Historical Romance
Date Published: 9/4/2013
Amidst murder and betrayal, destiny and hearts collide when scandal forces a viscount and a half-gypsy noblewoman to marry in this Regency romance, sprinkled with suspense, humor, and inspiration.
Half Romani, half English noblewoman, Evangeline Caruthers is the last woman in England Ian Hamilton, the Viscount Warrick, could ever love—an immoral wanton responsible for his brother’s and father’s deaths. She thinks he’s a foul-tempered blackguard, who after setting out to cause her downfall, finds himself forced to marry her—snared in the trap of his own making.
When Vangie learns the marriage ceremony itself may have been a ruse, she flees to her gypsy relatives, declaring herself divorced from Ian under Romani law. He pursues her to the gypsy encampment, and when the handsome gypsy king offers to take Ian’s place in Vangie’s bed, jealousy stirs hot and dangerous.
At last, under a balmy starlit sky, Ian and Vangie breech the chasm separating them. Peril lurks though. Ian’s the last in his line, and his stepmother intends to dispose of the newlyweds so her daughter can inherit his estate. Only by trusting each other can they overcome scandal and murderous betrayal.
Half Romani, half English noblewoman, Evangeline Caruthers is the last woman in England Ian Hamilton, the Viscount Warrick, could ever love—an immoral wanton responsible for his brother’s and father’s deaths. She thinks he’s a foul-tempered blackguard, who after setting out to cause her downfall, finds himself forced to marry her—snared in the trap of his own making.
When Vangie learns the marriage ceremony itself may have been a ruse, she flees to her gypsy relatives, declaring herself divorced from Ian under Romani law. He pursues her to the gypsy encampment, and when the handsome gypsy king offers to take Ian’s place in Vangie’s bed, jealousy stirs hot and dangerous.
At last, under a balmy starlit sky, Ian and Vangie breech the chasm separating them. Peril lurks though. Ian’s the last in his line, and his stepmother intends to dispose of the newlyweds so her daughter can inherit his estate. Only by trusting each other can they overcome scandal and murderous betrayal.
My Review:
Oh Boy, I'm a sucker for Historical Romance. There is something so fun about being transported back in time and feeling like your living in a different era if an author can execute it well, its an even better escape than reading Contemporary.
Collette Cameron has penned a wonderful Historical Romance. I really did love so many of the aspects so let me go into them separate.
First off, the premise of the book itself was one that while not wholly original for this genre, really was twisted in a way to make it unique. I really enjoyed the ooops, we fell in love aspect of novels and this one has it. Neither Vangie nor Ian were planning on falling for each other or having the chemistry they do, but man do they.
Next, the gypsy aspect. This to me was unique to this genre. While I've read a lot of Historicals, I have not read many that bring in gypsy ties. I like the fact that Vangie was not ashamed of her heritage, she was proud!
I just really felt like I got a great escape with this novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Collette Cameron has penned a wonderful Historical Romance. I really did love so many of the aspects so let me go into them separate.
First off, the premise of the book itself was one that while not wholly original for this genre, really was twisted in a way to make it unique. I really enjoyed the ooops, we fell in love aspect of novels and this one has it. Neither Vangie nor Ian were planning on falling for each other or having the chemistry they do, but man do they.
Next, the gypsy aspect. This to me was unique to this genre. While I've read a lot of Historicals, I have not read many that bring in gypsy ties. I like the fact that Vangie was not ashamed of her heritage, she was proud!
I just really felt like I got a great escape with this novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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In February 2011, Collette decided to sit down and write a Regency suspense romance with a few Highlander’s thrown in to spice things up a bit. She wrote Highlander’s Hope, the first book in her Blue Rose Trilogy. She has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Teaching. She's been married for 30 years, has 3 amazing adult children, and 5 dachshunds. Her puppy, Ayva, sits on her lap while she writes. Ayva also nibbles at and lies on the keyboard. Collette loves a good joke, inspirational quotes, flowers, the beach, trivia, birds, shabby chic, and Cadbury Chocolate. You'll always find dogs, birds, quirky—sometimes naughty—humor, and a dash of inspiration in her novels. Her motto for life? You can’t have too much chocolate, too many hugs, or too many flowers. She’s thinking about adding shoes to that list.
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Thank you so much for hosting today, and for the wonderful review!
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