I was right the first few times I read this book and I don't think my opinion of this will ever change. Madeline and Logan's story remains, to date, one of my cherished ones. Their relationship is one of my favorites because they didn't start off like most of the ones I've read. They didn't meet eyes across a crowded ballroom, nor did they know each other through mutual accquaintances. These two met because Madeline, in running away from unwanted engagement and having heard about the legendary actor, Logan Scott - whose prowess in the bedroom and outside have reached even her ears, had every intention of seducing him; therefore ruining her completely for the man her parents have chosen for her. By logic, he'd have nothing to do with her and Madeline would be free to do whatever she wished. 
 But things didn't start off quite the way Madeline had intended them to. After unintentionally getting him stabbed after a clumsy incident at the back of the theater, Logan effectively dismisses our girl, labeling her a clumsy fool and ordering her to leave. Despite the fact that she surprises him by admitting her intention to be his next lover, and despite the fact that Madeline stayed firmly fixed on his mind long after she left his side, Logan knows and reassures himself he has no time for anything beyond the London stage. Besides, the girl was too innocent by half, there was just no way he could bed her, right? 
 After being employed by a fellow actress, the Duchess of Leeds, Madeline finds herself fairly indispensible. Aside from helping the duchess, she runs lines with the other actors and assists Logan with his correspondences. Even though she still wants Logan in bed with her, Madeline recognizes that whatever fantasies she'd had of the sort of man he was, was quickly being dispelled by the reality of who he really was. Logan is a brilliant actor. He's fierce, brusque, and demanding. His persona is intimidating and he's got people eating out of the palms of his hads. However, the more he works with Madeline and experiences her warmth and genuine kindness, and the fact that she's always ready to help him if he needed her, starts to break down the wall that Logan had erected around himself. 
 Obviously, I enjoyed the book. Madeline was sweet. She was adorable. Case and point: grabbing a foil and whipping it around, imagining that she's stabbing Logan as she's doing so. "Take that ... and that ..." Right until she turns to find that the target of her pretend-stabbing is standing right there, watching her. I loved her chemistry with Logan. Oh, and their first kiss! 
 When she kisses his chin, and then he ... and then she .. and then ... SIGH. 
 There's a lot more that goes on in the book that I'm not touching right now, but trust me when I say that it's really good. I thoroughly enjoyed the book - after possibly the hundredth or so time of reading it. The heat and the passion that flares between them is far more than just sex and it's always a pleasure to see these two struggle through their feelings before finally just falling into them together. So happy this book is in my collection.