The Trouble with Being Wicked (Scandalous Spinsters Book 1)

The Trouble with Being Wicked, Naughty Girl Book 1 by Emma Locke
1840 Celeste Gray and her friend Elizabeth are just carrying items into her new house. It's dilapadated and Liz can't wait to get out of the molding place.
Celeste had hired a footman, Tom to help. She had paid Lord Triston and he had no idea he had sold it to a woman.
The women were to live there while Elizabeth gave birth-they have no help and they are not close to the city. Story also follows Lord Triston and his two marriageable sisters.
Love the outside excusions and gardening. We learn more about all of them and their past as time goes on....
A wrench in the works in the guise of a man from the city-Roman. She hopes he keeps her identity and whereabouts a secret...erotic sexual scenes and descriptions.
Other works and excerpts are highlighted at the end.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

It is a tricky thing, writing a historical romance novel where the heroine is a courtesan, it doesn't always work. The story has to be somewhat realistic. Society in 1814 wasn't terribly forgiving or accepting of courtesans as anything more than what they were. Much less in London, among people of rank and strict social rules. It takes more than just making the heroine likable, it takes some real thought and effort.

Emma Locke's novel The Trouble with Being Wicked gives readers two great characters who really shouldn't fall in love, but as all great characters often do, they find themselves yearning to be with each other while struggling to find a place in a society that doesn't fully welcome either one of them.

Ashlin Lancester is a good man, a little stuffy but he has his reasons and they're not as easy to dismiss as one might think. Ash's parents were involved in a scandal that has defined his life. Years ago, his mother murdered his father and then committed suicide in what appeared to be a fit of jealous rage. Because of that, Ash is determined to walk a straight and proper line, not just for his own sake but for the sake of his sisters Delilah and Lucy.

Celeste is a caring, intelligent woman who just happens to be a courtesan, masquerading as a lady's companion. Very poorly I might add. Celeste is used to being direct and not bowing down to anyone, which is what makes Ash suspicious of her and her friend Elizabeth from the beginning. Despite having been a courtesan for many years and acquiring vast wealth, Celeste still longs for the things money cannot buy: A family with a good man that she loves and who loves her in return.

The Trouble with Being Wicked mostly takes place in the country side, an unusual place to find courtesans and the drama that inevitably follows them but it works for this story. The setting allows for less outside interference and more time for Ash and Celeste to develop and nurture feelings for one another. The Trouble with Being Wicked has a slow pace that can become tedious at times, with too many descriptive phrases and interruptions from the issue at hand: Ash and Celeste's forbidden romance.

There's quite a supporting cast in The Trouble with Being Wicked as well. Ash's two younger sisters may at first seem like spoiled girls seeking attention but the truth is, they know what they want out of life and resent Ash treating them as if he knows what is best for them. Delilah and Lucy do take rather drastic measures to secure their goals though and don't give much of a thought as to how it would affect Ash's life or his marriage prospects. That was rather selfish that their brother would be so willing to give up what would make him happy in order to secure good matches for his sisters but his sisters do not have the same consideration for him.

There's also Celeste's friend Elizabeth who will get her chance at love in the second book in the series and Ashlin's friend Lord Montbourne who seems more like my kind of hero. The haunted kind that has lived a life he now regrets and has become a victim of his own reputation. He is the hero of the third book in this series and I honestly cannot wait until it is released.

The Trouble with Being Wicked is a passionate, angst filled story that adult fans of historical romance will appreciate and want to add to their TBR lists.

A historical romance set in England in the 1800's, I thoroughly enjoyed "The Trouble With Being Wicked" by Emma Locke.
Ashlin Lancester, 29, is a proper gentleman and has been the guardian of his two younger sisters for the past seven years. He is determined to shield them from scandal that rocked his family in the past. Celeste Smyth, 33, a new neighbor, arrives thinking she has left her notorious past behind. A former courtesan, well known to London society, she is now looking to settle down in the Devon countryside.
Upon meeting, the sparks ignite between Ash and Celeste and this can only spell trouble.
The author delivers a roller coaster ride of ups and downs and the subplots are enjoyable.
I look forward to "The Problem With Seduction", the second book in her Naughty Girls series.

