Brianna Penderley has a knack for getting into precarious situations, especially when it comes to her love for archaeology. In the heart of Naples, her terrible Italian has her accidentally becoming engaged to two men at the same time. Of course, Daniel Wolcott–the Earl of Thornton and the only man ever able to vex her–shows up to rescue her. Daniel has spent the majority of his life … life exercising rigid control over his emotions, determined never to become the rake his father was. But when he goes to aid his mentor’s danger-prone niece once again, he finds himself struggling to control his attraction to a woman who is his complete opposite.
When their situation goes from bad to worse, Daniel and Brianna find themselves swept up into a perilous adventure, and they must work together to set things right. Now, if they can just avoid killing each other in the process.
Each book in the Saints & Scoundrels series is STANDALONE:
* The Devilish Duke
* The Elusive Earl
* The Sinful Scot
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The Earl of Thornton, Daniel Wolcott has been rescuing Brianna Penderley her entire life what’s one more mission going to her rescue. Her uncle asks him to go to Italy to rescue her once again and what a grand adventure this rescue turns out to be. Her cousin, Travis, is kidnapped to blackmail Bree into turning over her Mother’s journals. Daniel has always know Bree was trouble and once he settles down to marry he wants a calm, boring wife not an adventurous lady like Brianna who is always getting into trouble. Brianna thinks Danial is a stuff snob of society, without an adventurous bone in his body, he’s all business. Daniel has vowed to not be like his promiscuous fun loving father who broke his Mother’s heart over and over again. They are attracted to each other, both are fighting the attraction, Daniel struggles to control his attraction to a woman who is his complete opposite and Bree see Daniel in a whole new light, he’s not as stuff as she thought. They’re thrown together running across country on a perilous journey to save her cousin it becomes harder to deny what the heart and soul wants, if only they have the courage overcome their differences and hold onto the one they love to live HEA before it’s too late. This is my honest opinions after I voluntarily read a copy of this book that was provided to me with no requirements for a review.
I found this story to be very charming and the plot intriguing, but I had difficulty really getting into it until about halfway through. However, I just have to jump on my soapbox for a second to say that some things were sorely lacking in accuracy and it drove me nuts while I was reading. For example, nearly all of the references involving horses were wrong. I realize that most people don’t have horse experience the way I do, but reading about horses “braying” was just cringe-worthy. There also wasn’t quite enough steam for me, but that’s just a personal preference. That said, I enjoyed this story and found it refreshing to read a historical set in Italy. Once I got into the adventure and mystery of the story, I couldn’t put it down until I finished. Overall, I would recommend this book as an enjoyable and entertaining read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.