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A Rogue to Remember by Emily Sullivan
This is a sweet childhood friends to lovers romance with some spies and suspense thrown in as well. I loved that this took place in Italy, as that isn’t something I see often in a historical romance.
Alec is Alfred’s ward and grew up with Alfred’s niece, Lottie. He has been in love with her for years. He came back to London the night of her debutante ball to court her, but they were ripped apart. Five years have gone by with no communication, and Lottie has run off to Italy to be with her (imaginary) Italian lover. She is hoping to ruin herself so that she will be free to live here as she wants without having to marry. Alfred is worried and reaches out to Alec to help since he is already in Venice. Alec finds her and pretends to be her husband to be allowed into the house.
Lottie agrees to let him take her back to London as long as he will show her Venice on the way. There is lots of fake dating/marriage as they travel together, which I loved. Alec is a spy working for the crown, and quickly gets pulled back into work when he and Lottie arrive in Venice. This results in lots of intrigue and mystery, all while they continue to fall in love with each other.
This was such good romance, a great debut novel, and I can’t wait to see what is next from Emily Sullivan.
4 stars
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.