Celeste Gray is ready for a fresh start after eighteen years of being a courtesan. She is the most desired woman in London but she is ready to be done and settle down in the quiet country with her friend and find some peace. When she meets the dashing viscount next door, she is stunned by the first true stirrings of attraction that she has felt. But Ashlin Lancester is as proper as they come and she knows that if he were to learn the truth of her background he would never spare her another glance. Ash has been the guardian to his two younger sisters for the past seven years, determined to shield them from the scandal that rocked his family when his determined to have pleasure, no matter the cost, father ends up dying in a most shocking way. He wants a nice proper young lady to be his wife...certainly not the flame haired beauty that just showed up and with two younger sisters always trying to scheme, he can sense that Celeste is hiding something. Her past is revealed and it causes Ash to rethink his plan for his life...could he actually be happy with a former courtesan? But when Celeste hides yet another scandal from him, this time involving his sister, can he forgive her and see what is in his heart?

Emma Locke is a debut author and I was initially drawn to her lovely covers and then her blurbs intrigued me as I really enjoy a courtesan falling in love story and this one really delivered. Celeste grew up with a mother who did not care for her, she was the result of a scheme by her mother to keep her protector, and as a result, had no love growing up...and really no place else to turn when her mother died. When you grow up in the business, it can be your only choice of business. Still, Celeste has achieved top status and wealth among the courtesans but at thirty three she still longs to find hope and love, things she has long sense given up the ability to feel. So when she starts to actually feel for Ash, it leaves her devastated because she knows that their relationship can never be more. Ash is determined to be nothing like his father, consumed by desire for a woman, and he has spent the past seven years making sure that does not happen. He portrays himself as indifferent, critical and controlling yet underneath he is a passionate man who just wants the best for his family. I loved the inclusion of his sisters and Celeste's friend as their stories were set up very well and I am very eager to read them! For a debut, the writing was smooth and enjoyable but overall the story felt a little long. I can not pin point it exactly, but it just seemed that way to me. I really enjoyed watching this couple find the love they were both longing for together. It is a fun, heated, romantic story about hope, family and love and is a wonderful set up to what looks to be a very promising series from an author to keep an eye one! I know from the preview for the next book, I can't wait! 4 stars

*review copy*

what happens when 2 ladies in Regency England buy a property outright and they travel . One of them is having a Babay. Here is what happends get it and find out yourself.
Celeste Gray is ready for a fresh start after eighteen years of being a courtesan. She is the most desired woman in London but she is ready to be done and settle down in the quiet country with her friend and find some peace. When she meets the dashing viscount next door, she is stunned by the first true stirrings of attraction that she has felt. But Ashlin Lancester is as proper as they come and she knows that if he were to learn the truth of her background he would never spare her another glance. Ash has been the guardian to his two younger sisters for the past seven years, determined to shield them from the scandal that rocked his family when his determined to have pleasure, no matter the cost, father ends up dying in a most shocking way. He doesn't want to do the same thing so he stays away and he is over protective of his 2 sisters. Only thing is he sees Celeste and he has ideas right away and so does his body.
When He goes and visits on the property he tries to make excuses to give the money back so the ladies can leave . Celese wont have any of it . She tries to fix some thing around the cottage and points it out to Ash. He hit a sore spot for him its a tree( with a tree house from when he was young) . He also loves flowers and has a garden full of them
His sisters invite her over and he cant believe it . So he goes back into the house and spends time with all of them. Get it and find out does he find out what she was in London. Do they get together. Does Celese change his mind about his sisters. because his attitude was driving a wedge between the 3 of them

This was a great read. Loved the dynamic between Lord Trestin and Celeste. A woman not of the Ton, but the demimonde meets a perfect country gentleman. The connection between them is undeniably real but their inner turmoil tries to spoil that. The secondary characters are superb in the story but never over shadow anyone else. Definitely worth a read.

<a href="http://www.thebawdybookblog.com/the-trouble-with-being-wicked-naughty-girls-series-1/">This review is also posted at The Bawdy Book Blog</a>

I received the book from the author in exchange of an honest review and you were not compensated with money.

My favorite book genre is Historical Fiction. Add romance and ole’ English and I melt like butter. I giggled and sighed during the whole book. It has been such a long time since I have read such a fun book. The characters are charming and you can’t help but fall in-love with each one. The book centers on Celeste, London’s most notorious courtesan and Ashlin, a prudish recluse that lives in the country.

