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Subliminally divine and romantic, Elizabeth Hoyt is a must read. You’ve probably guessed by now that Viscount Simon Iddesleigh, languid and seemingly laid-back, he of the frothy lace at his wrists and the shockingly lethal hand with a sword, is a tormented, still-waters-run-deep hero. Yes. As the layers are slowly peeled back there’s even more to his soul-deep torment than you expect. When the story opens, plucky country lass Lucy Craddock-Hayes finds Simon in a ditch, completely naked and beaten to an inch of his life. Of course she hauls him home and nurses him back to health (against the torrid protests of her servant and sea-dog father). The conversations these two have are rapier-sharp to-and-fro-ing. Brilliantly funny to read, gorgeous wit.
This is a man who’s all too easy for Lucy to fall in love with – as opposed to the country vicar who’s been courting her for three long boring years. Then Lucy realizes that Simon carries a shocking burden of revenge for his beloved brother Ethan’s death, one Simon must continue, even if it means his own violent, bloody end. The swordplay in the book will convince you, once and for all, how excruciating it really is to die by the blade. Once his enemies learn that Simon’s still alive, they come looking for him. He knows too much. The absolute and beautiful redemption Lucy gives to the anguished Simon is profound and terribly moving. Who knew his nightmarish depths, from the previous books? Of course there’s swooningly thrilling cameos from Edward de Raaf (The Raven Prince) and Harry Pye (The Leopard Prince). Wound through the story is the fairy tale about the goat girl and the Serpent Prince, fabricated by Simon to fascinate Lucy, his ‘angel’. Lucy suspects he’s making it up and it’s all about him, so she promptly changes the dreadful ending to suit Simon – and her. Have the tissue box handy. |
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