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\"talksweetlytome_tp\"<\/a>Nobody knows who Miss Rose Sweetly is, and she prefers it that way. She\u2019s a shy, mathematically-minded shopkeeper\u2019s daughter who dreams of the stars. Women like her only ever come to attention through scandal. She\u2019ll take obscurity, thank you very much.\u00a0<\/span>

All of England knows who Stephen Shaughnessy is. He\u2019s an infamous advice columnist and a known rake. When he moves into the house next door to Rose, she discovers that he\u2019s also wickedly funny, devilishly flirtatious, and heart-stoppingly handsome. But when he takes an interest in her mathematical work, she realizes that Mr. Shaughnessy isn\u2019t just a scandal waiting to happen. He\u2019s waiting to happen to her\u2026and if she\u2019s not careful, she\u2019ll give in to certain ruination.\u00a0<\/span>

Talk Sweetly to Me<\/strong>\u00a0is the final novella in The Brothers Sinister<\/em> series. <\/span><\/p>\n

The other books in the series are:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"governessaffair\"<\/a> \u00a0\"duchesswar\"<\/a> \u00a0\"akissformidwinter\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"heiresseffect\"<\/a> \u00a0\"countessconspiracy\"<\/a> \u00a0\"suffragettescandal\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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You know you thoroughly enjoyed a book when you don\u2019t want it to end.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I felt about Courtney Milan\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> novella, Talk Sweetly To Me<\/strong>. I wanted to follow them headlong into their HEA. I wanted the wedding, the babies; I wanted it all.<\/p>\n

And honestly, there\u2019s simply nothing to not love about this book. The heroine, Rose Sweetly<\/strong>, is nothing short of brilliant. Her brain is a veritable calculator and she works as a \u201ccomputer\u201d (one who computes) for an astronomer. Not only is her talent rare in a woman in 1882, but it\u2019s even rarer in a beautiful, twenty-year-old black woman, which Rose is.<\/p>\n

Rose is also terribly sweet and innocent (no pun intended) and the hero, Stephen Shaughnessy<\/strong> is a dyed in the wool<\/em> ladies man. He\u2019s a writer, and honestly, what\u2019s not to like about that. But as an Irish man in England during this time, he was not held in the greatest esteem by the Brits. Ladies adored his handsome face, his laid-back charm, but to many he was only good enough to bed and that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n

I can only say I <\/em>was utterly charmed by Stephen. And it\u2019s easy to see why Rose is so smitten with him. But their differences are many, so she keeps her distance. Until she doesn\u2019t anymore. Through Stephen machinations, she finds herself spending a great deal of her working hours with him, which Stephen uses to his advantage. He doesn\u2019t necessarily set out to seduce us, but he does.<\/p>\n

And what a sweet seduction it was. I loved every single word of it. One of the things I really loved about Stephen was that he could be humorously self-deprecating<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you trying to intrigue me by hinting at hidden depths, Mr Shaughnessy?\u201d<\/p>\n

He shrugged. \u201cWhy would I? I don\u2019t even have hidden shallows.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

And I laughed every time he\u2019d say, \u201cTalk sweetly to me<\/em>.\u201d In my head all I could hear was the song, Talk Dirty to Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This is a novella, so I didn\u2019t expect the kind of love scenes I\u2019d usually find in a full-length novel. But I must say I thought their love scenes were perfectly appropriate for the story; a nice mixture of sweetness, passion and heat. And even then, Stephen managed to amuse me again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more astronomical events,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause I am not waiting until the year 2004 to do this again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Seriously, I wanted an entire novel devoted to their courtship, that\u2019s how much I enjoyed the two of them together and apart.<\/p>\n

But while there are many light moments in scenes including Stephen, there is subplot that deals with the prejudices that were widespread during the time.<\/p>\n

Rose\u2019s sister, Patricia, is pregnant with her first child. Rose is staying with her while her brother-in-law is away. The doctor attending her sister is\u2026 Let\u2019s just say I wanted to take a couple of swings at him myself.<\/p>\n

I really loved the way Courtney handled the whole situation with the doctor. In dealing with the issue of racism, she doesn\u2019t bang you over the head with it and make it overwhelm the story. There\u2019s no way she can\u2019t not<\/strong> <\/em>acknowledge its existence, especially during this time. But the story is a romance to the very core, and she’s\u00a0careful to keep the story focused on Rose\u2019s inner turmoil regarding a relationship with Stephen.<\/p>\n

When I got to the end of this novella all I could do was smile. That\u2019s how it made me feel. Hopeful. Happy. Pleased. So what else can I say but, Go right now and buy this book<\/em>. The writing is top-notch, the story beautiful, and the characters fully developed. And at .99,<\/strong> this novella is a steal. A steal.<\/strong> My only gripe is I wish it were longer.<\/p>\n

Reviewed by<\/em> Bev<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat Level: Sensual<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"4.5_star_blog\"<\/p>\n

\"buylink\"<\/p>\n

Kindle<\/a> | Nook<\/a> | iTunes<\/a> | Kobo<\/a> | Google Plus<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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