Georgie Turner has made his life pretending to be anyone but himself. A swindler and con man, he can slip into an identity faster than he can change clothes. But when his long-dead conscience resurrects and a dangerous associate is out for blood, Georgie escapes to the wilds of Cornwall. Pretending to be a secretary should be easy, but he doesn’t expect that the only madness he finds is the one he has for the gorgeous earl. He has completely isolated and neglected himself, he spends his days hiding away in his study, eating ham and bread and inventing scientific devices. It’s only when he meets Georgie that he finally starts to come out of his shell, and begins to see the world and himself through a different and more optimistic lens. Lawrence felt the too-familiar sense of rising panic, that even in this room he was not safe from the chaos of the outside world. The man meant to stay here, to meddle and talk and distract; he planned to smell good and be handsome and obviously Lawrence should never have agreed to any of this.”

Just like Georgie, I immediately realized that the only thing he truly was, is a misunderstood guy who is different because of his social anxiety, and certainly not the mad monster everyone was painting him to be. Listen,” Turner said, his voice silky. “I’ll spell this out for you. I want you badly. I won’t try to persuade you to do anything you might regret, but I also won’t hide how much I want you.” Moments like these, when Lawrence was puzzled by Georgie not fearing him, just made me wanna hug all the insecurities and self loathing out of him 💔😭The Lawrence Browne Affair is the story of a reclusive scientist who falls in love with the confidence artist posing as his secretary.

No, it was more than tempting. Apple tarts were tempting. New waistcoats were tempting. Stealing a gentleman’s hat was tempting. So great to see that my enjoyment of the The Soldier's Scoundrel was not a fluke. Cat Sebastian knows how to write sweet and steamy historical romances with endearing characters, entertaining plots and lots of banter. Overall, The Lawrence Browne affair is an enjoyable story about friendship and love, with real characters that would have to learn to let themselves be happy.

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The earl dropped the ax long enough to strip down to his shirtsleeves. That couldn't be necessary, given the chill in the November air. But on another, purely aesthetic level, it was quite, quite necessary for this man to take off his clothes whenever the spirit moved him. Lawrence knows that Turner is afraid to tell him who he really is, what he has done. But he doesn't care about any of that. He only wants to help the caring man he has fallen in love with. Hero: Lawrence. His time with Georgie is like cleaning out a window from his brain to the rest of the world. He finally sees he is NOT mad. He is good. He is normal-ish and he is in love. He's gruff and cranky and awesomely curmudgeon like.