A reclusive scholar. A charming lady. An undeniable love.
Oliver, Viscount Frost, must end his reclusive ways to uncover the mysteries of an ancient text used by a ringleader of professional thieves. He emerges from his books only to find Lady Julia Hopwood blocking his path.Julia’s friendly nature and charming smile hide her desperate efforts to keep her father from succumbing to melancholy … desperate efforts to keep her father from succumbing to melancholy and illness. The purchase of an old book for his collection is her latest attempt to brighten his spirits. When the gruff viscount demands she hand it over, she refuses, even when it plunges her into a shadowy side of London she barely knew existed.
The lovely lady is a beam of light in Oliver’s dark world, but he needs the book. Passions rise as the pair cross paths, each hiding secrets even as they share stolen kisses. Julia is drawn to the solemn scholar, wanting to ease the unhappiness she senses deep inside him. Can Oliver release his demons to help Julia or will their secrets keep them apart?
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Good plot…a lot of repeat filler words.
Charming The Scholar is an amazing historical romance by Lana Williams. Ms. Williams has delivered a book that is well-written and loaded it with outstanding characters. Oliver is becoming a recluse after he returns from the war. Julia is caring for her father and meets Oliver at a bookstore when they both try to purchase the same book. Their story is full of drama, sizzle, humor, action and suspense. I enjoyed every page of this book and look forward to reading more from Lana Williams in the future. Charming The Scholar is book 2 of The Seven Curses of London Series but it can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I liked this book so much I bought the rest of the series.
Very engaging had my attention the whole way through
The story was done well, but I got very annoyed with the heroine. She apparently thought she was doing the right thing by caring for her father, but it was to the degree that it was ridiculous and enabling. I enjoyed the story, but character development is important, and I just didn’t like this character, although the reader was supposed to like her.
Disappointingly shallow. There was a good premise, but both H and h were weak characters, the plot was thin, and there was too much “explaining” rather than showing through story and character development.