Be still my beating heart! Hello Nick O'Shea!
Meredith Duran
Be still my beating
heart! Hello Nick O'Shea!
I find myself devouring
historical romance books quickly and always looking for a new one to catch my
interest and also new authors to add to my “go to” collection.
I was a little restless and
not finding anything that caught my interest I decided on purchasing Luck Be a Lady. I downloaded it to my Kindle late in the afternoon
and did not put it down until I was done that evening, right about
midnight! I was hooked.
I usually find myself
reading books about the ton, balls and country parties. It was refreshing to read Nick and
Catherine’s story. This is a follow up
to a previous book Lady
Be Good (Rules for the Reckless), which I have not read and I had no
trouble reading this one as a stand alone.
Catherine, our heroine for this book, seeks Nick O’Shea out for
help against her brother, which she suspects of being involved in some dirty
work. She fears he may be placing their exclusive
Auction House, Everleigh, in jeopardy. Everleigh
is dear to her, as half of it was left to her by her father (the other half is
left to her brother). She grew up in
this house. Away from the pleasures of
playing with other children; she was forced to grow up fast. Earning her the nickname the “Ice
Queen”.
Nick O’Shea grew up in the extreme poverty and through a lot of
sacrifice has risen to a powerful position first as a criminal and eventually
into honest investments. He looks after
the people that live in his part of the world.
Looking out for his tenants and their children. Keeping a close eye on those that come in and
out of Whitechapel, he is sinfully handsome, with not much education to speak
of but a very smart business man. He is
the dangerous, sexy hero that you look for when you pick up a romance book.
Nick has been watching
Catherine from afar. Admiring her beauty
and pretty impressed about how intelligent she is with the business of the
Auction House. Secretly desiring her, he
was dumbfounded when the opportunity comes to make her his. The chemistry is strong between these two,
and their banter will have you entertained.
Catherine fights the attraction and he pushes forward, teasing, but at
the same time giving her space and waiting for her. The first time they come together was pretty
entertaining but also pretty steamy.
It was interesting to read
about Nick’s world. His struggles to
move to the top and what he has done for those that live in Whitechapel. It was good read about how he slowly melted
Catherine’s heart. A business woman to
the end she was at first very suspicious of his help.
I will give this story five
stars. It captivated me, made me want to
cheer for both of them and love the hero!
This is my honest review. I
purchased this book for my collection.
