Title: The Merchant and the Rogue: Proper Romance Victorian
Author: Sarah M. Eden

Series: Book 3 in The Dread Penny Society
Genre: Historical Romance, Historical Mystery/Suspense, Inspirational
Fiction
Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing (August 17, 2021)
Length: (368) pages

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1629728513
Audiobook ASIN: B0921TS4TF
eBook ASIN: B098TVLLM7
Previous Books in the Series: The Lady and the Highwayman (2019)
& The Gentleman and the Thief (2020)
Tour Dates: August 16 – 29, 2021

BOOK DESCRIPTION
London, 1865
Vera Sorokina loves reading the Penny Dreadfuls and immersing herself in tales
of adventure, mystery, and romance. Her own days are filled with the often-
mundane work of running the book and print shop she owns with her father. The
shop offers her the freedom and income to employ and protect the poverty-
stricken Londoners she’s come to care about, and it gives her father something
to do other than long for their hometown of St. Petersburg. She is grateful for the
stability in their lives, but she often feels lonely.
Brogan Donnelly was born and raised in Ireland, but has lived in London for
several years, where he’s built a career as a Penny Dreadful writer. He has
dedicated himself to the plight of the poor with the help of his sister. His
membership in the secretive Dread Penny Society allows him to feel he isn’t
entirely wasting his life, yet he feels dissatisfied. With no one to share his life with
but his sister, he fears London will never truly feel like home.
Brogan and Vera’s paths cross, and the attraction is both immediate and ill-
advised. Vera knows from experience that writers are never to be trusted, and
Brogan has reason to suspect not everything at her print shop is aboveboard.

When the growing criminal enterprise run by the elusive and violent Mastiff
begins targeting their area of London, Brogan and Vera must work together to
protect the community they’ve both grown to love. But that means they’ll need to
learn to trust each other with dangerous secrets that have followed both of them
from their home countries.

AUTHOR BIO
Sarah M. Eden is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning Proper
Romance series novels including The Lady and the Highwayman and Ashes on
the Moor. Combining her passion for history and an affinity for love stories, Sarah
crafts smart, witty characters and heartfelt romances. She happily spends hours
perusing the reference shelves of her local library and dreams of one day
traveling to all the places she reads about.
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TOUR BLURB
Join the virtual book tour of THE MERCHANT AND THE ROGUE, Sarah M. Eden’s highly acclaimed historical romance, August 16-29, 2021. Thirty-five popular on-line influencers specializing in historical romance, mystery/suspense, and inspirational fiction will join in the celebration of its release with a spotlights, exclusive excerpts, and reviews of this new Victorian-era novel set in London, England.

TOUR SCHEDULE
Aug 16 Among the Reads (Review)
Aug 16 Austenprose (Review)
Aug 16 Reading is My Superpower (Review)
Aug 17 Literary Time Out (Review)
Aug 17 Getting Your Read On (Review)
Aug 17 Heidi Reads (Excerpt)
Aug 17 Laura’s Reviews (Review)
Aug 18 Our Book Confessions (Review)
Aug 18 Bookworm Lisa (Review)
Aug 19 Fire & Ice (Review)
Aug 19 From Pemberley to Milton (Excerpt)
Aug 20 My Bookish Bliss (Review)
Aug 20 Gwendalyn’s Books (Review)
Aug 20 Storeybook Reviews (Excerpt)
Aug 21 Bookish Rantings (Review)
Aug 21 The Calico Critic (Review)

Aug 22 The Christian Fiction Girl (Review)
Aug 22 Books, Teacups, & Reviews (Excerpt)
Aug 23 My Jane Austen Book Club (Spotlight)
Aug 23 Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen (Review)
Aug 23 Reading with Emily (Review)
Aug 24 Wishful Endings (Review)
Aug 24 Relz Reviewz (Review)
Aug 24 The Book Diva Reads (Excerpt)
Aug 25 Bookfoolery (Review)
Aug 25 Greenish Bookshelf (Review)
Aug 26 A Bookish Way of Life (Review)
Aug 26 Nurse Bookie (Review)
Aug 27 So Little Time… (Excerpt)
Aug 27 Probably at the Library (Review)
Aug 27 Bringing Up Books (Review)
Aug 28 Books and Socks Rock (Review)
Aug 28 The Bibliophile Files (Review)
Aug 29 Book Confessions of an Ex-Ballerina (Review)
Aug 29 A Darn Good Read (Review)

PURCHASE LINKS
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Review

The Dread Penny Society is back again in installment three of Sarah Eden’s series. I liked this one best of all of them I’ve read. Brogan and his sister are heroes in their own right and there’s so much more to them than the rumors which have been spread. The reader learns to look beneath the surface past the obvious. Vera is a strong woman in London who runs a shop and takes care of street urchins on the side. It truly is a hard life to live on the streets of London as a child at this time. Shop owners are also battling bullies and crime to keep their doors open.

I do recommend reading these books in order as they build on one another and the characters carry over. If you are a point A to point B reader who likes plot resolution before moving on, you may want to delay reading the penny dreadful chapters all in one sitting, since they break up the pacing and plot. I was able to follow along this time since I enjoyed the candy store plot with paranormal folklore sandwiched in between the main chapters. This is a unique series with rich detail. Loved the cover design and colors. Enjoy!

I received a complimentary advanced copy from the publisher, thoughts are my own.

Content and trigger warning: moderate violence, crimes against women and children.