The Hellion and the Hero ARC Review

Y'all this book might be one of my favourites of 2022 and it's only March! I was SO thrilled to be approved for Emily's latest in her League of Scoundrels series. A Rogue to Remember and The Rebel and the Rake were both delightful 5 star reads in 2021, so I absolutely expected that I would love this one just as much.

And, wow was I right.


This is a high angst, high pining, sweeping second chance love story that held onto my heart from the first chapter and just refused to let go. Henry and Georgiana fell in love in their first seasons but a hastily accepted proposal from an aging and wealthy Viscount drove them apart. Briefly reunited during TR&TR, Georgie learns of her cruel husbands death, to which Henry assumes she is devastated.

The Hellion and the Hero picks up a year later and finds our two estranged but still very much in love with one another main characters trying to move forward with their lives. Georgie has taken up the mantel of factory reformist and champion for working women's rights, and has made some deadly enemies. Her family, concerned with her well being enlists Henry to keep watch over her.

Okay now, historical bodyguard romance?!? I loved this one. The angst was palpable, the fear of sharing their long held back feelings made my heart ache. But trust Emily Sullivan to torture us (and her love interests) a little bit before helping us all find a happily ever after.

The connection these two share is so profound, and the large and small ways they share intimacies throughout flashbacks and current storylines was a wonderful way for readers to truly connect to how much Henry wanted her to choose him originally and how devastated Georgie was to be forced away from him 8 years prior.

I cannot say enough good things about this book, and can't wait to re-read it couple more times before its published. Georgie and Henry are the perfect pairing to wrap up a brilliant trilogy of swoon-worthy, suspenseful and deeply romantic historical stories. Fans of books 1 and 2 will adore the cameo's from early book couples. Perfect for fans of Sarah MacClean, Tessa Dare and Lorraine Heath.

Grab this (and stories 1 & 2) wherever you get your books, August 23rd 2022