Book Review: Impassioned by Darcy Burke

The Phoenix Club Book 2

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Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.

In nearly two years of marriage, Sabrina Westbrook has barely spoken to her husband and shared a bed even less. Both activities would require they actually live together. As it is, the Earl of Aldington attends to his seat in the House of Commons, while she and her crippling social anxiety tend to his country house and gardens.

Their arrangement is quite civilized, and their letters are painfully polite. Their twice-yearly visits are…awkward. But, if Sabrina can muster the necessary courage, all of that is about to change. Starting tonight.

Heir to a dukedom, Constantine Westbrook knows his duty: to country, to family, and to the shy, retiring wife whose beauty stole his breath the moment they met. Whose arousing, enticing body he’s never seen in the light of day. Or any light at all.

However, there’s something different about the woman who shows up in London unannounced. For the first time in their marriage, Sabrina has a request. No, a demand. But wanting and having are two different things. And to give Sabrina her heart’s desire, they’ll both need a few lessons in love…

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My Review:

This book is a bit of a twist on a second chance romance. And since it's common knowledge that I'm a sucker for a second chance, I was invested in this story before it had even started. This couple suffered from a severe lack of communication. It's a novel approach that brings them together, but one that almost backfired. Constantine and Sabrina came so close to breaking my heart. I spent nearly the whole book wanting to hug the pair of them tight, promising that everything would get better. I love a happy ending, and this one made me happier than most.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.

Other books in the series

Invitation (The Phoenix Club #0.5)

Improper (The Phoenix Club #1)