It even changes the tropes of his-rom, when we have Hattie who is so desperate to take herself out of that gentry equation and not marry into money or security, but make her own way and take care of herself. This is more of MacLean casting off the ballrooms and sitting-rooms of most historical romances, of putting aside this idea of nobility and class to delve into much more working-class and inclusive sides of London rarely seen in such books - and it's the reading-equivalent of loosening our corsets, for readers and Hattie alike. Since Hattie is 29 and unlikely to ever wed, running the family business is her one chance to be the master of her fate - until she crosses paths with Beast 'Whit' Bareknuckle Bastard of London. her father runs a shipping company, and it is her great desire to inherit it over her brother and have some control over her own life and future. It starts with Henrietta 'Hattie' being a larger-than-life woman (literally) who has always been *too much* for the ton too loud, tall, plump, ambitious. Surprising no one, this second book from MacLean is more brilliance an absolute master-class in a new era of historical romance that is both feminist, progressive, and hot as all get-out! I became OBSESSED with this new his-rom from MacLean, that is largely set in the "underworld" of London in Covent Garden, and is a bit of an upstairs/downstairs for centring around four siblings - three of whom are from the "gutters" and the first two books focused on brothers Devil and Beast, had them paired with ladies ("toffs") from the gentry.įirst book was about Devil and Felicity, who are now married when we dive into 'Brazen and the Beast' which is all about brother Beast and his Lady Henrietta Sedley. including their hearts.'Brazen and the Beast' is the second book in Sarah MacLean's new historical romance series, 'The Bareknuckle Bastards'.
and neither of them sees that if they're not careful, they'll have no choice but to give up everything. She won't give up her plans he won't give up his power. Soon, Hattie and Whit find themselves rivals in business and pleasure. He is more than happy to offer Hattie all she desires. When he wakes in a carriage at Hattie's feet, Whit, a king of Covent Garden known to all the world as Beast, can't help but wonder about the strange woman who frees him - especially when he discovers she's headed for a night of pleasure. until she discovers the most beautiful man she's ever seen tied up in her carriage and threatening to ruin the Year of Hattie before it's even begun. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she'll forgo as a confirmed spinster. When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father's business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life.
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