[b:Ravishing Ruby|25058190|Ravishing Ruby (Bound and Determined, #3)|Lavinia Kent|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1440820420s/25058190.jpg|44740122] (Bound and Determined, #3) by [a:Lavinia Kent|2907092|Lavinia Kent|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1306271020p2/2907092.jpg] is an Adult Historical Romance.
It is beautifully well written. The story is very true to the historical timeline. The sensuality and passion is powerful and erotic.
I found no editing errors. Mostly fast paced, although I feel there were a couple of areas that were just a bit redundant. That is why I am giving it 4 instead of 5 stars.
Both Captain Derek Price and Madame Rouge, a.k.a. Ruby, a.k.a. Emma Scanton are great characters. They are both strong individuals trying to find a way to make their families happy without losing who they are and what they want out of life.
A quote from this book, "That what one wanted, what one believed in, and what one could have were not the same thing."
This is more true for the timeline of this story then in present times. However, it is one of those truths that endures through time, just in varying degrees. I think it is also the epitome of Ruby and Derek's story.
The way this story ended is very interesting. While you definitely get your HEA, it also leaves their future open. I think this is actually a great ending in that for the first time in both their lives they have options they never had before. A new freedom that they are both hungry to explore.
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