Kate Moore, "To Tempt a Saint"

I genuinely liked all the characters in this novel, each was well developed. I enjoyed the symbolic gestures in this novel of bright candles beckoning in windows and lighted streets in the rookeries of London. Often the poor are merely props in stories but Ms Moore recognizes their hard lot and gifted her hero with the noble intent to chase some of the darkness literally from their lives. The only drawback I have with this novel was it was almost too short. Perhaps forty or so more pages could have been devoted to the lead's romance. They spend much time apart as Xander is searching for his brother. Overall a nice start to this series.