It’s 1814 England, were vice is still strong among the rich and royal. Men marry for money or power and women are slaves to society or their husbands. Ashlin Lancester is Lord Trestin of Worston Heights Estates in Devon. His parents died when Ashlin was in his early twenties and he has spent several years being lord of the manor and raising his two younger sisters. Celeste moves to the country to retire from her life in London. Accompanying her is her very pregnant best friend, Elizabeth Spencer. Celeste has purchased a small country cottage outside of Devon called Brixcombe-on-the-bay. No one in the town knows anything about who Celeste and Elizabeth really are, as they try to pass themselves off as gentry folk.

Ashlin and Celeste play an intricate game of Cat and Mouse, in which the cat and the mouse change from Ashlin to Celeste all through the book.

I thought this book was really well written. The author has a very good way of bringing back the ole’ English without losing the reader in the language. It definitely added to the story and in my opinion made the book amazing. I also liked how in-depth the character development was on the main characters and each supporting characters. I really felt like I knew them personally and could easily relate to them. The way London and Devon were described had me smelling the sea air, feeling the beautiful dresses russling my legs and the rooms come alive in my mind. While reading this book, it felt more like watching a movie then reading words on a page. That is my kind of book and the ones I enjoy reading. With writing like this, will have me reading every book this author writes.

All in all, the book reminded me of an adult Disney romance. Were the girl with the dark past still gets her prince charming. The process of getting her prince charming is rich with colorful humor that brings two unlikely people together. I would definitely recommend this book to my fellow romance readers. You have no clue how happy I am that this is part of a series and not a stand-alone book. I can’t wait to read the other two books in the Naughty Girls Series.

4 Stars

Celeste Gray is a courtesan who wishes to retire and leave her past behind her, so she buys a cottage in the country and intends to live there quietly . Then she meets the man she purchased the property from, Ashlin Lancester-Lord Trestin. Lord Trestin is trying to live down the sordid scandal his parents left in their wake and wants a bride who will fit his prim and proper ideal but his instant attraction to Celeste throws his plans off the track. I enjoyed the premise of a slightly tarnished heroine instead of the usual virginal perfection most romances seem to require. This damsel did not need a knight to ride to her rescue her as she was more wealthy than the hero. She did however need love and manages to find it with the adorably confused Ashlin. I like this one and look forward to more from Ms. Locke.

Celeste Gray is ready for a fresh start after eighteen years of being a courtesan. She is the most desired woman in London but she is ready to be done and settle down in the quiet country with her friend and find some peace. When she meets the dashing viscount next door, she is stunned by the first true stirrings of attraction that she has felt. But Ashlin Lancester is as proper as they come and she knows that if he were to learn the truth of her background he would never spare her another glance. Ash has been the guardian to his two younger sisters for the past seven years, determined to shield them from the scandal that rocked his family when his determined to have pleasure, no matter the cost, father ends up dying in a most shocking way. He wants a nice proper young lady to be his wife...certainly not the flame haired beauty that just showed up and with two younger sisters always trying to scheme, he can sense that Celeste is hiding something. Her past is revealed and it causes Ash to rethink his plan for his life...could he actually be happy with a former courtesan? But when Celeste hides yet another scandal from him, this time involving his sister, can he forgive her and see what is in his heart?

Emma Locke is a debut author and I was initially drawn to her lovely covers and then her blurbs intrigued me as I really enjoy a courtesan falling in love story and this one really delivered. Celeste grew up with a mother who did not care for her, she was the result of a scheme by her mother to keep her protector, and as a result, had no love growing up...and really no place else to turn when her mother died. When you grow up in the business, it can be your only choice of business. Still, Celeste has achieved top status and wealth among the courtesans but at thirty three she still longs to find hope and love, things she has long sense given up the ability to feel. So when she starts to actually feel for Ash, it leaves her devastated because she knows that their relationship can never be more. Ash is determined to be nothing like his father, consumed by desire for a woman, and he has spent the past seven years making sure that does not happen. He portrays himself as indifferent, critical and controlling yet underneath he is a passionate man who just wants the best for his family. I loved the inclusion of his sisters and Celeste's friend as their stories were set up very well and I am very eager to read them! For a debut, the writing was smooth and enjoyable but overall the story felt a little long. I can not pin point it exactly, but it just seemed that way to me. I really enjoyed watching this couple find the love they were both longing for together. It is a fun, heated, romantic story about hope, family and love and is a wonderful set up to what looks to be a very promising series from an author to keep an eye one! I know from the preview for the next book, I can't wait! 4 stars

