When Adrian Spencer, The Tenth Earl of Windsford, finds himself the unlikely guardian of the one woman he cannot forget, he has a decision to make. He can follow the dictates of his heart and pursue Angeline and the sensual promise implicit in her eyes, or adhere to the strict moral code he was born to uphold and deny them both.
Made to flee England after the murder of his fiancée, Adrian … Adrian builds an empire in America. When his past and present combine in the form of Angeline Ashley, it’s time to prove his innocence and reclaim what is rightfully his. To do this, he must return to England and prove the guilt of his long-time nemesis, Charles Malcolm.
At the death of her father and step-mother, Angeline is given a letter telling her to ‘seek the truth’ and hints at a mystery surrounding her mother and Angeline’s own birth. But when Charles Malcolm, one of England’s most notorious rakes, produces a note against a large gambling debt, Angeline is given two choices; marriage to Charles, or see her father’s name besmirched and her young brother’s future ruined. But Angeline will have neither of those choices. Instead, she chooses to accompany her brother to America and seeks shelter with his guardian, a man she has adored since childhood.
When Charles appears in Texas, it becomes obvious that there is more behind his obsession with Angeline than just lust for a beautiful woman.
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There was something about this book I just didn’t like & I can’t quite put my finger on it. Was it because the male character was a bully, then all of a sudden he was kind/”loving” – seems like that’s bordering on abusive behavior, keeping her off balance. Did they act like juveniles? He would be mean/bullying then she would do the exact opposite …
This is one of the best Regency novels I have read. I look forward to more of her writing! These characters are worth getting to know!
A really good read
Complex characters and a great plot.
This was a very interesting book. Alot of twists and turns. Very sweet in parts about young love. Covers alot of time and places. Enjoyed the characters.
Give me a star for managing to finish this.
There are very few characters to like in this narrative – plenty of lies and using people for selfish ends.
There’s a despicable villain who pops up at random in England, Texas and Spain! He hires a man to locate our heroine, and it happens that this rogue (spoiler alert #1) knew her mother in …