Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I'm going to pay Lady Audley's Secret the highest compliment I can pay a sensation novel: I kept finding great passages to bookmark but I didn't bookmark them because I didn't want to stop reading long enough to do so. 
 That made for a great reading experience but it will make for a superficial review considering all the meaty stuff in this book that we could happily analyze for days if I had just slowed down long enough to use some post-it notes instead of flipping pages like a squirrel on cocaine. 
 Regarding romance - there is romance, but as befits Gothic Noir, it's all pretty icky. Robert has a romance with George's angelic sister, and Alicia wants to have a romance with Robert, but Robert only sees her as a friend. Ostensibly that's because Alicia is too much of a tomboy for Robert, who prefers to date angelic women who look just like his best guy friend. The modern reader will note that Robert and Alicia are also first cousins, but that was not unusual at the time. 
 What keeps this book fun is the feeling that the reader never knows what move is coming next. What makes the book interesting is that every character's true self becomes revealed, not only to the readers but also to themselves. It's a story of facade versus reality, even in the case of minor characters. Lady Audley is not the only one with a secret! The novel is available in paperback or for .99 on Amazon (Ebook price). It's not a romance, but I think fans of Victorian literature will love it as will readers who love crazysauce plots, noir, mysteries, the gothic style, and swooning. Enjoy! 
 - Carrie S.