ROMANCE

Gambling on a Scoundrel

by Sheridan Jeane
Flowers & Fullerton. 2014. 342p. ebk. N/A. HISTORICAL FICTION
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Tempy Bliss, recently jilted by her fiancé, has dreams of furthering her career as a journalist, stuffy Victorian society and gender norms be damned. The perfect opportunity for her big break comes when Charles Dickens—yes, that Charles Dickens—assigns her an article investigating gambling for his newspaper. The story leads her to Hamlin House, a casino owned by Lucien Hamlin, who promptly bars her from looking into his establishment. His resistance only sparks Tempy's journalistic curiosity about the secretive entrepreneur and his dealings. The result is two clever and engaging characters who crackle with chemistry, but a much-wanted happily ever after is prolonged by Tempy's insistence that her former fiancé is the only man for her.
VERDICT Jeane offers a well-set historical romance with a refreshing, career-driven heroine. Readers will be cheering on Tempy's writing endeavors, while also begging her to give Lucien a chance.
Reviewed by Kate DiGirolomo, Library Journal , Apr 15, 2017
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