A romance between a dowager Queen and her pining personal secretary (who are both 50+ years old btw!!) who finally allow themselves to give in to their love PLUS this cover??? Come on, a must read.

I absolutely did not read the first four books in this series, and based on other reviews I've read you get hints of Queen Giabella of Athawick and Dashiell Talbot's romance in the previous books, but I will absolutely be checking them out now.

Fun to be in a world that is set in a fake monarchy on an island in a Regency era setting, plus seeing two adults find their HEA after so long, the best!

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy - Jess Michaels is about to celebrate her 100th !!! novel release, so if you need a new to you, spicy historical romance author to jump into, here's a perfect choice.

CW: death of spouse, grief, mention of infidelity (not of main characters)