When a lost lady discovers that love is found far from home.After confessing her love for Lord Cunningham, Lady Rose Darby is whisked away by her father in the dead of night and locked in an old asylum. With no one but her paid companion, Miss Flint, for company, six months pass before Rose manages to escape.But her plans to return to London go awry when she finds herself at Everleigh, a … when she finds herself at Everleigh, a sprawling mansion nestled in the heart of the forest. Mistaken for a newly appointed maid, Rose is sent to meet her new master, the sinfully handsome and brooding Lord Farleigh. But how can she tell him who she really is without ruining her reputation? And why does the thought of working for a living suddenly have appeal?
Christian Knight, seventh Viscount Farleigh, leads a reclusive life in his country estate. Widowed at thirty and left to care for his two young children, love and marriage are not on his agenda. What respectable woman would want to move into a house in such a state of turmoil? The staff are sick, and he can’t keep a governess for more than a week. Is that why the new maid, Rose, proves too much of a distraction? As an honourable man, he knows he must fight the attraction. Yet, crippled with loneliness, his conscience is soon at war with his feeble heart.
Features:
Regency historical romance
Contains some descriptive sex scenes
Approx 70,000 wordsmore
It starts out with heart-stopping action and does not let up until the end! After reading to the end, I just had to sit back and catch my breath. This second installment of the series dials up the romantic heat and action. One mystery is solved, only to have another one develop. As Lady Darby finds her happily ever after, her friend starts another adventure. I cannot wait to read the next installment!
This book was everything that I love about the historical romance genre. Rose and Christian’s tale is a heartwarming story sprinkled with a liberal dose of sultry spice to kick things up a notch. I loved the dynamic between the characters and thought that they were each written in a very interesting and unique manner.
Clee is one of my favorite authors in this genre, which means I hold her writing to a higher standard. And, as per usual, this book did not disappoint!
*I received a complimentary ARC of this story in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
Now the reader learns what Lady Rose was up to while her brother and Miss Flint (see Book 1) looked for her! As Rose does not know her father has died, she’s understandably desperate to not be found. When others jump to false conclusions she does not correct, it’s an opportunity for her to hide. She accepts the offered position in Lord Farleigh’s household. Rose can empathize with Lord Farleigh’s half-orphaned children in this somewhat irregular household and is entrusted with their care. This is a lovely love story in which the relationship between the H and h slowly develops. There is also some odd malady afflicting the servants providing a mytery to be solved. I totally enjoyed reading this.
As all of Adele Clee’s books I knew this would be a wonderful story and I was not disappointed!! This was the second book in a series but can be read as a stand alone. In the first scene Lady Rose Darby is frantically running away from an asylum where she has been held captive for over six months. Yes, can you imagine? Her father had imprisoned her there with her friend Nichole when she was determined to marry a man of which he did not approve. She was found by the housekeeper of Everleigh, a manor close by owned by widower Christian Knight, Lord Farley. Mistaken as a maid, she becomes part of the household and fights her attraction to Christian but soon has deep affection for his children. Mysterious illnesses and strange happenings seem to plague the manor and there are deep secrets that are hidden that start coming to the surface. If you enjoy mystery, romance and a healthy dose of intrigue, you will really enjoy this story. Adele Clee keeps you on the edge and holds you there until the end. I cannot wait to read the next book in this series!!
Lady Darby confesses her love for Lord Cunningham. Her father locks her up in a nut house deep in the evil woods, with her ladies companion. She escapes, gets lost, ends up at a Viscounts house and is mistaken for the new maid. The Viscount is rich and handsome, has two brats whose mother is dead. There is also a mad doctor and evil Vicar and his lustful wife. Spend a dime and find out how they tie together, it is worth it.
When she declares her love for a lord her father deems unsuitable, Lady Rose Darby finds herself locked away in an old asylum with only her paid companion, Miss Flint. After six months of confinement, Rose manages to escape, but becomes lost during her attempt to reach London and winds up at Everleigh, an estate near the asylum. She’s mistaken for a newly hired maid and when she’s sent to meet her new master, Lord Farleigh, Rose can think of no way to explain herself without ruining her reputation further.
