![]() ![]() I also like that we got to see so much of Alathea's family and the life of getting girls ready for their debut to society. He is such a character and I am glad that Ms. I do like that we got to see more of Chillingworth. I do remember the first little bit of it but the rest of the story is a blank. I don't remember this story and I know that I read it when I read the rest of the series. The characters are enjoyable the plot is good and over all it is a fun historical romance read, dive on in and give it a chance. If your a historical Romance reader and a Stephanie Lauren’s reader there really are no surprises in the turns that take place, however that does not take away from the story. While there were a couple of times I wanted to smack Thea and tell her just to admit how she felt, or admit to Gabriel who she was it was just because I wanted to see him turn on his full Cynster stubbornness. I really did enjoy this book a fair amount. Well it is a Cynster book so of course he ends up finding out who the Countess is and it happens to be a woman he has known for his whole life his friend Thea. ![]() A mysterious Countess approaches him and is in deep need of help, like any good Cynster male he can not say no to a woman in distress and so he accepts her deal of helping her and not knowing who she is. ![]() Of course he happens to be in town for the season and even though he chooses the events he goes to carefully he can not escape what happens next. Gabriel is next in line who is running from destiny, he is determined (like those before him) not to marry. Time to dive back into the realm of the Ton and the Bar Cynster. Lucifer’s book is next and I look forward to meeting the woman who will bring that last of the Bar Cynster to his knees. Nevertheless, this cannot compensate for the weaker romance. The mystery involving the scam artist is interesting and the climax and resolution are one of the more exciting in the series. However, once their relationship turns intimate, she is as aggressive in this area as he. On the one hand, she tries to keep Gabriel at arms length when she is using her assumed persona. Second, these tropes require a great deal of suspension of disbelief as Gabriel and Alathea are hardly strangers and it is difficult to accept that he cannot see her true identity.įinally, Alathea’s behavior is somewhat contradictory. Moreover, Gabriel and Alathea's relationship loses some of its charm once her true identity is revealed as their snarky banter all but disappears. First, it affects the reader’s perception of the romance as the interactions between Gabriel and Alathea’s mysterious alter ego are superficial and lack the chemistry that sizzles during their disguise free encounters. This combination of tropes is problematic for several reasons. Unfortunately, this is not one of the stronger installments in the series perhaps because it combines two conflicting tropes - the love/hate relationship (a favorite of mine) and the keeping secrets (a theme that irritates me no end). Will Alathea be able to keep her secret and can she withstand Gabriel’s wrath when he learns the truth? Convinced that Gabriel would refuse her request, Alathea dons the disguise of a mysterious veiled woman and in doing so incites not only his curiosity but his passion as well. When Lady Alathea Morwellan learns that her loving yet gullible father has inadvertently risked the family fortune on an obvious scam, she seeks the aid of her childhood nemesis, Gabriel Cynster. ![]()
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