Always the Courtesan by Emily E K Murdoch

I can't really say much about Always The Courtesan.

It's the third book in a series, but you can read them as stand alone as well. In this we follow Honora (aka Hannah in the brothel) and Josiah, the wealthy male lead and how they fall for each other until we get a happy ending (which I believe doesn't count as spoiler).

The reasons for my rating are that it lacked originality, the "fix" is too easy and I'm not a fan of the "secretly royal/aristocratic" trope. I didn't like Josiah and his reasons why he chose Honora/Hannah. He's this whiny man, who has everything and complains about why every eligible lady wants to marry him and everything is so incredibly hard and complicated. What is he doing to solve his problem? He's going to a brothel.

Oh how awful your life is dear sir! 

He mostly wanted Honora/Hannah because it's a more "simple" solution and she's hot and good in bed. I wanted more actual romance and a relationship that was better developed

Always the Courtesan is your standard formula romance with some sexy time, but who reads those romances because of their intellectual depth, right? Was it a fast read. Yes. Was it still entertaining. Yes.

2.5 coffee cups out of 5.

Thank you Netgalley and Dragonblade Publishing Inc. for the eARC in return for an honest review.