I normally really like Sarah MacLean & believe me, I'm no prude, but the generous use of the F word practically every other page was so off putting that I gave up on the book after about 100 pages. I get the picture, these brothers grew up in the slums but it was completely overdone. Hope her next one is better.

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This is a awesome book two in the series! I absolutely love the storyline, Covent Gardens, the shipping docks and the well matched ladies that take no crap and fight for what they want. Fun engaging dialogue with Beast and Hattie, so real you could hear them! Fun, fast paced and so enjoyable.

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Lady Henrietta Sedley has given up on the idea of marriage and is making plans for her life. She wants to inherit her father's business which her brother has run into the ground. Hattie, a confirmed spinster, also intends to treat herself to a night of passion. After a blow to his head, Whit (also known as Beast) wakes up in Hattie's carriage. As she frees him from his bonds, Whit discovers that she is on her way to his turf, Covent Gardens. Figuring that she may know something about who is looting his ships, Whit makes a deal with Hattie to give her a night of pleasure for information about the attacks on him and his ships.

This is the second book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series. I thought much of the story was a copy of the first book in the series. I was hoping for a little more storyline originality. This time we already knew the backstory about Whit, Devil, and Ewan, so we didn't have to spend as much time on it. Hattie was a bold, confident heroine who ends up being a business rival to Whit. But each time he would touch her, she would just forget about their business problems. Whit was the typical hero who has pulled himself out of the gutter and believes he is not good enough for Hattie. That is a trope that I am really bored with.

The interesting part of this story was the rivalry and hatred of Ewan, Duke of Marwick. He was devastated when he was told that his only love, Grace, was dead. Now he is seeking revenge against his brothers who he considers responsible for her death. I look forward to the last book in the trilogy when Ewan finds out that Grace is still alive and well. My rating: 3.5 Stars.

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