Book 1Lord Corbett Blake is determined to bring honor back to his family name. King Edward III has told him he needs to marry, or lose his lands and title. Corbett’s late father made the mistake of marrying a commoner, and because of this, it is up to Corbett to make things right.Now he searches for the perfect lady, but his reputation proceeds him. Three times he has lost future brides to death … future brides to death before they ever reached the altar. Some say he is the messenger of death himself, with his pet raven perched upon his shoulder. But now, he searches for the troubled girl with the green eyes, who calls out to him for help every night in his sleep.
Devon has been raised in secret, hidden inside the walls of the monastery for the last eighteen years. Now, the black-hearted Lord of Steepleton has discovered her. She is excited at first when she hears he will be bringing her to the castle, that is, until she realizes he wants her to be nothing more than his servant.
Deception and secrets are many within the walls of Blake Castle, but they can’t hold a candle to the passion that stirs between Corbett and his servant, Devon – a woman who can destroy everything he is, with the power of just one kiss.
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I really highly recommend this whole series!! The characters and world building where amazing and I love how the characters intertwine and you figure out who they really are!! Highly recommend this whole series!!
What an insufferable jerk. Forcing her to bathe him? Seriously? Then making her sleep on the floor? While I was reading this I kept thinking to myself, why doesn’t she just slap him? Even if she was a servant or so he thought, he shouldn’t have treated her that way. However, if an author makes you feel for the characters, whether you love or despise them, she has done her job well.
Good story, but repeating and repeating the thoughts and fears of the characters was tiring.
Didn’t want to put this one down until it was finished. I thought it was a very good read. The characters are great and I enjoyed how their story unraveled.
I like these historical books.
Corbett is trying to hold on to his lands, but he has to marry and soon. His father lost everything because he married beneath him and he vows not to do the same. When he goes to the monastary to retrieve the older lady to work in the castle he asks her to bring the girl too, although he hasn’t seen or met her, except in his dreams. Devon has a secret of her own. She’s not a pheasant like everyone thinks but an bastard from a noble lord who thought the love he knew and her babe died. But the lords wife knows better, and she is truly evil. Lies, betrayal and secrets abound. A very good book.
Unlikeable hero and heroine in a story with so much potential that manages to fall flat. The twists, the magic, the subplots were engaging, but also overwhelmed by the petty actions and vacillation of the h/H.