The story follows Ollie, Earl of Stanford - the brother of Macauley for those of you who have been following the series – and Necessity Byrne.

Necessity was such a delight; she had a tough life but has pushed through it to find a place on the outskirts on Mayfair society as the most famed gardener in London. She is open and bold and unafraid and so sweet, and the perfect match to Ollie’s personality. Her gardening brings her to Ollie’s Derbyshire estate at the behest of Ollie’s brother. Ollie doesn’t want her there but finds his mind changed rather quickly as Necessity shares her list of fantasies she wishes to explore. And of course, he doesn’t say no to that. Their steamy scenes were very well done and their budding relationship was so delightful. With both characters having a soft vulnerability about them, I really enjoyed seeing them share themselves with each other. Ollie slowly healed and Necessity found someone to be her new family. It was so sweet and beautiful. Though not without angst, their love story was such a delight, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Another binge worthy story from Sumner as always.

Macauley has a significant role for a side character, and he is on page a lot – which I loved because he is my favourite and seeing him living in wedded bliss with his family was too adorable. The whole Leighton cluster was just heart-meltingly sweet, I love the group and that we get to see these couples pop up in each book. The male friendships in this group just make the whole series so special and I devoured all their interactions. Dash was on page enough to have me VERY excited for his story with Theo. The teasers we’ve had of them, and their story have fully drawn me in, and I already known I’m going to love it. Luckily this will be the next book in the series!

Also, I just must mention him – Jasper Noble. I love him. That’s it. No really, he leaped off the page and stole every moment he was in. Call me intrigued. I have no idea who he is but I’m dying to learn about his real background, and I cannot wait to see what his story brings. His friendship with Necessity was very cute and I loved that she brought him to Ollie’s home to hang out with the Leighton cluster at the end. Each scene has me half in love with him already!

This whole series is full of beautiful friendships and that more than anything makes this one of my favourite historical romance series. I love the way Sumner writes this dynmaics and she always delivers top tier romance.

I’d highly recommend if you’re looking for found family, class difference, steam, emotional growth, banter and well rounded impossible-not-to-love characters!