Worth Any Price: Bow Street Runners, Book 3

Nick is super hot, as the previous two heroes are (and they both appear in this book). I think he’s my favorite though, the bad boy thing I guess. I love how Kleypas supports her main characters’ abilities with actual experience, like Nick’s sexual prowess without his being promiscuous. I particularly enjoyed Nick and Lottie’s getting to spend so much happy time together (lots of it in bed and elsewhere, well-written, steamy love scenes) while still maintaining tension and conflict. Very satisfying read. I enjoyed the series so much, I may have to reread them (which would be rare for me).

When is love... Worth Any Price?Charlotte Howard takes a leap into the unknown in order to avoid marrying a man 30 years her senior. Little did she know she'd be leaping right into the arms of the mysterious Nick Gentry...Charlotte is a brave and very sweet character in this novel. She runs away from her family and what little security she has so she doesn't have to marry a creeper. The strength of character it takes to leave and work in unknown circumstances is astounding. The foundation created for her character and the fact that she's so sweet and down to earth makes you love her. Now take Nick Gentry....oh man. He's mysterious, strong, and just a touch vulnerable. This is a killer combo that was very dynamic in this story. I enjoyed the banter between these two and the fact that they were so realistic and honest about their relationship is always refreshing in a romance novel. The pace of the book is a little slow, but I think it is steady enough and strings you along in a decent way. I think the thing that held me back from a 5 star review was that it felt a little rushed at the end when they really started to get into the thick of the story, so that aspect was a little disappointing. Overall Lisa Kleypas is a queen and I love all of her books, this one is no exception. The writing was wonderful and this is worth a read!

📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5If I thought Lady Sophia’s Lover burned my Kindle, this book ☝🏼could burn my room 🤣! It’s the most steamy book of the series 🔥🔥🔥🥵, but I must say it’s only my second favorite due to some character issues. And of course, it’s hard to knock Sir Ross Cannon off his thrown 😆.We knew Nick Gentry’s true identity from Lady Sophia’s Lover, but we didn’t know much detail about the brutality and suffering he had gone through while in prison hulk. The experience made him jaded, cynical, and terrified of intimacy. Fortunately he sought help from a brothel madam to learn about sexual arts and became a “well-versed” expert on the topic 🙈🥵. After many years doing dirty work as a crime lord, he was “forced” to become a Bow Street runner, and he was truly enjoying the work and dedicated to it, somewhat being reformed. But I feel like everything that eventually turned out well for him in the end was all imposed upon him, and he surely tried his best to fight and resist it. I understand his reasons toward the end, but I think it would make him a better hero if he could be braver and decide for himself what more he could have done with his birthright 🤷🏻‍♀️...Running away from an arranged marriage, Charlotte Howard worked as a companion of Lady Westcliff (YES! The Westcliffs of Stony Cross Park 😍). Being charmed by a stranger visiting the estate, she didn’t realize he was hunting for her for his commission work. But Nick soon recognized her fighting spirit and their undeniable chemistry, and marriage of convenience was offered to rescue her from her doomed fate. I love how it turned out that it was Charlotte who rescued him from his reckless lifestyle, who always took his side, supported him, and helped him fight his own demons 😍. Their sexy times were 🔥🔥🔥, the shower bath, carriage, binding to the bed, and Tantric lovemaking 🥵🥵🥵...This series gives me some thoughts about the work/life balance. These heroes used to sell their souls for their work and Bow Street, but once they found their soulmates, they were happy to step down voluntarily, remove themselves from the dangerous jobs, and dedicate more time to their families. These are what we see more often nowadays with women, who more likely to sacrifice their careers for family than their male partners (at least from what I see in science). So it’s quite fun and refreshing to see these super powerful and alpha males to be willing to change their career paths and put their families at the highest priority 😍. Overall, I quite enjoyed this series (one can’t go wrong with Lisa Kleypas anyway 😆) and would recommend it if you needed something to pull you out of book slump 😅.

Wow. Book 3 in the Bow Street series by Lisa Kleypas is a tender, sexy romance and although it can be read as a standalone I highly encourage reading at least book two, Lady Sophia's Lover to get Nick Gentry's full backstory. Charlotte Howard is the poised, sensitive young lady who captures his heart. (One he didn't know he had.)Forced by his now brother-in-law, Sir Ross Cannon, to reform, Nick has become a Bow Street Runner. That is a real twist of fate for a man who was king of the underworld in London. And he's actually a pretty good Runner. He has taken a private commission from a peer to find a missing fiance -- Charlotte Howard. As he digs into the case, he realizes that he'd much rather help the young woman escape the deranged Lord than return her to him.Once Nick sets eyes on Charlotte, he's done for and he marries her to protect her from the peer who would enslave ber. We watch in delight as Nick takes pretty much most of this story to realize how much he loves her. Along the way Nick also is forced to assume the life that was always meant to be his.I enjoyed seeing Nick and Charlotte fall in love. This is a sexy book. (This edition, sadly, is in need of one more round of proofreading.)

I loved the mix of emotions the reader goes thru. Excellent story telling of redemption romance and intrigue. A musr

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As always Lisa Kleypas's characters are so intense to seem real, I loved the Bow Street Runner serie, but then I love Kleypas's books

I always enjoy Lisa Kleypas books and this was no exception; I found the storyline compelling. the characters were well defined and the romantic interest between Nick and Charlotte sizzling!! as I have read the two books prior to this it was great to find out what bcomes of Nick but I would recommend reading Lady Sophias Lover and Sudenly You both great reads in themselves and the historical content regarding the Bow Street Runners and the justice system of that time was very enlightening.

"Lady Sophia's Lover"のスピンオフ。Lottieには親の決めた遥かに年上の婚約者が。この婚約者というのがナカナカの粘着質な変態で、光源氏よろしくLottieを自分好みのオンナに仕立てようとする。本当の自分を完全否定し、自分の理想を追求する男との結婚生活を恐れ、Lottieは家出する。それから2年後。家族と婚約者からの捜索依頼を受けてLottieを見つけ出したのが、Sir Rossとの取引きでBow Street runnerとなっていたNick。愛のカケラもないどん底人生を歩んできた過去から、誰も愛せなくなってしまっていたNickだけれど、何故かLottieには強く惹かれてしまう･･･。決してLisa Kleypasのベスト作品と言う訳ではないけれど、充分楽しめる作品です。失うものもなく、恐れを知らぬ向こう見ずなNickが愛する人を得たことでモロさと強さを獲得する過程がグッド。あと、幸せいっぱいなSir RossとSophiaの「めでたし、めでたし」の後の姿を垣間見ることが出来るのも楽しい。