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A review by bookwife
When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt
5.0
I love Elizabeth Hoyt. She writes some of my favorite historical romances and this is one of them! I loved this book.
This is the second book in the Greycourt series although it can be read as a stand alone. This book is about Messalina Greycout(a truly awful name btw) and Gideon Hawthorne. Gideon has been working for Messalina's uncle, the Duke of Windemere, since he was 17. And he isn't doing honest work.. he is doing all of the Duke's dirty work. Gideon longs to be accepted by society so they can help fund his side business. He makes a deal with the duke.. Gideon can marry Messalina as long as he does one more dirty tase for the duke.
Messalina is appalled. She doesn't want to marry her uncle's henchman. But she goes along with it to save her sister. Messalina agrees to help Gideon fit in to society in exchange for part of her dowery. I liked Messaline for the most part. I think she made the best of a terrifying situation. She was very positive and I think that was good for Gideon's darker personality. I think it's no surprise that I loved Gideon. I love a dark hero. I loved that we got Gideon's thoughts. He was so conflicted about Messalina and I liked that we got to hear his inner battle.
I also want to point out that this book was steeeeeamy! And I am all for that. Seriously I don't remember the first book being as steamy. It made me love Gideon even more.
There was only one thing I didn't like about the book. All Messalina wants from Gideon is the truth. She begs the whole books for it.. and when he finally gives it to her she runs away. She doesn't hear him out. I didn't like that Gideon was punished for giving her what she wanted.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is the second book in the Greycourt series although it can be read as a stand alone. This book is about Messalina Greycout(a truly awful name btw) and Gideon Hawthorne. Gideon has been working for Messalina's uncle, the Duke of Windemere, since he was 17. And he isn't doing honest work.. he is doing all of the Duke's dirty work. Gideon longs to be accepted by society so they can help fund his side business. He makes a deal with the duke.. Gideon can marry Messalina as long as he does one more dirty tase for the duke.
Messalina is appalled. She doesn't want to marry her uncle's henchman. But she goes along with it to save her sister. Messalina agrees to help Gideon fit in to society in exchange for part of her dowery. I liked Messaline for the most part. I think she made the best of a terrifying situation. She was very positive and I think that was good for Gideon's darker personality. I think it's no surprise that I loved Gideon. I love a dark hero. I loved that we got Gideon's thoughts. He was so conflicted about Messalina and I liked that we got to hear his inner battle.
I also want to point out that this book was steeeeeamy! And I am all for that. Seriously I don't remember the first book being as steamy. It made me love Gideon even more.
There was only one thing I didn't like about the book. All Messalina wants from Gideon is the truth. She begs the whole books for it.. and when he finally gives it to her she runs away. She doesn't hear him out. I didn't like that Gideon was punished for giving her what she wanted.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.