Because something horrid/wonderful/pivotal would happen as a result of the revelation? No, she just wants it that way. Lydia is connected to a noble family, but she wants to keep it a secret.Because the jewels are pivotal to the plot? No, it’d just be nice to get them back. Lydia attempts to retrieve stolen jewelry from a vicious bawd. If I were to label this book, it would fall into the So what? category: The entire first half of this book sees Lydia in one disguise after another, none of which I found interesting, amusing, or necessary. As plot devices go, this is one of lamest, and if I ever see another heroine-in-some-dumb-disguise again, I”ll scream. But, their paths keep crossing when Lydia, in a series of trite “disguises,” is continually foiled when Vere recognizes her and pulls her out of danger, for her own protection. Once they meet, she wouldn’t care if she never saw him again he probably wouldn’t care either. She’s an independent-minded journalist he’s really a very fine man in the guise of a wastrel who is just learning how to accept his nobility. The plot revolves around Lydia Grenville and Vere Mallory, the Duke of Ainswood. I cannot recommend it unconditionally, and that loud crack you just heard was the sound of my heart, breaking. I know I’m going to be in the minority, but here it is: The Last Hellion was a disappointing read for me.
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