Description
Aphrodite Du Bell has always resented her name. While the members of the ton, and even the queen herself, praise her warm brown skin, perfect curls, and exquisite features, Aphrodite can't help but think that living up to the literal goddess of beauty is asking a bit much. Her renowned loveliness certainly didn't stop the love of her life from jilting her and marrying another woman four years ago.
When Aphrodite's formidable mother summons her back to London to aid in her sister's debut, she has no choice but to acquiesce. But Aphrodite is determined to ignore one man in particular: Evander Eagleman, the Duke of Everely, the man who devastated her all those years ago. Yet why does her guileless heart still flutter at the sight of him?
Evander Eagleman lost his chance for true love, but now that he is an unattached widower, he is determined to win back Aphrodite's trust--and her hand in marriage. But just as the couple make strides to mend old wounds, Evander's true reason for rejecting Aphrodite threatens their coveted future . . . and even their lives.
Bennie Barton @hkeebler_461
January 19, 2023
5
J J McAvoy has outdone herself with this morality tale of the outcome of abusive parenting and it’s effects on the next generation making the reader question too the effects of primogeniture and bastardy. The incitement of the mob, once set in motion no matter the rightness of our purpose, cannot be controlled and despite unintended consequences we have a responsibility that is not eradicated once control leaves our hands. Brilliant. Highly recommend..