses, so naturally she is one of the best governesses available. But when Lord Wynn pieces together things about Miss St. James' past that not even she knows, will he be able to keep her safe when others are trying to keep secrets buried?

This is a quick paced read about three children hell-bent on driving their uncle crazy, a smart and beautiful governess who quickly catches the eye of her employer, a handsome earl, and a mystery that if figured out could lead to death. This is the first book I have read in Ms. Bowlin's Hellion Club series and I did not feel like I was missing out by not having read others. I recommend this to those looking for a historical romance read and I cannot wait to read more in the series.

This book was given to me an an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in an exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.

Calliope is a governess looking for her next job. Upon arriving at the house of her next job it's utter chaos. Three adorable children and one missing guardian tugs at Calliope's heart strings. Mix in an attempted murder and you've got a great book!