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A light rain had begun to fall when he exited the building. Elliot opened his umbrella and decided to catch an omnibus instead of walking. What he was looking forward to now was an evening in his rooms with a brandy, a warm fireplace, and thoughts of Charlotte.
Now there was a true conundrum. Truth be told, he would enjoy an evening in his rooms with a brandy, a warm fireplace, and Charlotte sitting on his lap. Curled up with her head resting on his shoulder, her plump breasts pressed against his chest. He would slowly unbutton the back of her dress and ease it off her silky-smooth shoulders.
His lips would cast feathered kisses over her neck, his teeth nipping her earlobe. Then, he would—.
The devil take it, he was hard as a rock and sweating, just thinking about her. This nonsense had to stop. She was his client, nothing more. The kisses they’d shared were an aberration. They should not have happened and would not happen again. Yes, she was a lovely woman, but she was hiding something. He sensed it, and his past experience with Annabelle made him more attuned to deception.
He hailed the omnibus and climbed aboard. The light drizzle had turned to a steady rain. Darkness had descended earlier due to the weather, and he shivered, anxious to be home in dry clothes. The horses plodded along, stopping to allow riders to alight and board the vehicle.
Eventually, the conveyance came to a stop a block from his rooms. He stepped onto the pavement and opened his umbrella. He raised the collar on his jacket, and head down against the rain, he hurried toward home. Before he even identified the sound as footsteps behind him, he was thrown to the ground, a large body landing on top of him with a grunt.
Review: 
Mysteries are not my normal genre, but when I saw that this was a historical fiction AND mystery I knew I had to give it a shot.
It’s Victorian England during the time of Jack the Ripper. A young woman,
Charlotte, begins receiving disturbing packages after her husband dies. She first asks Scotland Yard to help her figure out who is sending the packages, but they are too busy with Jack the Ripper on the loose that they don’t have time to help her. Instead, they tell her she should hire Elliot Baker, an investigator. Throughout the investigation, Charlotte and Elliot must work to forget their pasts and learn to trust in one another.
There’s plenty of mystery in this story that kept me engaged, even though it began a bit slowly. Which, let’s face it, real mysteries take up to years to solve (and some are never solved) so readers shouldn’t give up after a slow beginning. I felt the pace actually helped build up the suspense. The vivid descriptions will make any reader feel as if they stepped out of reality and into Victorian London. At times I felt as if I could reach out and touch the characters. Numerous times I thought I had the mysterious packages case solved, but then the story would take an unexpected turn. I highly recommend this piece of work.
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