The Lady Sparks a Flame

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The Lady Sparks a Flame by Elizabeth Everett

384 pages | Published by Berkley

The Set Up: After years of exile in America, Lady Phoebe Hunt returns to England to help her family settle after her father’s death. Self-made investor Sam Fenley sees Phoebe’s estate and sister’s title as his chance to move up in society. Accompanying the Hunt women to their family home to catalogue their possessions, Sam learns the truth behind Phoebe’s icy exterior.

The Lady Sparks a Flame is without a doubt my favorite story from Elizabeth Everett. It has everything I loved from all of her previous books, but then a little extra something that really appealed to me.

Phoebe and Sam absolutely stole my heart. I am obsessed with them. Sorry!! Phoebe’s past was so heartbreaking, and I loved watching her open up, learn to trust, but also take accountability for her actions in the past. Sam is TOP TIER!! Absolutely my new number one Dandelion Boy™. This was ultimate grumpy-sunshine dynamic and I’m here for it. He was kind, patient, witty, and completely in tune with what Phoebe needed. Their chemistry was everything, and they just might be my favorite romance couple of the year.

The atmosphere of every setting was so well done. Phoebe’s family home was eerie and haunting, but then their time in London was warm and exciting. There were so many layers of family secrets to unravel which kept me hooked, and Everett’s writing was immersive and well researched as always.

I’m SCREAMING at you to add this book to your TBR if you’re looking for historical romance with a golden retriever hero, feminist scientists, creepy manors, and off the charts chemistry.

Thanks to Netgalley & Berkley for the advanced ebook copy!