Rose Lerner is so talented.  I loved her second novel A Lily Among Thorns every bit as much as her first (In for a Penny).  In an attempt to find some stolen jewelry, Solomon Hathaway seeks the help of Lady Serena, also known as the Black Thorn, who he has been told knows every rogue in the city by name.  Serena turns out to be a former prostitute he helped years before.  She agrees to help him, feeling she owes him a debt.  The story quickly becomes very complicated and has a fast-moving, engrossing plot.  The characters are interesting, loveable and not at all run-of-the-mill.  Serena is tough and really abrasive but secretly a softy.  Solomon is gentle, sweet, easy-going, has a ‘womanish’ set of accomplishments yet is all man and is full of integrity and strength.  Serena and Solomon are wonderfully complementary and their romance is very satisfying.  If you haven’t read Ms. Lerner’s work yet you’re really missing out – add A Lily Among Thorns to your to-be-read pile at once!