Review: Delightfully different.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
Prudence Haversham was wronged by a man and nine years later, takes an unusual revenge. She has become an apothecary and with access to medicines and a loyal servant, she drugs the wrong-doer and tattoos him in a very personal place. The problem is, Prudence was unaware that the Duke who assaulted her had died, and it is his heir she has irrevocably marked. When she finds out her mistake Prudence is mortified, and worse still - finds herself falling in love with the man she has marked. Then things become complicated when Jem, the Duke of Ainsworth uncovers the identity of his assailant and decides on revenge...Great swathes of this book are a 5 star read. A couple of issues brought it down from 5 star perfection -  namely Prudence giving undue credence to the scandal sheets of the day and that the second half of the book is dominated by a 'misunderstanding' that could have been cleared up with a straight talking conversation. That said, the ending is divine and humourous and left me wanting more. Brave the author -she shows great promise indeed.