Aidan Wollstonecraft has been recovering from an addiction to opium at a private sanatorium ran by Dr. Gethin Bevan. While there, Aiden starts to fall in love with his nurse, Cristyn Bevan. His entire adult life has been one party to drown himself and escape his family's curse.
When he has recovered, Aiden decides he wants to make something of himself. Aiden consults his father and grandfather and he is inserted into the role of an overseer at a corrupt mill. His goal is to expose the illegal activities and shut down the mill.
Cristyn is stinging from Aiden's rejection and tells her father she wants to go to London to become a nurse. Her father helps her get a position in a village with a fellow doctor. She encounters Aiden at the mill. Cristyn and Aiden have the opportunity to repair and renew their relationship. Will Aiden be able to ignore the family curse and find his true love?
I really liked the historical detail in this book. The main characters were different from the norm because Aiden is a recovering addict and Cristyn has enough practical training to be a doctor in her own right. I thought the book was well written.
As I have not read the first two books (they are on my to-buy list now), I found the chapters that involved Aiden's family confusing. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher. Thank you!
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