A lady desperate to escape. A hot-tempered earl in the wrong place and wrong time. An escape that sends sparks flying and turns into an attraction that neither can deny.
A lady desperate to escape.
Miss Evalyn Swanson is desperate to escape her stepfather and his nefarious plan to hawk her off to his vicious business partner. With time running out, she spies salvation at a house party in Lincolnshire. Salvation in the form of one hulking, brooding Scotsman that is conveniently traveling north. North, where she can disappear for good.
A hot-tempered earl in the wrong place and wrong time.
With his sister just married to his bitter enemy, Lachlan Ruddington, Earl of Dunhaven is in no mood to entertain the whimsical notions of a chit straight from the ballroom. Even if she’s an enchanting sprite, he has no time for anything other than quick dabbles with the opposite sex. He has an estate to right. A senile grandfather to battle. And a few more enemies he needs to mete out justice to.
An escape not quite according to plan.
Try as he might, Lachlan discovers the draw of Evalyn undeniable—though he’ll deny it for as long as he can. Propriety demands it. His heart that he never thought to lose to an English lass demands it. The danger that lurks around her demands it. But if they can survive, they may just discover the truest love could be the love neither one of them ever anticipated. AMAZON 4 STARS
Note: The novels in the Valor of Vinehill series by K.J. Jackson are each stand-alone stories and can be read individually in any order. These historical romances are set in the Regency and Victorian eras, and do not shy away from scenes with steamy heat, occasional naughty language, and moments that might possibly make you squirm.
This book had quite the dramatic start. As soon as I opened the first chapter it was like being thrown into danger right away. And it sets the story up really well.
This book also has a lot of emotions going on for both of the M.C.'s. Evalyn (Eva) has had quite the brutal upbringing. The more the story goes on, the more brutal we learn it has been. And it also becomes pretty clear why she was running for her very life now. After all, she really has TWO evil people chasing her. It felt pretty realistic when it came to her panic when she felt trapped. So many times she had been without any way of escape.
I liked the developing relationship between Eva and Lachlan. Of course it happened at the worst possible time but that just made the story even better. Lachlan is searching for justice that involves his family and his people. Another person who adds to the story is Lachlan's grandfather. Most of the time it wasn't in positive ways. In fact, he stirred up quite a bit of trouble trying to control his grandson.
This is what I believe is a story for +18 readers because there were at least a few scenes that are kind of rough in their re-telling. But at least there weren't a lot of those although I can say that the story was intense with a lot of action too. It had a good ending and a encouraging H.E.A. Epilogue. Made me smile.
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