This volume also offers a rare glimpse into gay life during the Regency, including a historically accurate depiction of Parlyaree, a unique English dialect shared by many underclasses of British society. Though the suspense elements of the plot are not as compelling as the rest of the story, they can’t detract from the simple pleasure of a Lion Shifter wooing a classic Regency bluestocking. The third story in this series is as entertaining and charming as the first two, with the highlights of paranormal and Regency romances well enmeshed. Though their relationship is as straightforward as one between a Shifter and a human can be, dangers from the outside world threaten to interfere with their newfound love. When their friendship develops into something more, Alwyn realizes that Tabitha is not just his vera amoris she is his coniunctio, theirs a once-in-a-generation mating capable of producing great things for the Shifter community. Alwyn thinks he’s beyond help, but Tabitha quickly finds subtle ways to support his reintegration that lead them to spending more time together. She and her brother have been traveling Europe for years, during which time she’s become an accomplished apothecary even though society will never recognize her as such.

Here, he’s put into the care of one Miss Tabitha Barrington, commissioned by the prince to care for him. That’s why Alwyn is being sent to Lowell Hall, which fans of the Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde series will recognize well-it’s home to an unusually diverse pack of Shifters and an accepting community of Shifters and humans alike. A bear Shifter himself, he’s taken a personal interest in the life of Alwyn ap Lewin, Duke of Llewellyn, a Welsh lion Shifter who was trapped in his animal shape for so long that he’s forgotten how to use a fork or wear pants. Georgie, Prince of Wales, is meddling in the lives of his Shifter subjects again. A lion Shifter is tamed by a lady apothecary.

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