BEAUTY TEMPTS THE BEAST – Lorraine Heath
Sins for All Seasons – Book 6
Avon
ISBN-10: 0062951920
ISBN-13: 978-0062951922
September 29, 2020
Historical Romance

London, 1873

Althea Stanwick's father, one of England's dukes, was hung for betraying his country. Althea and her two brothers were divested from the title and lost everything their father, or they, owned. Penniless, she now works serving drinks in a Whitechapel bar. She learns the huge man she served is called the Beast and sees him warn another customer about repeating his actions toward her. It is a gesture that piques her interest in him.

Benedict Trewlove's mother gave him to Ettie Trewlove as a baby promising to come back for him, but she never did. Ettie had several children she saved from Whitechapel's dangerous streets. Growing up Benedict earned the nickname Beast for several reasons besides his huge height and build. It makes many men wary of crossing him. He has saved many prostitutes from the dangers of the streets by giving them a safe place to live and still do their work. He asks for nothing from them although he lives in the same building. He watches the beautiful barmaid and recognizes her speech and manner similar to someone from the Mayfair area where many aristocrats live. What happened to bring her to Whitechapel? She intrigues him.

As the attraction between Althea and Benedict develops, Althea asks him to teach her how to be a courtesan. She believes making more money will help save her brothers from what she imagines are their dangerous plans. She knows they want to protect her, but she wants to do the same for them. What she didn't expect was for Benedict to be an honorable and caring man. But then the truth of Benedict's past emerges and changes everything. She knows that with her family's past, he can no longer be associated with her except if she is his mistress. Can either of them overcome their pasts so they can share the love they feel in a judgmental society?

Robin Lee