Christian Knight, Viscount Farleigh, lives a rather reclusive life on his estate with his two children since his wife’s death. Since his first disastrous marriage, and with rambunctious twins who run through governesses like water, he’s had neither the time nor the inclination to think about marrying again. Besides no wife would want to move into a house in such utter chaos and with staff who are constantly falling ill with a mysterious ailment. Christian fights his attraction to Rose as best he can, but with his heart awakening and Rose bringing light into his lonely existence, it’s a losing battle.
I listened to audio version of this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the mystery element here and the budding relationship between Rose and Christian. I loved how protective he was of her and how loyal she was to him. Even thinking I had it all figured out, the ending still managed to surprise me. I loved how Rose and Christian came to trust each other, helped along by the crazy circumstances they face. I liked this couple and look forward to the next book.
Always love this author’s books
Rose Darby & Christian Knight’s Story was Absolutely Wonderful. The only parts that were not written well were the Love scenes. Not that there were a lot, only 2. But when you read it, it sounds rushed & doesn’t sound like they last more than 1 minute.
Something I want to read has to be engaging & written well.
And the man Lord Cunningham’s role in Rose’s life.
I’ve read several other of this author’s works and enjoyed them. This one I thought missed on several levels, starting with the premise. I also found the heroine’s insight into child psychology to come from left field. It just didn’t work for me but YMMV.
I enjoyed this book. I was a little confusing at times. Not a real good explanation about why things happened but enjoyed the story.
I felt at times that Clee was a little long-winded, but I still enjoyed the story. She tied up all the stories to their conclusion, which I really liked.
The book starts with Lady Rose Darby escaping from Morton Manor, and old asylum, where she was put by her father. When she thought her father was trying to capture her, she ended up at Everleigh. She was mistaken for a maid who had not reported to work, and the story begins. She befriends Viscount Farleigh’s children and ends up as their governess. Farleigh, who had been lied to by his now dead wife, mistrusts everyone, and Rose is no exception. But she is a huge distraction to Farleigh, and he can’t keep his mind off of his children’s new governess.
Really enjoyed this book
Love, love, love!!!!
Little different story which made it more interesting!
I’ve read the entire series and enjoyed all the books. I’ve moved on to her newest series.
Fun read and well written!
Bk1 “The Mysterious Miss Flint” didn’t draw me in as much as Bk2, “The Deceptive Lady Darby” but both were good reads. I can’t wait to finish ‘the Lost Ladies of London.’ =)
In this Regency Romance mystery, we finally find out what happened to Rose. In Book 1, ‘The Mysterious Miss Flint’, Rose goes missing and we find out in this awesome novel where she was.
We also meet Lord Farleigh and his two sad children. What is the mystery surrounding his estate, and why does everyone keep getting ill?
Can the brave ‘Knight’ save the damsel in distress, or will a determined woman unravel the secrets from his past? I highly recommend this superb new adventure and recommend Book 1 be read first to enhance the flow of both stories.
The more I read/listen to this series, the more I am enjoying it.
In this particular story we have a very jaded young man, Christian Knight, whose wife had some relationships with other men and at the writing of this story he is a widower. He is trying to bring up his 2 young children but every governess he hires leaves the house at a fast sprint. To add to the chaos in his life his household is very short staffed and many of the staff he employs fall ill with a mysterious illness.
Rose escapes the ‘madhouse’ nearby and arrives on his doorstep – the story takes off and unfolds in leaps and bounds with lots of twists and turns. It is very cleverly written, captured and held my interest throughout and I was extremely well entertained. It is a stand-alone but does have close ties to the first book and we meet the main characters from that story again.
I enjoyed the narration by Liisa Ivary in this audiobook and note that her work is improving with each book she does.
I am very happy to recommend this book/audiobook as a page turner that will entertain and keep you wanting more in is series.
A copy of the audiobook was freely supplied by the author and this is my voluntary and unbiased review of it.