The new book by Alexandra Hawkins titled "Sunrise with a Notorious Lord" was an excellent book. Christopher Courtland, Earl of Vanewright known as Vane is one of the Lords of Vice. He is a rich and handsome ladies man, who's trying to forestall his matchmaking Mother. In the opening scene of the book, Vane is with his soon to ex-mistress in a dressing room at the dressmaker's shop making way too much noise doing what he does best. When Vane exits the dressing room, he spies a beautiful woman shopping. He is attempting to flirt with her when a youth in the dress shop bumps into him. He is momentarily caught off guard when he realizes he has been duped by a pickpocket. Vane tries to stop the youth when the beautiful woman he was flirting with proceeds to interrupt. Vane is totally outraged by the woman putting herself in danger and starts yelling. But not to undone, said lady manages to retrieve item from the pickpocket. Of course, Vane is not expecting said item to be flung at his head, catches it. The lady in question, Miss Isabel Thorne is not going to be scolded by this insufferable, erroneous, stupid man. She tells him off, and right then Vane is smitten.Could another "Lord of Vice" be stung by cupids' arrow? You'll just have to read and find out! With historical romances, there's only so many plots you can come up with and still be slightly believable and fit in with the conventions you're trying to write about. This plot wasn't groundbreaking or anything, but it still kept me engaged with a plot device I've read many times before (heroine fallen on hard financial times because the men in her life suck at money, has to try to land a husband, hero's wily mother interferes with his love life (either to push him towards a lady or away from a lady), hijinks ensue). The main characters were likeable, and the side characters were just annoying enough without destroying my enjoyment of the main plot. Love scenes were not laughable, nor did they do the magical "fade-to-black with nondescriptive adjectives describing kissy faces and then waves of pleasure, the end."
Do You like book Sunrise With A Notorious Lord (2012)?
Excellent! I didn't want to put it down and stayed up way too late finishing it.
—ImmaNerd
definitely my favorite from the series!
—bunny_girl
