James had a devil of a time keeping his desire for innocent Lucy in check, which generates lots of delicious sexual tension; a crowning touch for this sweetly tender romance. What begins as a means to an end for James actually leads to a proposition that requires sensitivity, unexpected friendships with the unlikeliest characters, loathsome dealings with Lucy's rat father, and dangerous involvement with ruthless, murderous criminals. Lucy faces homelessness and starvation after her father's abandonment, which gives James an opportunity to do the hero thing. In some ways, I really am old school. I will never tire of courting heroes who truly do save the girl. A worthy read at 3.5 stars.

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Lucy's father abandoned her in London, leaving her alone and with no money. After she had sold just about everything saleable, she took to playing the violin in the street to pay for rent and food. Her only friend is a street boy called Fitch. She was raised as a young lady, but it appears that her only future is as a whore. James Remington (Earl of Cambourne) was searching for her father about a gambling debt, and when he realized the fix she was in, began to pursue her for his own reasons.

A very good look at what absolute poverty is like and the trapped feeling that no money brings. Features an intense and believable relationship between hero and heroine. I enjoyed it.

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