I follow this series since its first release, I do love the witty banters and humour Mrs Bianca Blythe adds to her stories.
The premises were intriguing and I do loved the hero, Adam is a kind man, he is no peer and worked all his life doing what he has to survive like being the employee of a very despicable man, man who is murdered and forces him to flee the culprit impersonating his new titled late employer.
But to appear as a Viscount he must learn how to be a Viscount, why he requires Isla’s services.
Even a wealthy man, he stayed true to himself and tried to improve the life of those under his care, a hero from my heart.
No alpha rogue but a kind man full of empathy.
I confess I disliked her in the previous books, she was rather cold, haughty and arrogant.
Here she appears as a changed woman, aware of her faults and flaws.

Warning, spoiler ahead:

Then it is funny how a tiny detail can kill the mood.
I have no problem with my heroines not being virgin, if was required by men laws during these times, but here, having a young lady becoming a Mata Hari or a kind of demirep to spy on her country behalf, it was quite disturbing for me, as if it was added to the storyline just like that. Plus during her period of service she was betrothed, not a love match but he was her childhood friend, so it was like cheating for me.
Rather inconceivable how a earl’s daughter and sister could have acted this way while her friend, brother and fiancé were fighting the French army. Spying in some way, it is already difficult to comprehend as she was a debutante but playing a courtesan in full, it is hard to digest.
Plus it added nothing to the story, just a kind of explanation about why she felt free to seduce Adam. She has decided to remain unwed, a spinster, so she had no need to justify why she wanted him.

End of spoiler

The story was still very entertaining and enjoyable, but the shift in character of Isla was a bit abrupt, and rather odd for the cold and calculating lady she was previously. She redeemed herself but she is still far from my favorite character in this series.
Hopefully the quips and repartee helped smooth the storyline.

My copy was provided by Netgalley and its publisher Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op.