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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Beth's Behavior by Maggie Sims

 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

It is always the quiet ones. ALWAYS.

Beth Jenkins defines extroverted. The free-spirited socialite plays by her own rules, even if it goes against the Ton's standards. She does not shy away from attention, even at the risqué, after-hours parties she frequents. 

 Robert "Ford" Orford is quite the opposite. The quiet earl avoids the spotlight at all costs and would prefer to keep to his hobby of creating leather-made items for pleasure. When his creations catch Beth's attention, she is determined to entice the earl to use his handiwork on her. As much as Ford wants to, getting that much attention is just not his idea of a fun time. 

A reverse rake and wallflower story? I was all about it. I love the dynamic between Beth and Ford. Maggie Sims delivered us with a lovable and outgoing FMC, and I really enjoyed the creativity in flipping the role of the rake with hidden insecurities. Ford is equally charismatic with his shy demeanor, but what did I say in the beginning? You have got to watch out for the quiet ones because they always bring the heat into the bedroom. Ford is no exception. 

This one is probably my favorite of the series. I just loved the creativity, and I felt like Sims certainly turned it up on the heat. That theater scene? Yeah, I was fanning myself. This can be read as a standalone, but if you are into super-spicy historical romance, you will not regret reading this series. 

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

ABOUT THE BOOK

An outrageous free spirit meets her match in an introvert with a secret leather business

Raised as a free spirit, Beth Jenkins refuses to submit to the Ton’s rigid rules. She has fun where she wants, with whomever she wishes. By day, she excels at matching people’s needs with those who can provide them. That talent and her cousin, Lady Althea Egerton, are the only barriers standing between her and complete ostracization.

When her cousin requires an investor for her business, Beth gains them an entrée to a house party hosted by a wealthy earl, where she encounters Robert Orford. The intimate leather apparel and toys of pleasure he creates entice Beth as much as the man himself, and she is determined to pursue him.

As the stocky second son of an earl, Robert was bullied as a child and hates being in the public eye. Beth’s behavior is far too outrageous for his tastes. If only she didn’t have the curvy figure he most admires, perfect for testing his leather pieces.

But Beth refuses to be tamed, so if she can’t convince him to care less about society’s disapproval, they could be forced to walk away from the perfect partnership for leather and love.


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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