Waiting on Wednesday: Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases!

I absolutely love Elizabeth Hoyt's Maiden Lane series - it's one of my top historical romance series (keeping Julia Quinn's Bridgertons and Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers company, among others) and I'm always eager for a new story. Plus, with the way things were left for Apollo in Duke of Midnight, it's no wonder I'm excited to read Darling Beast.

Title: Darling Beast
Series: Maiden Lane, Book 7
Author: Elizabeth Hoyt
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: October 14, 2014
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Book Description (from Elizabeth Hoyt's website):

A MAN CONDEMNED . . .
Falsely accused of murder and mute from a near-fatal beating, Apollo Greaves, Viscount Kilbourne has escaped from Bedlam. With the Crown’s soldiers at his heels, he finds refuge in the ruins of a pleasure garden, toiling as a simple gardener. But when a vivacious young woman moves in, he’s quickly driven to distraction . . .

A DESPERATE WOMAN . . .
London’s premier actress, Lily Stump, is down on her luck when she’s forced to move into a scorched theater with her maid and small son. But she and her tiny family aren’t the only inhabitants—a silent, hulking beast of a man also calls the charred ruins home. Yet when she catches him reading her plays, Lily realizes there’s more to this man than meets the eye.

OUT OF ASHES, DESIRE FLARES
Though a scorching passion draws them together, Apollo knows that Lily is keeping secrets. When his past catches up with him, he’s forced to make a choice: his love for Lily…or the explosive truth that will set him free.