An Artful Compromise, Holly Newman
An Artful Compromise, Holly Newman
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An Artful Compromise

Author: Holly Newman

Narrator: RJ Bayley

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2025

Synopsis

Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She’s a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn’t hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets the Earl of Norwalk, her heart catches in her throat. It’s her Adam—the embodiment of her closely held dreams standing before her…Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk, has been trying to find Adam in the Garden of Eden for over twelve years. The artist, his maternal uncle, promised he’d never sell it, not to Adam or to anyone else. It was his masterpiece, after all. But ultimately, he sold it.A murder visits Helena’s family home, forcing her family to leave, but not before she’s etched onto Adam's every waking thought. Now they are both haunted by images of the other. And then he discovered it is she who owns THE painting.Now the question is, can Adam destroy the painting without losing Helena? If he helps solve the murder and save the Littledean business, could they come to An Artful Compromise?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on November 07, 2022

Slow and steady wins the race with this story. It starts out slowly but picks up speed quickly. Helena is working at her family pottery factory while her dad is recovering from a stroke. Things are hectic but help from the vicar's student allows her to go on a trip with her family to a potential new......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on November 26, 2022

After her father's apoplexy, Helena Littledean has the responsibility of working in the family business Littledean Fine Porcelain. On a business trip, she meets Adam, the Earl of Norwalk. He has clay to sell that's needed for making porcelain. Plus their mothers' were friends in school. Helena has me......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on November 24, 2022

I received a copy of this from BookSprout and this is my freely given opinion. This is the second novel in the Art of Love series, and about Helena Littledean, a sculptress and daughter of a successful pottery owner, and Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk. A rather sweet romance with a bit of a diff......more

Goodreads review by Nanna on November 18, 2022

This is the second book in this series and I enjoyed it. If you are looking for a steamy romance this is not the book for you. This is a mystery, with lots going on. There is a murder and problems at the factory of our heroine's family and a lot of suspects. Helena is the Granddaughter of a Duke but......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on November 22, 2022

I found the blurb a little misleading in this romantic mystery, in that it would appear that the plot revolves around a suggestive painting, but instead it had a whole lot more to do with the sabotaging and disruption of the Littledean Pottery. A greed-driven crime puts the pottery in jeopardy and w......more

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