*review copy*

what happens when 2 ladies in Regency England buy a property outright and they travel . One of them is having a Babay. Here is what happends get it and find out yourself.
Celeste Gray is ready for a fresh start after eighteen years of being a courtesan. She is the most desired woman in London but she is ready to be done and settle down in the quiet country with her friend and find some peace. When she meets the dashing viscount next door, she is stunned by the first true stirrings of attraction that she has felt. But Ashlin Lancester is as proper as they come and she knows that if he were to learn the truth of her background he would never spare her another glance. Ash has been the guardian to his two younger sisters for the past seven years, determined to shield them from the scandal that rocked his family when his determined to have pleasure, no matter the cost, father ends up dying in a most shocking way. He doesn't want to do the same thing so he stays away and he is over protective of his 2 sisters. Only thing is he sees Celeste and he has ideas right away and so does his body.
When He goes and visits on the property he tries to make excuses to give the money back so the ladies can leave . Celese wont have any of it . She tries to fix some thing around the cottage and points it out to Ash. He hit a sore spot for him its a tree( with a tree house from when he was young) . He also loves flowers and has a garden full of them
His sisters invite her over and he cant believe it . So he goes back into the house and spends time with all of them. Get it and find out does he find out what she was in London. Do they get together. Does Celese change his mind about his sisters. because his attitude was driving a wedge between the 3 of them

This was a great read. Loved the dynamic between Lord Trestin and Celeste. A woman not of the Ton, but the demimonde meets a perfect country gentleman. The connection between them is undeniably real but their inner turmoil tries to spoil that. The secondary characters are superb in the story but never over shadow anyone else. Definitely worth a read.

<a href="http://www.thebawdybookblog.com/the-trouble-with-being-wicked-naughty-girls-series-1/">This review is also posted at The Bawdy Book Blog</a>

I received the book from the author in exchange of an honest review and you were not compensated with money.

My favorite book genre is Historical Fiction. Add romance and ole’ English and I melt like butter. I giggled and sighed during the whole book. It has been such a long time since I have read such a fun book. The characters are charming and you can’t help but fall in-love with each one. The book centers on Celeste, London’s most notorious courtesan and Ashlin, a prudish recluse that lives in the country.

It’s 1814 England, were vice is still strong among the rich and royal. Men marry for money or power and women are slaves to society or their husbands. Ashlin Lancester is Lord Trestin of Worston Heights Estates in Devon. His parents died when Ashlin was in his early twenties and he has spent several years being lord of the manor and raising his two younger sisters. Celeste moves to the country to retire from her life in London. Accompanying her is her very pregnant best friend, Elizabeth Spencer. Celeste has purchased a small country cottage outside of Devon called Brixcombe-on-the-bay. No one in the town knows anything about who Celeste and Elizabeth really are, as they try to pass themselves off as gentry folk.

Ashlin and Celeste play an intricate game of Cat and Mouse, in which the cat and the mouse change from Ashlin to Celeste all through the book.

I thought this book was really well written. The author has a very good way of bringing back the ole’ English without losing the reader in the language. It definitely added to the story and in my opinion made the book amazing. I also liked how in-depth the character development was on the main characters and each supporting characters. I really felt like I knew them personally and could easily relate to them. The way London and Devon were described had me smelling the sea air, feeling the beautiful dresses russling my legs and the rooms come alive in my mind. While reading this book, it felt more like watching a movie then reading words on a page. That is my kind of book and the ones I enjoy reading. With writing like this, will have me reading every book this author writes.

All in all, the book reminded me of an adult Disney romance. Were the girl with the dark past still gets her prince charming. The process of getting her prince charming is rich with colorful humor that brings two unlikely people together. I would definitely recommend this book to my fellow romance readers. You have no clue how happy I am that this is part of a series and not a stand-alone book. I can’t wait to read the other two books in the Naughty Girls Series.

