His Lordship's Secret by Samantha SoRelle

It’s the memories of how much they meant to each other all those years before that covers the spread, though, and shows readers that their hearts could not be closer. Reunited after more than a decade, by the strictest definition of synchronicity, when Alfie is in need of a bodyguard and finds his protector in the form of a man he hasn’t seen since they were both children, the slow burn romantic arc begins, as does the delineation of all the ways Alfie’s and Nick’s lives have diverged and how diametrically opposed their lives should be. Someone is trying to murder Lord Alfred Pennington, and while there’s a compelling incentive for that person, or persons, to see him dead, there is also more than one connotation that can be inferred from the blackmail letters he’s been receiving. SoRelle weaves in those details in a way that their meaner origin stories become integral to the mystery itself. Samantha SoRelle is the enabler of our escape to the Regency Era for a bit, and gives us character backstories designed to capitalize on the emotional engagement of the childhood hardships our intrepid heroes, Alfie and Dominick, both endured. Review: Never one to miss the opportunity to sink my reading chops into a historical romance-and bonus, it’s a mystery too-I couldn’t have enjoyed His Lordship’s Secret more if I tried. As the danger mounts, can they find their way through the past to a future together? Or will hidden secrets cost them their happiness… and their lives? The investigation draws the two men closer than ever, but it becomes clear that their years apart may prove too much to overcome.

That’s difficult enough, but not falling in love with the refined, confident man his friend has become may prove trickier still. Life has been hard for Dominick, so he can’t believe his luck when Alfie-now with fine manners and a fancy title-offers him a chance to escape the slums in order to catch a potential killer. An illicit boxing match seems the perfect opportunity to hire a champion fighter to watch his back, but Alfie is shocked to recognize the beaten and bloody challenger as his childhood friend, Dominick, one of the few people who knows the truth about Alfie’s past.

I’m counting this one a win, a lucky find, and am looking forward to more of Alfie and Nick’s adventures, hopefully sooner than later.Īlfred Pennington, the Earl of Crawford, knows someone wants him dead. Series: His Lordship’s Mysteries: Book OneĪt a Glance: A great twist to the mystery at the end of His Lordship’s Secret drives the story to its dangerous climax.

His Lordship's Secret by Samantha SoRelle