New thoughts October 2021 :
I skimmed through this one for steam stats for our facebook group Upturned Petticoats and Undone Cravats. When I first read this series, this one was my favorite, but I didn't like it as much this time around. The hero was....a lot. I can handle jerks and even seek them out, but this hero was classic Jeffries - he was hurt as a child and can never ever love and isn't interested in marriage. He treats the heroine like garbage, doesn't listen to her repeatedly, is certain she's trying to trap him. And the heroine isn't innocent here either - there's lies and trying to hide her real identity though it's driven by fear and protection for her family, so I have empathy with her. It just wasn't my thing this go around, but I also didn't sit down and give it a 'full' read so I'll keep my star rating the same.

Locations of kisses/intimate scenes

Spoiler

Pg 30 - first kiss
Pg 83 - kiss
Pg 175 - kisses, breast play, fingering but interrupted before orgasm
Pg 216 - kiss
Pg 261 - first sex scene
Pg 291 - kiss
Pg 310 - sex scene - her on top
Total pages 374

Original Review: May 2019
Really enjoyed this book. Probably my favorite of the series. I really liked both the heroine, Emily and the hero, Jordan.

Emily is a nobody, an innocent rectors daughter from the country. She happens to meet Jordan at a masquerade ball and they share a kiss.

Months later he meets Emily again in London, masquerading in a totally different manner. No mask, but different name and identity. He is determined to find out the truth about her situation.

I loooooove a book where the hero basically loses his mind over the heroine, and I felt like Jordan experiences that