4 Stars

Celeste Gray is a courtesan who wishes to retire and leave her past behind her, so she buys a cottage in the country and intends to live there quietly . Then she meets the man she purchased the property from, Ashlin Lancester-Lord Trestin. Lord Trestin is trying to live down the sordid scandal his parents left in their wake and wants a bride who will fit his prim and proper ideal but his instant attraction to Celeste throws his plans off the track. I enjoyed the premise of a slightly tarnished heroine instead of the usual virginal perfection most romances seem to require. This damsel did not need a knight to ride to her rescue her as she was more wealthy than the hero. She did however need love and manages to find it with the adorably confused Ashlin. I like this one and look forward to more from Ms. Locke.

Every once in awhile, I discover a new author whose voice I just love, who has a way of telling a really good story in an elegant and believable way. And more often than not, they are not the blockbuster big name authors in the historical romance world. Emma Locke is one such writer. I first read her charming and quirky holiday novella, “The Cheer in Charming an Earl,” but this is the first full length novel I’ve read by her, and it’s wonderful.
Celeste Gray is a well-known, extremely rich, and very successful courtesan in London’s glittering demimonde. At the beginning of the novel, she has purchased a small but ramshackle cottage on Viscount Trenton’s estate in the quiet countryside of Devon, the same county where the Dashwood ladies’ make their new home in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Along with her close friend, Elizabeth, a fellow courtesan, who is about to give birth, Celeste becomes Miss Smythe to Elizabeth’s Mrs. Inglewood to lend some respectability to their questionable appearance without male escort.

”Celeste Gray could think of three reasons the dilapidated cottage reminded her of a man: It didn’t meet her expectations. She couldn’t imagine spending the rest of her life with it. And it had cost her far more than it was worth.”
But when Ash, Lord Trestin, meets Miss Smythe, his radar alerts him that something is not quite right with his new neighbors. For one thing, they are both stunningly beautiful and very outspoken, far from the usual retiring nature of ladies. For another, Miss Smythe, who is supposed to be Mrs. Inglewood’s companion, is much too assertive and has a quality of command about her.
Both Celeste and Ash are drawn to each other but, besides the obvious fact that he is so far above her socially, she learns the devastating secret of his parents’ relationship and reasons that, once Ash learns about her sordid past, she will never have a chance with him.The romance between Celeste and Ash is both complex yet tender and experiences a great transformation and growth on both sides. It’s both endearing and sexy.

”’I thought you’d have it figured out by now. None of us are good enough. That’s what makes us human.’”
Ash has long held guardianship responsibilities for his younger sisters, Lucy and Delilah, two delightfully headstrong and precocious young women who don’t take their brother seriously at all and rather think him quite overbearing. They know he means well but are irked that he cannot see that Lucy has no desire to ever marry and that Delilah is deeply in love with a lowly blacksmith.
Of course, Ash’s sisters become fast friends with Celeste, especially when they notice Ash’s interest in her. They admire her independence and her ability to obsess their upright, uptight, and much-too-serious beloved brother. Their friendship is one of the highlights of the novel but it’s also very interesting to see the layers in the relationship between Ash and his siblings. He loves them dearly and only wants the best for them, especially after the scandalous history of their own parents’ tragic relationship and deaths.

”’Are you given to midnight strolls? Walking barefoot? Reading lurid novels? Staring at handsome men when you think no one is looking? Because I think we might make very good friends, then.’”
Roman, Lord Montborne, a close friend of Ash’s as well as Celeste’s in London, is a colorful and vibrant character here. He is both Ash’s dark side acknowledged in his attraction to beautiful and illicit women as well his conscience in trying to keep Ash from meeting the same fate as his parents. It’s an intricate and complicated characterization and Locke executes it brilliantly. In fact, all of the characters in this novel are not quite what they seem and I really enjoy getting to know each of them.
Locke writes with a clarity and astuteness of the human condition, with all its frailties and fears and, in this way, she reminds me of Jane Austen’s characters. A lovely story.

When Celeste Gray arrives in Brixcombe to take care of a friend who is about to go into confinement and have a baby, she plans on leaving her old past behind. A notorious courtesan, Celeste hopes the country life will keep her past where it needs to stay, in the past. Until she meets Ashlin Lancester and his wonderful sisters and suddenly her past might just come biting her back.

Interesting enough read, I did enjoy it. I liked Celeste for her tenacity and boldness. I had a hard time with Ashlin once he found out about Celeste profession and the fact that he goes out of his way to hire the woman he has feelings for to have as his mistress just because he cannot come to terms with his feelings and figures that is the only way due to her profession. He does grow on me over time by the end of the book.

