Minerva Spencer is a wonderful author, but her books are a bit hit-or-miss with me. After reading this book, I’ve realized that it comes down to how lMinerva Spencer is a wonderful author, but her books are a bit hit-or-miss with me. After reading this book, I’ve realized that it comes down to how likeable the characters are because her writing is always on point. Fortunately, both MCs in this book (as well as the secondary characters introduced) were all endearing and easy to cheer for. I’m looking forward to book two, but especially eager for book three (assuming the MCs are who I think they will be)!
St John Powell (Sin to his close friends, “Lord Flawless” to the gossip-loving ton) is a typical adorably uptight hero who falls hard for the not-at-all-appropriate-duchess-material heroine. He wants to do the right thing no matter the situation, which gets tricky when he’s not able to control everything around him in the way he’s used to. Oh, and he blushes. A LOT.
The heroine, Marianne is… awesome. She’s basically my unicorn historical heroine: experienced and sex-positive in a believable way for the time period. Also, she’s badass. Did I mention she has abs?
The story takes place during the small Regency window where Napoleon has been exiled to Elba and everyone thinks the fighting is over. Unfortunately, us readers know that is not true! At the start of the book, the fair/circus that Marianne boxes in is preparing to tour the continent now that travel is possible again… Eep. Luckily, St John and two of his sequel-bait friends are along for the ride disguised as scruffy circus employees (...and Sin has ginger-scruff. Oh my.)
The Boxing Baroness is quite a romp with a bit of everything including-but-not-limited-to danger, intrigue, amazing chemistry, sexy sexy-times, feminism, road trips, fish-out-of-water heroes, mysterious letters, dastardly bad guy plots, and talking ravens.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ...more
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