A grieving widow comes face-to-face with her all-too-alive husband in this enchanting Regency story. Her husband lost in the war, Nicolina Callison spent a year grieving for the love of her life. Grief that gripped her until the day her husband walked in front of her on a London street. Alive. Healthy. Strong. And walking into a gambling hall, of all things. In that moment, Nicolina’s grief … that moment, Nicolina’s grief turned into blinding rage.
Captain Gareth Callison had thought he had hid himself well enough from life—well enough from his wife. But he had miscalculated, and now he had a dagger aimed directly at his head. A dagger tip he knew he had rightly earned by abandoning his wife.
One abandoned wife. One rogue soldier. And the twist of fate that can bring them back together, if they dare to allow it.
Join the adventure today! To Capture a Rogue, Logan’s Legends tells the first tale of the guards of the Revelry’s Tempest, an enchanting short historical regency-era romance by USA Today bestselling author, K.J. Jackson.
Note: The novels in the Logan’s Legends, Revelry’s Tempest series by K.J. Jackson are each stand-alone stories and can be read individually in any order. These historical romances are set in the Regency and Victorian eras, and do not shy away from scenes with steamy heat, occasional naughty language, and moments that might possibly make you squirm.
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Logan’s Legends.
I knew from the time that we first had a glimpse of him in the Ravelry’s Tempest that he and his men have their own story to tell. One of those men is Captain Jared Callison. Nicolina Collison has grieved her husband fiercely for a year, imagine her surprise and utter shock when he is seen walking and whistling of all things whistling into a gambling hall…well a woman just sees red and just wants to hurt said husband.
Jared never wanted to hurt his wife he just didn’t deserve her she was too good for him, the things he’d done have changed him, war has changed him. Nicolina is a strong woman who has suffered and grown stronger because of it. She wants her husband back and she’ll do everything in her power to get him back maybe even cause him harm.
I totally enjoyed reading this exquisite little gem, sets the ball rolling for the rest of the men and of course Logan. K.J. Jackson has a talent of keeping you engrossed in her characters lives well after you are finished. Can’t wait for the next story!
I was gifted a copy by the author for my unbiased opinion.
Almost perfect. 4 1/2 Stars!
Nicolina Callison has grieved for more than a year the loss of her husband in the Napoleonic wars. She was deeply in love with Gareth and wanted to give up. Being a strong-willed woman, though still grieving for her husband, Nicolina survived her loss and made a move with her wastrel brother to London where she eventually found employment as a governess. It was a great surprise to her one day when she recognized a man entering a gaming establishment. It was her husband Gareth. He was alive, appeared well, and obvious to Nicolina, had deserted her. She was encompassed by total rage.
KJ Jackson has managed to once again, create an emotionally gripping tale of two souls, who obviously love one another, but need to put aside the fears each one of them has, and share unanswered questions with one another. There is plenty of suspense, dastardly villains, and secondary characters who appeared in previous Revelry’s Tempest books and will most likely be in succeeding novellas.
To Capture a Rogue, Logan’s Legends is the first novella in a spinoff to the Revelry’s Tempest series. It is a lovely romance, a quick read and a most satisfying beginning work to a new series by Ms. Jackson. Highly recommend.
What can I say about this novella? Amazing! First word that comes to mind. Truly I have loved everything that has been written by this author and this was no exception. Nicolina Callison was heartsick. Her husband Gareth, had died in the war over a year ago, but she would never stop grieving, such was her intense love. Imagine though, one day she sees him in the flesh walking into a gambling hall seeming all in one piece? Rage overtook her, which was really hurt and disbelief that he was alive and had basically abandoned her and their marriage. There were such intense emotions in this story that you could feel the grief and love that they both had for each other. They were fated to come back together, but it was a journey with a lot of suspense and unanswered questions finally coming to light. This kept me on the edge of my seat and engaged me in their story. I am really looking forward to the stories of the other secondary characters, especially Logan. A must read!!
This is not your standard Regency fare. It’s rather unusual story, a bit on the dark side. I found it suspenseful and never guessed what would happen next. At the center is young widow Nicola, who suddenly discovers she’s not a widow. She’s a very strong willed woman who refuses to be taken for a fool. She’s emotionally stronger than all the male characters. A short story nicely tied up at the end. I think this is KJ’s best yet.
I really enjoyed this read – it was full of danger, lies, action, romance, not so great family, great friends & a very intriguing story. Nicolina Callison has grieved for more than a year for her husband that was killed in the war – she had days she didn’t want to even go on living with out Gareth but she pulled herself together & became a governess. What a shock it was when she saw Gareth, alive & well entering a gaming hell. Rage took over & now she knew he had just abandoned her. The excitement, adventure, danger starts here & it takes some doing to get to their HEA. I highly recommend this book – K.J. Jackson always has a way of sucking you in to the plot & I find myself emotionally immersed in the lives of the characters.
Nicolina and Jared were separated first by war. He went to protect her brother who insisted on fighting against Napoleon. Then they were separated by guilt. Jared couldn’t face her because of what he has seen and done (or not done) on the battlefield. They remained separated by fear. He feared she couldn’t forgive him so he let her believe he was dead.
Nicolina managed to survive and found a way to support herself. She is stronger than she gives herself credit for and far stronger than the males in her life. I love that she is more than proficient with a blade, has taken care of herself when others have failed her and is no “woe is me” miss. She truly is a heroine worth getting to know!
“She had spent the last year in widow’s weeds. Spent the last year in the darkest grief. And he was alive.
The bastard.”
I had to share that from this story because it such a realistic reaction. It shows you the metal that Nic is made of.
This is a fast paced novella, it turns and twists quickly. While the plot accelerates you get to know Jared & Nicolina and what they are made of, the lengths they are willing to go to so they can come back together.
As always, Ms. Jackson takes us on an emotional ride in this story. It is one filled with despair and guilt, anger and shame. It also has frustration and hope, and quite possibly love and forgiveness.
All of this and tiny insights into the mysterious Logan. I can’t wait to learn more about him in future books from this spin-off series. I also hope Logan’s story is a full length novel… (Please Ms. Jackson, please!)
This is a fantastic novella! The 86 pages flew by far too quickly but I enjoyed Nicolina and Jared’s story immensely.
I was given an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
Lise P.