The Clue of the Brilliant Bastard (Remingtons of the Regency)

The Remington Family's mystery continues, and I am so invested in this series and finding out "whodunit"!

Dr. Hudson Lewis is the bastard son of the last duke, making him half-brother to siblings he did not care for. He is a neighborhood doctor who has become very popular with his neighbors and patients. Hudson has been smitten with Lady Maria since they met over several occasions, but he knows he is lower class, and his interest would never be accepted.

Lady Maria is a kind and obedient daughter and after a slight scandal, her parents arranged a marriage between her and a marquess to save the family and Maria's reputation. She has doubts about him and on her wedding night is warned about his physical abuse. Maria manages to escape her bedroom and runs away. When she wakes up, she is in Dr. Lewis' home and he has tended to her wounds. She has always been attracted to him but knew her parents would never accept his courting.

Hudson and Maria grow close during her stay and protection from the marquess. Their friends and families help to bring justice to the marquess for past crimes on maids in his service, even murder of one but they need more evidence. This is an exciting, romantic story with a villain to hate and a mystery still in the wings to solve. I am really looking forward to the next book! I voluntarily read & reviewed an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book; all thoughts & opinions are my own.
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All I can say is that this book is beyond fantastic.

She is also determined to she has to start protecting herself and stop doing what other people wants but she's on the run from her husband who is beyond cruel. But she ends up with the physician who she couldn't stop thinking about and she knows she shouldn't burden. And now that she is with him she wants nothing more than to stay with him even if it's impossible.

He is a physician and he has nothing to offer her but his protection and his love. He can't give her the life she's used to. But he can't lose her despite the fact that she's married.

With the help of his family and her friends, they find themselves figuring way how to make this forbidden love into something that is not so forbidden.

The thing I love the most about this series is that not only have we had 1 but two stories where the heroes aren't members of the ton.

I look forward to the next book in this series.

The Remington family is so much fun to read about, and The Clue Of The Brilliant Bastard is another fantastic addition to the series. Lady Maria marries a cruel, violent man and flees, ending up injured on the doorstep of Dr. Hudson Lewis. Hudson and Maria have admired one another from afar. The couple is now in an untenable situation. Maria is married to a monster yet falls irrevocably in love with Hudson. The two must face impossible odds and danger around every corner to fight for their happily ever after.

The forbidden love between Hudson and Maria is written in a way that I was drawn to the couple and wanted nothing less than their happily ever after. Hudson is the illegitimate son of a duke; he has carved out a good, if lonely, life for himself until he sees Maria and realizes too late what all he could have had. Maria has continuously allowed others to make her choices; this places her in the bed of a monster. I love how even though it is an impossible situation and it is too late, Maira finds the courage to fight for her future. Maria has incredible courage.

Hudson and Maria’s romantic journey is dangerous and heart-wrenching at times. The couple’s passionate connection is lovely to witness. The Clue Of The Brilliant Bastard is the third book in The Remingtons Of The Regency series. These books are best read in order due to an ongoing mystery that develops throughout. This forbidden love story captured my heart and attention from the very beginning. This is an exciting page-turner. I love Ellie St. Clair’s writing; it grabs the reader’s attention from page one, and we are on a passionate journey fraught with peril but ending in love. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book through the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I liked the premise of this story and enjoyed reading it. There was just one aspect I didn’t care for (I don’t want to give it away), but it wasn’t a deal breaker for reading the book. The characters and the storyline were good.
I received a free copy of this book, and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.