Lady Philippa Marbury is . . . odd
The brilliant, bespectacled daughter of a double marquess cares more for books than balls, for science than the season, and for laboratories than love. She's looking forward to marrying her simple fiancé and living out her days quietly with her dogs and her scientific experiments. But before that, Pippa has two weeks to experience all the rest—fourteen days to research the exciting parts of life. It's not much time, and to do it right she needs a guide familiar with London's darker corners.
She needs . . . a Scoundrel
She needs Cross, the clever, controlled partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, with a carefully crafted reputation for wickedness. But reputations often hide the darkest secrets, and when the unconventional Pippa boldly propositions him, seeking science without emotion, she threatens all he works to protect. He is tempted to give Pippa precisely what she wants . . . but the scoundrel is more than he seems, and it will take every ounce of his willpower to resist giving the lady more than she ever imagined.
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"I feel like my feelings for these characters can be summed up by what the author herself said about them. Pippa is not my favorite heroine and Cross is not my favorite hero, but they are quite a lovely couple. I'm paraphrasing, but you get my point. Seperately they didn't rock my world, but I thought they were an adorable couple. It did take me a while to actually get into the book, but it wasn't horrible. I adored the ending of it, but the first half I found myself setting it aside for about three days, before remembering I was reading it. Still, I do love that the book is dedicated to girls who wear glasses since I myself wear glasses. I especially loved the part with the mask that is designed especially to fit around her glasses (something I envy because I would love to wear a mask without being half blind). Overall I give the book 3.5-4.0 stars."
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Sarah (4 out of 5 stars)