Another great installment from my new favorite romance series, we finally see the Duke of Wakefield, Maximus Batten, meet his match in Artemis Greaves, a companion to the woman he think's he'll marry.

From her sharp wit to her bare toes, Maximus is challenged by Artemis who does not simper under his mere ducal presence (Big Duke Energy here). She's accepted her lot in life and while she too finds her cousin frivolous and silly, she does want to see the purple eyed Penelope happy. Artemis also wants her brother, falsely imprisoned in Bedlam, to survive and perhaps even escape from that awful place, especially when he lingers close to death after being beaten by some of the guards.

Artemis has also discovered Maximus is none other than the Ghost of St. Giles (yet another one) and uses that knowledge along with his attraction to her, to convince him to squirrel her brother out of the asylum.

But when a huntress and a vigilante go toe to bare toe, hearts are also on the line, polite society be damned.

Not one of my favorites, but still super fun to read. Felicia Grossman said it best, these are two people who are the "get things done" characters. They don't usually get to be center stage, but Hoyt puts them there with aplomb.

Cannot wait for The Beast!