The Love Remedy
Books | Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian
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Elizabeth Everett
“Beautiful and important.”—New York Times bestselling author Julia QuinnWhen a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn there’s only one way to treat true love—with a happily ever after. When Lucinda Peterson’s recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she’s certain it’s only the latest in a line of misfortunes at the hands of a rival apothecary. Outraged and fearing financial ruin, Lucy turns to private investigator Jonathan Thorne for help. She just didn’t expect her champion to be so . . . grumpy? A single father and an agent at Tierney & Co., Thorne accepts missions for a wide variety of employers—from the British government to wronged wives. None have intrigued him so much as the spirited Miss Peterson. As the two work side by side to unmask her scientific saboteur, Lucy slips ever so sweetly under Thorne’s battered armor, tempting him to abandon old promises. With no shortage of suspects—from a hostile political group to an erstwhile suitor—Thorne’s investigation becomes a threat to all that Lucy holds dear. As the truth unravels around them the cure to their problems is clear: they must face the future together.
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Author
Elizabeth Everett
Pages
352
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2024-03-19
ISBN
0593550471 9780593550472
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"I noticed that The Love Remedy has mostly mixed reviews, but let me tell you why it worked for me. To be honest this has sat at my bedside for months. I’ve picked it up, read a few pages and put it down. Finally I decided to just dive in and I’m not disappointed. This isn’t one of those books where I wished for my time back. No. This is one of those books that pulls at your heartstrings. Lucy’s character has grit and resilience that comes at a price of not asking for help. And when she’s finally at her breaking point she asks for help from a stranger. Whom she hires. It’s not unique that they would fall for each other. The burn is slow. They each have baggage. And eventually they realize it’s okay to love and be loved. I was surprised that at the end the authors note had to explain the issue of abortion. I felt this was unnecessary as it wasn’t the main premise of the book. We come from an educated society unlike the 1800’s. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that times were different then. Women had less rights on most topics but how quickly do we forget that? As women we don’t understand the struggles of our predecessors and what they had to accomplish for us to have the rights we are given today. It seems lately that some women are more than happy to give our rights away to men once again. It’s an interesting read to view this story from that of an apothecary and the trials the characters had to endure for their profession."
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Tanya Andoniadis
