A fantastic premise, let down by poor writing and pacing. Such a bummer, because Maureen’s a great advocate for the romance community and this is a time period we don’t see a ton of romances in! But this needed a much stronger style and developmental edit - so many dialogue tags, an overreliance on colloquial quips, and a narrative arc that should have been much tighter. I’d love to read more of Lenker’s fiction, but this was a tough loss for me.

Thank you Sourcebooks and Edelweiss for the ARC!