by Maddison Michaels
Ashley’s Review
The Bachelor Bargain is a good story. It wasn’t quite what I expected, and it took me a while to really get into it, but in the end, I enjoyed it and am happy to have read it.
Lady Olivia Haliford is on a mission. She wants to bring the person responsible for her friend’s ruination and death to justice. She also wants to expose men who prey on the innocent. Along with her friends Etta and Kat, she devises a plan to do just that with a new publication, The Bachelor Bounty Gazette.
In need of funding, and perhaps some more eyes on the street, Lady Olivia approaches Sebastian Colver, the king of the underground. After some convincing, he agrees to be her silent partner. But the underground is a dangerous place, and exposing secrets is a dangerous occupation. And falling in love with Sebastian? That’s dangerous, too.
This book was a mix of murder mystery and historical romance. I would have loved to see more of the interactions between Livie and her friends and brothers. I expected to read several issues of the Gazette. Instead the story focused on getting the first issue published while also solving a murder, and staying out of the grasp of whoever is out to get Livie and take over Sebastian’s territory.
I really got invested at about 60 percent, and really enjoyed the final third of the book. There was a lot going on in this story, and I was happy when Livie and Seb found their happily ever after.
3.5 Stars
Blurb
Bachelors, beware. For those who keep secrets and prey on the innocent, you will be exposed, with all your dirty little secrets laid bare to one and all. You have been warned...
Lady Olivia Haliford has had enough. Tired of seeing women lose their reputations, futures, and sometimes even their lives to scandal while the men walk free, she is ready to take back power and stand up for women everywhere. Along with her two closest friends, she plans to start an anonymous publication dedicated to dishing the dirt and exposing the secrets of society's most eligible bachelors. But in order to do so, she will have to make a deal with the devil...
Sebastian Colver, known as the Bastard of Baker Street, is feared throughout London as the city's most notorious gambling den owner and undisputed king of the underground. His life is nothing but darkness and danger, so he is shocked when the petite lady gracing his doorstep seems anything but frightened of him. He agrees to be a silent partner in the publishing of the Gazette if she will use her connections to sponsor his sister and launch her into Society and away from his dark world.
But exposing the secrets of the rich and powerful can be dangerous. Almost as dangerous as a lady falling in love with the king of the underground.
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