seriously romantic: a potion for passion by elizabeth keysian

a potion for passion finds miss flora hartington indulging in her fascination with itinerant medicine man, lawrence campion. posing as dr. l.e. champaign he has a whole host of tisanes and medicinal tonics that he sells at fairs and markets in small town england. part criminal, part quack, part healer, lawrence is many things, and flora doesn't always see them.

she tends to see the best of him. he's been her hero for so long, that even when he behaves shadily she finds excuses for him. but she's sheltered and he's been her hero for so long. when he accidentally gives her a bottle of hair dye instead of hair tonic and her hair turns red, she's furious and sets out to find him to ensure that he can help her change it back. somehow he convinces her to join in his show.

and soon she is his partner in all things, madame julietta. being julietta gives flora a taste of freedom and of independence she never truly enjoyed before. and the halfway in love turns into all the way in love. and lawrence, who has seduced and charmed his way through life, he finds himself too caught up with flora to think about anyone else. he's always believed a wife would be a poor choice for him, but perhaps his found the only woman to be his perfect choice.

things come to a head in a kind of madcap fashion, but somehow flora and lawrence find each other and don't end up in jail or totally ruined. it's almost a miracle, and the ending proves to be quite happy. and this regency romance was most enjoyable.

**a potion for passion will publish on september 24, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (amara) in exchange for my honest review.