See what happens when The Lady Risks All
Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside
society, bound only by his own code of honor—until challenged by his desire for
the one woman he cannot have.
Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisoned by rigid
respectability—until tempted by a passion beyond her power to deny.
Flung together in peril, through danger and intrigue, they
discover a love impossible to ignore . . . or keep.
This is a delightful
new read from one of my favorite comfort authors. I was worried when I started
this book that my expectations would be too high and I would be disappointed,
I'm happy to say that I wasn't.
Miranda is not your
typical heroine -- she is 29 years old, never married and lives with her aunt
and brother. Roderick who is 24 years old. Her aunt is a stickler for not
causing any scandal and has raised Miranda and Roderick to "fear" the
ton because of the way their family made their money.
Roscoe/Justin is 39
years old and owns a string of gambling halls. He has given up much for the
sake of his family who he holds dear to his heart. He comes from a long line of
gamblers.
Miranda first meets
Roscoe when she follows her brother one night to see where he is off to. She
follows him to Roscoe Neville's house and she decides to find out if he's
gambling or not and follows him in. She is caught by Roscoe and when asked what
she is doing, she answers, "I'm here to rescue my brother." He
questions her on the type of "entertaining" she thinks he's running
in his own home and suggests that she follow him. She listens in on the meeting
and finds out that all the men there including her brother are members of the Philanthropy
Guild. Miranda realizes that she owes Roscoe an apology.
A few days later
Roderick does not come home and Miranda's worry that something has happened to
him and goes to Roscoe house to see if he knows anything about her brother.
It's then that they realized after asking questions that Roderick had been
kidnapped.
Miranda insists in
helping search for her brother especially if he is hurt. The story continues
with them tracking down leads and finally finding him and rescuing him. Roscoe
decides to take him to his family estate....were we learn who Roscoe really is.
His family opens their home and their hearts to Miranda and Roderick who when
they found him has a broken foot and a collarbone. Miranda wonders why everyone
is calling Roscoe - Julian, but it's not for his family to tell his story. When
they return to London, Roscoe and Miranda go their separate way but he will
continue to look for the man who kidnapped Roderick. I do not want to give too
much away on whom the villain is but I love the way Miranda decides not to be
afraid of scandal and surprises Roscoe by proclaiming her love for him first.
This is truly a
wonderful love story with the Roscoe denying his true feelings for Miranda and
Miranda fighting for what she wants. There are numerous sex scenes that were
well written and a secondary story between Roderick and Sarah who is a cousin
to Roscoe. The Delbraith family is outgoing and friendly and everyone truly
loves Julian. His sister-in-law Caroline who we meet in the Prologue has a
totally different opinion of Julian now and her son Henry is a young man
wanting to learn everything he can from Julian who is his joint guardian. Ms.
Lauren's again does not disappoint me and brings back several members of the
Bastion Club.
I received an ARC of
this book for an honest review.
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