I’ve read and enjoyed many a Lorraine Heath book, but this latest one wasn’t all that great. It tells the tale of Alistair Mabry, Marquess of Rexton, son of a duke and a bookkeeper. He is the typical marriage shy rake, who is determined to wait for the perfect (proper) woman to come along to avoid scandal. His childhood had been rather difficult due to his parent’s unconventional marriage and he doesn’t intend to make that mistake. But then he is asked to pretend to […]
The Last Hellion Takes a Wife
This is the third book in the Hellions of Havisham series, telling the tale of Killian St. John, Viscount Locksley. He is the son of the mad Marquess of Marsden that we’ve met earlier in the series. The marquess is said to have lost his mind with grief after his wife died and Locke has done his best to survive on his own and not upset his father overly much. The manor is falling into disrepair, and the marquess needs to be locked in his […]
Dude, she’s your sister-in-law! Not cool
Twin brothers, orphaned at seven, Albert and Edward Alcott were sent to be raised by a family friend, the Marquess of Marsden at Havisham Hall. Insane with grief after losing his wife, Marsden wasn’t exactly the best person to raise his own son and three orphaned boys (the third being the Duke of Ashebury, hero of the first book in the series). As the boys grew up, roaming free, they became collectively known as the Hellions of Havisham. Then Albert, the elder by a few […]
The Rose & The Rake
I’ve lurked on Pajiba and subsequently this blog, and decided to take the plunge and join. I love to read, primarily historical romance; contemporary/new adult just don’t interest me. Whether I can review on a regular basis remains to be seen, but I hope to do my best! This book by Lorraine Heath is part of a series, Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, and is actually the second generation of characters from a previous series but I think it works well enough on its own. […]