The chemistry between the two was palatable, it was there and that's all that matters. The storyline flowed well enough with some slow snags here and there, but overall I did enjoy the book.

I got a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

After eighteen years of working, Celeste Gray has finally reached the pinnacle and is the foremost courtesan in London. But, after eighteen years of working, Celeste has grown tired of the shallow connections and empty attachments and yearns for something more.

The last straw for Celeste was when her friend, Elizabeth, falls pregnant as a last ditch effort to keep her current protector. Celeste saw this as an opportunity to leave London and start fresh. Opportunity came in the form of a small cottage being sold by Lord Trestin in Devon. Far enough from any sort of distraction, isolated enough from people who might know of her -- Celeste loved the idea and quickly bought the property and whisked her friend and their small staff to the country.

What Celeste doesn't count on is finding distraction in the form of her new neighbor, Lord Trestin.

One look at Celeste, and Trestin knows his carefully-held principles of propriety and morality are in danger. Trestin also knows that Celeste's story doesn't add up -- a companion to Elizabeth? A Miss Smythe and Mrs Inglewood, with Captain Inglewood away on duty? Trestin knows they are lying. What Trestin doesn't know is why.

When Lord Montborne, a man Celeste knows quite well, arrives in Devon, and he turns out to be very good friends with Trestin and his family, the image that Celeste has worked to cultivate threatens to crumble around her.

I enjoyed seeing Celeste and Lord Trestin's first meeting from Celeste's point of view, where she openly assesses his "potential" -- it's very refreshing to have a heroine who isn't so squeamish about her body or her desires. I thought Celeste was a remarkable heroine. A woman who did what was necessary in order to survive. I love how she is able to adapt to the many twists and curves that life throws her way.

Celeste wants a fresh start -- a chance to live a life that she never had the chance to live when she was younger. Now she has the money and means to do so and to enjoy it. But therein lies a fundamental problem: is such a change possible? Can one really walk away from one's past and reinvent one's self?

She took his arm again. Her heart raced as they entered a long, cream-colored hallway. Centuries-old paintings hung from the walls, stone-faced ancestors frowning at her intrusion. Her belly became leaden again. His resplendent estate was flawless. She was a soiled splotch contaminating it.
- p. 53

The ideal vs The real -- The pursuit of perfection is central to the story. Trestin is pre-occupied with marrying a paragon and gaining acceptance into society. Surrounding himself with schedules and rules to ensure that he becomes nothing like his father.

Celeste and Trestin try to run away from the past that shaped them. Both of them struggle to contain their true selves, trying so hard to conform with society's standard of propriety but, instead of being happy in that "ideal" life, they are both miserable. In Lord Trestin's case, he also makes the lives of his sisters miserable.

The arrival of Lord Montborne changes the dynamic between Celeste and Trestin. For Celeste, Montborne is the rude awakening, the slap in the face, that painful yet honest reminder of who she is.

His eyes searched her face. "But that's because you and I are of a kind. Not quite worthy of the rest of the world. A dalliance with Trestin, on the other hand, can only cause pain. Yours and his. You must end this before it becomes anything more." His eyes steeled, but they couldn't cut her as deeply as his words just had.

She wasn't worthy.
- p. 103

I loved Lord Montborne (and secretly wanted him to end up with Celeste but I'm glad he has someone he loves) -- I think he represents a man who knows who he is and makes no excuses for it. He is very self-assured and confident -- and Trestin yearns to enjoy that same kind of freedom and nonchalance that Montborne has.

What makes this story interesting? The characters -- all representative of the human condition: a woman who seeks love (Celeste), a man who seeks acceptance (Lord Trestin), a mother yearning for a family (Elizabeth), etc. This was a very enjoyable read and I'm definitely reading the next book. (I already have it on my e-reader.)

The Trouble with Being Wicked by Emma Locke was a great book! A bit different than most books that are set in this era. I wont spoil the book for you but it is a great story about two people trying to get past their past and become better people. I love that our heroine, Celeste Gray, is independent and doesn't rely on others and Ash ia so wonderful. You can't help falling in love with him and he was always trying to be the best person he could be. This book constantly kept you wanting more and more and did not disappoint!

*received ARC through NetGalley