Kelly’s ARC review of Forever A Lady by Delilah Marvelle

Forever A Lady
Rumor Series : book 2
by Delilah Marvelle
PUBLICATION DATE:   7/24/ 2012
ORDER LINKS:  Amazon | B&N | Powell’s

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES, ONE COMMON DESIRE…
Lady Bernadette Marie Burton  may be the richest widow in England,  maybe the richest widow in England, but like her dreams of finding true passion, her reputation is deteriorating. Cruel gossip, loneliness and hoards of opportunistic suitors have her believing Society couldn’t be more vile…or dangerous. So when an attacker threatens her life, she finds safety in the most unseemly of places: the arms of a mysterious, Irish-American gang leader. His fortune stolen, young  Matthew Milton is done playing the respectable gentleman. In the slums of New York, only ruffians thrive. But from the moment he arrives in London and encounters the voluptuous Lady Bernadette, he can’t help but wonder about the finer pleasures he’s missing. Or just how much he’s willing to risk-not only to bed her, but to prove his worth.

REVIEW:
Another wonderful book by the amazingly talented Delilah Marvelle.  Forever A Lady is book 2 in Delilah’s Rumor series.  Now, while the books are linked together by common characters, you don’t HAVE to read them in order.  I would recommend it, but you don’t have too.

Forever A Lady takes us back to New York and Five Points.  Where we learn a little more about Matthew (who we meet in Forever & A Day) and his past.  How he ended up where he is and why he chose to form  the Forty Thieves.  Matthew is strong, determined, a little rough around the edges, but an extremely good man, one who stands up for others and what he believes in.  But some times standing up for yourself and other gets you noticed.  Getting noticed in Five Points is not always a good thing and can end up getting you killed.  When a plan is revealed that a neighboring ward plans to take Matthew out, his best friend Coleman rushes him off to London for his safety.  While Matthew is not happy about the trip to London, he is about to meet someone that will change is his life forever.

Lady Bernadette or Mrs Shelton as she started calling herself after a very unfortunate event in New Orleans has come back to London, not of her own free will, but to help a friend win back the lover of her life.  Bernadette has sworn off true love, marriage and any of the other mushy love stuff for herself, yet she wishes it for others.  Men are not to be trusted, therefore she lives now by the love them and leave them mentality.  But this trip to London will test Bernadette and have her starting to think that maybe the right man could change her idea of marriage, love and the future.

I LOVED this book, Matthew & Bernadette are great together.  The bring out the best in each other even during the worst of times.  They fight each other, for each other and with each other for the things and the people that they love and care about.

If you loved Forever & A Day you will love Forever A Lady.  If you have not stated this series I would highly recommend you start with Forever Mine.  Forever Mine is Delilah’s novella that starts this whole series rolling.

If you have never read a historical romance Delilah Marvelle is a perfect place to start.  Her books are fun, witty and full of great characters.

REVIEW PROVIDED BY: Kelly