A Bluestockings Guide to Decadence, Jess Everlee
A Bluestockings Guide to Decadence, Jess Everlee
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A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence

Author: Jess Everlee

Narrator: Ell Potter

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024


Synopsis

Love can make even the most buttoned-up bluestocking come undone…

London, 1885

A lesbian in a lavender marriage, Jo Smith cuts a dashing figure in pin-striped trousers, working in her bookshop and keeping impolite company. But her hard-earned stability is about to be upended thanks to her husband’s pregnant paramour, who needs medical attention that no reputable doctor will provide.

Enter Dr. Emily Clarke, a tantalizing bluestocking working at a quaint village hospital outside the city. Emily has reservations about getting mixed up in Jo’s scandalous arrangement, but her flustered, heart-racing response to Jo has her agreeing to help despite herself.

There’s a world of difference between Jo’s community of underground clubs and sapphic societies and Emily’s respectable suburbs. Perhaps it’s a gap that even fervent desire can’t bridge.

But for those bold enough to take the risk, who knows what delicious adventures might be in store…

Lucky Lovers of London

Book 1: The Gentleman's Book of Vices
Book 2: A Rulebook for Restless Rogues
Book 3: A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence

About Jess Everlee

Jess Everlee writes decadent romance from the Northeast Ohio split-level she shares with her small family of furballs and fellow humans. She holds a B.A. from The Ohio State University, where she studied English and Gender Studies, focusing on Victorian Literature and public health topics. She has a deep love of interesting art, offbeat communities, and admittedly pretentious coffee brewing systems. Find her at www.jesseverlee.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sunny on September 26, 2024

Passable as a historical lesbian romance with main characters who aren’t fem but are rather feminists— nowhere near as good as some others tho….. such as Perks of loving a wallflower (who said that??)......more

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on June 24, 2024

Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Readability: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 (there’s a scene or two but they aren’t overly long or detailed) Humor: Yes, a b......more

Goodreads review by PlotTrysts on May 31, 2024

This is a charming, sexy, touching sapphic historical romance, and I loved it. Emily is the bluestocking: she's a doctor who feels like she's spent her whole life doing the hard jobs that need doing, whether you like it or not. She's a doctor because her brother wouldn't take up the family business;......more

Goodreads review by Uyen on May 25, 2024

Dnf at 45% I’m just not feeling any of the characters or plot. The writing itself is alright. I just am not connecting with the story. Thank you netgalley and harlequin trade for the arc. My opinions are my own.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on May 16, 2024

3.75 rounded up because of the supporting cast. If you like banter, grumpy x also grumpy dynamics, and innuendos disguised as very proper letters, then you’ll enjoy this most recent 1800’s romp from Jesse Everlee! Joe and Emily were both pretty fun to read, what with their stubborn personalities and......more