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A review by fritz42
The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian
4.0
This was another enjoyable read. I had inadvertently read [book:The Lawrence Browne Affair|30226770], which is Georgie Turner's story, first, so it was interesting to see how Jack, Georgie's brother, got together with Oliver.
Jack was the son of a confidence man and a mother. He grew up in the streets and was bound and determine to work his way off from them. He worked hard to raise himself up to a level of respectability that his childhood didn’t have. He helped society women with problems that even their stations in life wouldn't solve for them. He had helped Oliver's sister with one such problem, and Oliver showed up on his doorstep, angry about the sum of money his sister had paid to Jack.
Even when they clashed, the two of them were attracted to each other. Unfortunately, they were from very different levels in society and in life. Oliver was the son of an earl, and was society’s golden boy. Handsome and charming, he was sought after with invitations galore. But a decade in the military, injured while fighting in a war, had showed him the underbelly of human kind, and when he returned back to England, he just wanted to get back to law and order and his old life. Only his old life didn’t interest him anymore.
But Jack did, even though he disagreed with Jack’s methods. Oh, these two.
So when Jack had to track down some incriminating letters for a woman who had money but not the station in life, Oliver weaseled his way into the case, telling himself and Jack that he wanted to protect the good name of her husband. It didn’t take long on the road before they succumb to their obvious desire. Both were surprised at the underlying feelings that come along with that.
Now I’m going to have to go back and re-read the scenes in [book:The Lawrence Browne Affair|30226770] that Jack and Oliver are in to really appreciate their part in that book.
Jack was the son of a confidence man and a
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fortune-tellingEven when they clashed, the two of them were attracted to each other. Unfortunately, they were from very different levels in society and in life. Oliver was the son of an earl, and was society’s golden boy. Handsome and charming, he was sought after with invitations galore. But a decade in the military, injured while fighting in a war, had showed him the underbelly of human kind, and when he returned back to England, he just wanted to get back to law and order and his old life. Only his old life didn’t interest him anymore.
But Jack did, even though he disagreed with Jack’s methods. Oh, these two.
So when Jack had to track down some incriminating letters for a woman who had money but not the station in life, Oliver weaseled his way into the case, telling himself and Jack that he wanted to protect the good name of her husband. It didn’t take long on the road before they succumb to their obvious desire. Both were surprised at the underlying feelings that come along with that.
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But it was the ending and seeing the lengths that Oliver had planned to go to in order to be with Jack, socially, that had me in its grips. I was never so happy to see Jack show up and pull him away from total ruin.Now I’m going to have to go back and re-read the scenes in [book:The Lawrence Browne Affair|30226770] that Jack and Oliver are in to really appreciate their part in that book.