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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Penelope's Passion by Maggie Sims


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥

This read fed my spicy historical romance and food-loving heart!

Penelope Wood just wants to bake. But with her mother's death and poverty looming in the horizon, she is forced to enter the School of Enlightenment and become a courtesan. When her turn comes up in a Virgin Auction, she certainly did not expect her benefactor to be so..enticing.

Lord Michael Slade dreads the noose that comes with marrying and becoming an Earl. Until the day he must succumb to his duties arrive, he spends his free time at the club where he is enchanted by Penelope. When she comes up on the auction block, he knew he couldn't let her go to someone else.

When they discover that they are a match in every physical way, can these two stop that connection from going further than that?

This was a great low-angst steamy read. I love the connection between Michael and Penelope from the get-go, and it just gets hotter and hotter. Their emotional chemistry is also above par. I love going along with them as they navigate through going against the odds with the Ton.

I just have to say that this book made me HUNGRY. Not just that kind of hungry, but between the culinary adventures of our main characters and Maggie Sims' integration of food-based descriptions, my stomach was definitely grumbling for a sweet by the end of the book.

If you like your historical romance on the spicier end of the Scoville scale, I definitely recommend this read.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Maggie Sims for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

After her mother's death, Penelope Wood's hope of opening a bakery falls victim to the real need to support herself. When four retired courtesans present her with a temporary yet lucrative path back to her dream, she wants to hear more. Attending the School of Enlightenment, participating in a Virgin Auction, and becoming a courtesan all sound feasible. The most important rule--do not fall in love.

Lord Michael Slade, heir to the Earl of Mansfield, loves his family above all else, cooks for relaxation, and revels in his membership to a discreet spanking club. But his father is ill, and his mother is pushing him to marry. Even so, when he meets a dark-haired beauty who doesn’t mind a good spanking and discovers she's up for auction, he can't let her go to another man. He has to have her...at least until he finds a wife.

With an inevitable marriage looming and a vow to remain faithful to his hypothetical bride once he's engaged, both Penelope and Michael must protect their hearts, even as they find a connection they cannot deny.



MEET MAGGIE SIMS

Maggie Sims began her love affair with romance before her teen years, drawn to the Regency by her mum's British influence. In her twenties, she did her best to live the Carrie Bradshaw life in New York City, albeit with less expensive shoes and more books.

Despite reading hundreds of romance novels in her life, she was still blown away when she met the love of her life, an ex-Marine cinnamon roll with creative culinary skills.

They live in Central Texas and are parents to a varying number of dogs and cats. When not writing, Maggie is a wine enthusiast and a travel junkie, and crochets sporadically for Knots of Love.

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