Review of ‘Providence’ by Leigh Hays
It’s interesting that I don’t really know where to put this in mind but I like it. A lot. Lindsey Blackwell is a wealth management consultant and workaholic. When she takes over a colleague’s (who is fired under a cloud of suspicion) clients she hands most off to her staff but one intrigues her. Rebekiah Kearns has inherited a vast sum of money that she wants to give away. In their first meeting, Lindsey convinces her to consider alternatives.
Both Rebekiah and Lindsey come from vastly different backgrounds but their experience of neglect and over-exposure is very similar. It has also affected their adulthood in weirdly similar ways. I loved the way their relationship developed and the way that sex is woven into the story as both creating a connection and keeping a separation. I’m not sure how Hays did it, but it worked for me.
‘Providence’ is also a slow-burn BDSM lesbian romance book and I loved how that played out too. I wouldn’t have thought it was possible to do BDSM and slow-burn in the same story but it seems it can be done very effectively. It helps that I liked both Lindsey and Rebekiah as strong women willing to expose their vulnerabilities.
Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
