Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas

Challenge: read a book by Lisa Kleypas
Rating: 5 +++
pages: 386

Back Cover: What is the price of love?

Nick Gentry is reputed to be the most skillful lover in all England. Known for solving delicate situations, he is hired to seek out Miss Charlotte Howard. He believes his mission will be easily accomplished -- but that was before he met the lady in question.

For instead of a willful female, he discovers one in desperate circumstances, hiding from a man who would destroy her very soul. So Nick shockingly offers her a very different kind of proposition -- one he has never offered before.

He asks her to be his bride.

And he knows that this will be much more than a union in name only. For he senses what Charlotte does not yet know -- that her appetite for sensuality matches his own. But what Nick learns surprises him. For while London's most notorious lover might claim Charlotte's body, he quickly discovers it will take much more than passion to win her love.

Review: I checked the archives, and it appears I have the honor of being the first to review this particular book on the blog. I almost read a different Kleypas book, and I am so glad I stuck with my original plan, because this book was just too fantastic to put off reading another day. I adored it from beginning to end. It was engrossing, romantic, and touching. If you like a tortured hero, you'll love this book. I wanted to give Nick a great big hug. His loneliness is endearing. Charlotte is a bit damaged herself, but she has emerged from her difficult past and become a very caring person when she could have turned bitter. The two characters together were superb -- and the love scenes are HOT. I didn't want the book to end and this book reminded me how very much I enjoy Kleypas's books and makes me wonder what the heck is wrong with me that I don't have more of her books on my shelf!! This was the final installment in her Bow Street trilogy, and I think it was my favorite. This is a fantastic series that ends on a very satisfying note and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.