Friday Memes: A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett

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Beginning:

Only after the second explosion did Violet start to worry.

Friday 56: 

More than once, Arthur had to reach out to the wall and steady himself. Scraping his hand against the rough bricks, he hoped to puncture the disorienting numbness. The aftermath of the fire and the strange emotions plaguing him since he'd left Violet's room this morning had him mistrusting his senses.

This week I am spotlighting A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett from my review stack. Here is the description from Amazon:

What is a Victorian lady's formula for love? Mix one brilliant noblewoman and her enigmatic protection officer. Add in a measure of danger and attraction. Heat over the warmth of humor and friendship, and the result is more than simple chemistry--it's elemental.

Lady Violet is keeping secrets. First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England's most brilliant female scientists. Second, she is using her genius on a confidential mission for the Crown. But the biggest secret of all? Her feelings for protection officer Arthur Kneland.

Solitary and reserved, Arthur learned the hard way to put duty first. But the more time he spends in the company of Violet and the eccentric club members, the more his best intentions go up in flames. Literally.

When a shadowy threat infiltrates Violet's laboratories, endangering her life and her work, scientist and bodyguard will find all their theories put to the test--and learn that the most important discoveries are those of the heart.