Kate comes from a family of smugglers and has learned a plethora of medical skills. Now a competent surgeon, she is asked to teach at Haverhall School for Young Ladies.

Harland is a Baron and also a doctor. He is involved in smuggling to save his family and has the perfect cover between his doctor calls and titled privileges.

This book has quite a bit of action. I liked that it was rather different than the usual historical read. However, I thought the heroine was quite rude and aggressive with the hero through the first quarter of the book. Nothing about her personality was welcoming or engaging. Yet, at not even a quarter through the book, the hero was smitten with her. I just didn’t get it. It felt like insta love with nothing concrete to back it up. Then a few pages later he admits he’s besotted. This lowered the star rating for me because it didn’t feel the relationship grow into this. That’s what I love about romance is that tension build up and I felt like this book missed it.

I was able to receive an ARC copy complimentary from netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.