Never Mix Sin With Pleasure

 In this blog post, I reviewed Renee Ann Miller's Never Mix Sin With Pleasure, the 5th installment in the Infamous Lords historical romance series. This daring newest tale would captivate you and enthrall you in an intriguing love story. Olivia Michaels never had a family and lived in an orphanage. During the day, she worked as a companion to a lady until she came across Lord Anthony Trent's carriage and gotten mixed up with him. During the night, she roamed the streets as the Phantom, exacting revenge to those people who discarded pregnant woman and orphans like her late friend Helen. When she went to apologize to Lord Trent, jobless and alone, he made her an offer she couldn't refuse: work as her grandmother's companion instead of being a maid. For Tony Trent, he mooned over his sister-in-law Caroline and became jealous of his brother's marriage with her. While they were away for the month, he was left in charge of the finances. But he had trouble dealing with numbers, until Olivia helped him with the ledgers to stay on top of things. While she'd gotten the glimpse of the good life with the dowager, Tony treated her with some fun and excitement while trying not to fall in love with her. But he can't get her out of his mind. On the moment she needed to finish the revenge, her life depended on it if she could avoid being caught as the thief. It was hard to separate the two when she had to tell the truth to Tony before it was too late. Can they withstand the odds and find true happiness together to give her the family she ever wanted?

This was a compelling and very intriguing historical romance novel. This had an almost rags-to-rich theme to it. I cared for Olivia and how she kept her secret life a secret to keep all of London guessing who was the Phantom. I also loved how she helped Tony with the ledgers and had a good old time with him on a night out in the town. I also loved Tony, who had difficulty with math--something we've never seen before, a character with a learning disability as in numbers, and requested Olivia's services. I loved the London scenery in a vast array of locations for the settings from the pubs to the shipyards and beyond. The themes of the story are be true to yourself and never be afraid to show your true self, flaws and all.

If you love fascinating historical romances with non-stop action, plenty of romantic drama, lots of intrigue, and sparks of humor, this novel is right up your alley to read.