A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

THE SAINT WHO STOLE MY HEART

Author: Stefanie Sloane ISBN: 9780345531148 5/2012 HISTORICAL Publisher: BALLANTINE
Time Period: 1813 Regency England

The Saint Who Stole My Heart by Stefanie Sloane
Possessed of a brilliant mind and a love for puzzles, Dashiell Matthews, Viscount Carrington, is a crucial member of the elite Young Corinthians spy league. Assuming the façade of an addle-brained Adonis, he hunts for a notorious London murderer known as the Bishop. When fate causes him to cross paths with Miss Elena Barnes, Dash discovers an enigma that will prove delightfully intoxicating to unravel: a voluptuous beauty as intelligent as she is fearless.

Only the lure of a collection of rare books bequeathed to her family by Dash’s late father could tempt Elena from her cozy rural life to the crush and vanity of London. But if Elena finds his lordship to be the most impossibly beautiful man she’s ever seen, he also seems to be the stupidest. Which made her body’s shameless response to his masterful seduction all the more unfathomable. Yet when she discovers Dash’s mission to track the dangerous Bishop, she willingly risks everything—her trust, her heart, her very life—to join him.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 4 Rose Read

As interesting as I find the premise behind the Regency Rogues series—childhood friends tracking a killer, now that they are all grown up and in a secret society—this fourth installment to the series comes up short in the romance department.

Sloane creates the perfect environment for romance between the hero and heroine, but their connection is odd. Aside from, and pardon my language, but it is what it is, a booty call, the two really only have stilted dialogue and misses during what should be romantic scenes. I am not saying their "relationship" isn't hot, but I am saying it lacks the romantic tension I need. The hero tries to appear a vacuous fop, but the blue-stocking heroine sees through his act. Again, this also should be a fantastic platform for romance, but it isn't.

Despite the lack of connection between the main characters, I really did enjoy reading about the quest to find the mysterious killer Bishop and getting to know the sullen Nicholas. I look forward to reading his story, which is sure to come.

Shannon Johnson

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