4 of 5 stars
Miss Adelaide Bursnell has a big problem. She was sent away
to France in shame to give birth to her child, fathered by Nicholas Eastwood. A
torrid love affair with the soldier/spy left Adelaide with child and alone, but
everyone thinks she died in childbirth. Nick never received her letter telling
him of her condition and he believed her dead as well until he meets her
outside his family home, a family who sent him away when he was 12 years old
for pushing his twin brother and heir out of a tree. Nick has resented his
family ever since so seeing Adelaide again shocks him to his core. Nick is on
the verge of having a title bestowed upon him if he can stay scandal-free for a
fortnight. That could be in jeopardy if his previous affair with Adelaide is
revealed. Complicating everything is that his brother, Nate, is engaged to
Adelaide's sister Alice.
This was an thoroughly engaging story of twins in love with
twins, difficult family dynamics and the hurt and resentment of a child wrongly
accused of trying to kill his brother. Ms. Bright does a fantastic job of
getting inside each character's head and revealing their most painful secrets.
Nick, a war hero and accomplished spy in service to the crown cannot let go of
the hurt and resentment he feels for his father for the way he was treated.
Adelaide believes she is wicked especially when her feelings of lust/love for
Nick pops up at the most inconvenient time. Would Adelaide ever rein in her
feelings for Nick and marry a good and decent man or would she fall victim
again to Nick's charms? Never knowing what happened to Adelaide has sent Nick's
ordered life into a tailspin. Would he jeopardize a chance at a title to
reclaim the woman he's never been able to forget? I couldn't read fast enough
to find out what happens to these two. Fans of Regency romance will definitely
enjoy this one.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and
honest review.
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