The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett Published by Penguin on March 19, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian, Fiction / Women
Pages: 352
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“Beautiful and important.”—New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn
When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn there’s only one way to treat true love—with a happily ever after.
When Lucinda Peterson’s recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she’s certain it’s only the latest in a line of misfortunes at the hands of a rival apothecary. Outraged and fearing financial ruin, Lucy turns to private investigator Jonathan Thorne for help. She just didn’t expect her champion to be so . . . grumpy?
A single father and an agent at Tierney & Co., Thorne accepts missions for a wide variety of employers—from the British government to wronged wives. None have intrigued him so much as the spirited Miss Peterson. As the two work side by side to unmask her scientific saboteur, Lucy slips ever so sweetly under Thorne’s battered armor, tempting him to abandon old promises.
With no shortage of suspects—from a hostile political group to an erstwhile suitor—Thorne’s investigation becomes a threat to all that Lucy holds dear. As the truth unravels around them the cure to their problems is clear: they must face the future together.
Elizabeth Everett writes strong, smart women characters and I love how they make choices in their life to make a living and be true to their self. ~ Sharon – Simply Love Books
The Love Remedy is the first in a new series by Elizabeth Everett and it blew me away how the author was able to write a historical romance and a story that is so relevant to today’s woman. Lucy Peterson is an apothecary and barely holding her business together.
Her formula for croup has been stolen so she hires investigator Jonathan Thorne to help her get it back. These two clash from the get-go and see things so differently that it is sweeter that the end up together. This story is the sexiest one that I’ve read by this author and I couldn’t be happier. The attraction that Lucy and Jonathan felt for one another is palpable and it was well played out behind closed doors. Jonathan had strict rules for himself and to see him loosen them with Lucy was telling, since he was slowly breaking one his firm rules. Lucy is living in a time where it isn’t the norm for a woman to be a business owner and that she also treats ‘fallen women’ with their contraception and gynecological needs. Between the men’s activist protesting against her shop, and her siblings pursuing their own dreams, Lucy is finding it hard to be all and do all for those living in the East end of London.
The author has created a well-balanced romance that have both main characters showing their weaknesses and flaws, and develop slowly over the course of the story. Jonathan and his young daughter have an interesting relationship where she has more insight to what his father needed than he did. Sadie brought some whimsy as well as thoughtfulness when she shows up. What really stands out for me is how women’s reproductive rights was and is such a hot topic then as it is now. Jonathan and Lucy may not have seen things the same way at all but I think he can see her point of view and how a woman needs all the help she can get.
Elizabeth Everett writes strong, smart women characters and I love how they make choices in their life to make a living and be true to their self. To find love in the mix is icing on the cake. The Love Remedy is a hit for the Damsels of Discovery series and I look forward to more. Loved the story!
About Elizabeth Everett
Elizabeth Everett lives in Upstate New York with her family. She likes going for long walks or (very) short runs to nearby sites that figure prominently in the history of civil rights and women’s suffrage. A Lady’s Formula for Love is her first novel, inspired by her admiration for rule breakers and belief in the power of love to change the world.