But now, Annabelle did not expect to fall in love with her employer and vice versa. The deal: to avoid prison she has to come to work for the Duke of Huntford to make dresses for her two younger sisters. The little she recovers manages to finance the precious medicine she wants, or it is in any case the case until she attacks someone stronger than her and that she finds herself caught by her victim.

So to supplement her account, our beloved heroine has found nothing better than to sing influential people thanks to the gossip of her shop. We find in the first chapter Annabelle, a young seamstress who is trying to provide for her family … Alas, her salary can not meet the pecuniary needs of her sister and her seriously ill mother. Before starting it, I’m always a bit anxious to have a fairly common history but I always look forward to see if the author has managed to present something different from what we would expect and I think that Anne Burton has completely succeeded in her challenge here and even more than that!

I can tell you that finally I’m happy about this first volume because I had a great time with the story and its characters. I did not remember the opinions about the novel, and that’s without preconceptions that I started the story. Yet I have a special attraction for historical romances so it was with pleasure when I took the time to get into the story.

Review: I had this novel for some time but I never took the time to read it. Owen’s searing kisses carry the promise of passion, but how will he react when Anabelle’s most devastating secret is finally revealed? Now her rules could mean his family’s ruin. until a scandal from the past resurfaces. With Owen, Anabelle enjoys pleasures she never imagined. Not only does Owen nip Anabelle’s extortion plans in the bud, the devilishly handsome Duke soon has the sexy seamstress dreaming of more than silks and satins. Her list keeps her (somewhat) honest-until she encounters Owen Sherbourne, the Duke of Huntford. Never enter into any form of social interaction with a client.Never reveal the secrets of a paying client.Never request payment from someone who cannot afford it.To make up for her misdeeds, Anabelle keeps to a firm set of rules: It isn’t something she’s proud of, but the reluctant blackmailer needs the money to care for her gravely ill mother. Synopsis: Some rules simply beg to be broken…Ī dressmaker in London’s busiest shop, Miss Anabelle Honeycote overhears the ton‘s steamiest secrets-and (occasionally) uses them to her advantage.

When She Was Wicked by Anne Barton