Lady Madison Blake made a more than a few mistakes.She’s unwed and pregnant.The father of her child is dead. The man she thought a hero has turned out to be her worst nightmare.She’s in desperate need of help, but by the time the next hero comes along, Madison is low on trust.It doesn’t help that the new hero seems to be just as villainous as the last.Even worse is her growing attraction to this … is her growing attraction to this dark stranger.
Lord Leonard Childs didn’t arrive in Oxford to save a damsel and her child, yet he’s doing it.
But along with finding a murderer, he’s also trying to find a safe place of his own and Madison’s eyes seem to promise that.
One terrible decision after another brings these two together, but with secrets spilling as easily as blood, it’s going to take trust to make it to the end.
Will Leo’s secret destroy what he has with Madison?
Or will it be his own fears that finally do them in?
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This story like all the stories in the series is excellent. Lord Leonard Childs is intriguing and finding out his story makes me understand what drives him and why he can’t settle down. Madison intrigues Leonard so much that he finds Madison helps him come to an understanding of himself, and love can heal even the most broken among us.
Madison Blake’s world came crashing down when she discovers that the man she loves and the father of her child, has been murdered. The months that follow are horrendous and as she strategises how to break free of her situation, she has become a shell of her former self. When Leo Childs comes to visit, it seems that he has her best interests are heart but she is quickly disillusioned when he sides with the man who now calls himself her husband. The story is stressful and suspenseful, but as Madison is eventually extricated from her prison, the story takes on another more sinister tone. The novel brings to a conclusion the work that is being done by the Duke of Van Dero and his associates, but in some ways, it is only the beginning of rooting out the evil in the underbelly of society. The book is suspenseful and romantic, one where good ultimately triumphs over evil.
Taking a Runner
I will hate to see the end of this series but all good things must come to an end at some point. If you’ve never picked up the first book in the series I would suggest that you do so and continue until the end. the Valiant series gives you a set of books about heroes who are not perfect and the women that love them. In this book alone we finally get Leo story and it was better than I could ever expect he is the brother with the darkest history and probably the most damaged mentally but his story will keep you enraptured, it will make you want to cry at times, and make you love him because he is strong and willing to do what ever is necessary to protect his family.
I loved that this book allow the author to wrap up all storylines and let us know where all the couples are and some of the things that have happened since their own stories. Madison was a new character out of the blue and I love her spirit in her willingness the fight. There were times I will be honest I did not like her character but it was just another layer to be peeled back to get to the inner Tigress that she kept hidden.
Again pic of the first book in the series and you won’t be disappointed I’m just sorry that there are no more characters for us to read about. And each book is special in its own way with no repetition the background story continues smoothly and each book and you get a wider picture each character and their actions or interactions.
Farewell 2 my story book characters you will be missed maybe the author WellStar another series with their children all grown up and give us something else to read this reader can only wish.
This has been one of my favorite series and Leonard is one of my favorite characters. I’ve always felt he was misunderstood, especially by himself. Deborah Wilson has created some wonderful strong characters, both male and female. The men are so inclined to violence and treachery that they have to have ladies strong enough to counteract them. Madison proves to be the one perfect for Leonard. I do hope this series continues with new characters because I would miss our old friends.
What a fantastic series these Valiant Love books have been! The Long Awaited Lord is another hefty read at just under 700 pages, a great buy now for $.99. It wraps up Duke Von Duro and his army and assassins’ war on the former Duke and his Circle’s evil against children and other innocents. This story focuses on Lord Leo Childs, as he cares for his ten year old son, whom Leo has told is an orphan of a hero soldier. He visits him at his school while also visiting Oxford, which he has determined is the founding place of the Circle. There he meets Maddie, daughter of a Professor, and wife of Matthew, a young earl whom Leo suspects has information about the circle. Leonard has a lot to suffer through as he unravels his own family, his son, the Circle, and Madison and her family including her newborn son, before he will get to his HEA and it will keep you turning pages without rest until the very end!
The great storyline and the well created characters made this book a very enjoyable and engaging read!