The Rogue Is Back in Town

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This was a surprisingly entertaining– not just the story and seeing how it turns out, but also the incorporated humor. There was more than one time I let out a loud laugh. Thank goodness I was home while reading this.

I don't read enough historical fiction to tell if it is historically accurate, but there are some interesting dilemmas and also times where liberties were most likely taken. I feel like Julie should/would have a chaperone besides her old uncle and her maid.

I wasn't truly taken with the characters or their romance. While I enjoyed Julie's stronger and smarter moments, they did seem far and in between, while Sam... is definitely a rogue. This being said, I was more convinced of the lust between the characters than their love. There were times the romance spark was definitely there though, I can't deny that. So, at least it was something.
Unfortunately, Julie doesn't seem to have any friends? I found this to be so bizarre that it wasn't even brought up. Like, her sister's friend visits her, but no one else. She has no one else to talk about her problems with...

For such a “close” family, these sisters keep a lot of secrets between them. It just created all the drama in the book, but I don't feel it needed to happen at all.

Obviously, while writing this review my feelings on the book seem to be wavering, but please don't get me wrong, I very much enjoyed reading the entire book. I enjoyed the beginning more and the ending much less because of how things went down and how Sam did things, but I still enjoyed it enough that I want to read the first book in the series at least. –Yes, I haven't read #1 or #2 yet, but Will made an appearance in this book and just his little part had me wanting to learn more about him :)

I would totally recommend this to people who like reading romances in historical settings!