Long estranged from his family, the death of his much-despised older brother has left him as the unexpected heir to the family’s ducal title. Rhys Rhodes, the new Marquess of Blackhurst, has led, to put it mildly, a bit of a complicated life. Frankly, while I appreciated the author’s steady hand and willingness to tackle dark and complicated emotions, I was also distracted by her reliance on some very familiar plotting, a distressing tendency to hedge her bets when it comes to some of her characters’ less appealing qualities, and the largely melodramatic flavor of much of the goings-on. To my surprise, my reactions were complicated and far more mixed than I anticipated. I’ve heard so very, very many good things about Lorraine Heath that it was with high expectations, indeed, that I approached my first book by the author.
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