This is the first book I've read by Anna Harrington but it definitely won't be the last! I loved everything about this book from Brandon and Amelia's past to how they come face to face again.

Amelia Howard is our heroine and I loved her. She is smart, strong, and loyal and despite being used by her father and brother, she's somehow still managed to maintain who she is / wants to be. This includes never really letting go of her first love, Brandon Pearce.

Brandon has had a successful career in the military and now he's back in London. He's also become an Earl and this has granted him access and status. Because of this, when he runs into Amelia and realizes he still has feelings for her, he can't stop thinking about her and now that he is an Earl, he decides he is worthy of her.

I'm not going to talk about all the stuff that happens in this book but the main storyline here is that Amelia's brother is being blackmailed and that blackmail has put her charity shop and the one thing she owns (land) at risk so she decides she is going to do whatever it takes to protect herself and her plans. When her plans intersect with what Brandon is digging into around a criminal group, they decide to work together to figure out what is happening and what Frederick (her brother) has been up to.

As I mentioned, I loved this book and couldn't put it down. I also immediately made a list of all of Harrington's backlist so I can start to work through those books as well. This is a book 2 and while I didn't read the first book, I don't think it took away from this story. Yes, the Lords of the Armory are all present in this book but not knowing Marcus Braddock's history didn't detract...I'll just be going back to check it out. Definitely add this book to your TBR if you're looking for a well written story with interesting characters!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the review copy!