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07/01/2020

The Earl (Order of the Broken Blade #4) by Cecelia Mecca. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Conrad Saint-Clair, earl of Licheford, may have started a rebellion against the king, but he is powerless against the woman he loved and lost.

The Order of the Broken Blade finally has the support it needs to succeed, to curb King John’s outrageous behavior, or so Conrad hopes. They have waited all winter for the king to respond to their demands. With their rebellion on the cusp of success—or utter failure—the last thing on Conrad’s mind is romance. Which is why he is completely blindsided when the only woman he’s ever loved, his friend’s sister, shows up on his doorstep.

Years ago, Cait Kennaugh was brutally attacked by a king’s man at the Tournament of the North. Her brother Terric and three other young men banded together to save her. Conrad, then a handsome earl’s son, wielded the sword that killed her attacker. A bond formed between the boys that day, one that culminated in their rebellious order, but it wasn’t the only connection forged by the traumatic experience. Cait and Conrad began corresponding, unbeknownst to her brother, opening their hearts to each other in their letters—until Cait stopped writing.

Fear drove Cait from the man she loves, and she’s desperate to reclaim him. But will the earl risk opening his heart to her again, while his rebellion hangs in the balance?

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Conrad Saint-Clair,  Earl of Licheford is a leading member of the Order of the Broken Blade.  They have been organizing a rebellion against King John.  They are almost at the final stage of making him agree to a list of demands that will one day be known as the Magna Carta.
Cait Kennaugh has not left her home in years until recently.  The order that her brother is part of are finalizing their plans and she has invited herself along.  There is one man in particular that she needs to see,  to try and explain why she stopped writing to him.  
We have wonderful characters that need to resolve things once and for all.  
A vicious attack many years before started something that changes the course of history.  
This is the final book if the series and must be read after the others. 
A very enjoyable conclusion to a great series.


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Cecelia Mecca is the author of steamy historical romance that transports readers to the middle ages. A former English teacher, Cecelia combines two of her passions, romance novels and the middle ages, transporting readers to an admittedly romanticized time of knights and castles. Her first series, set along the Anglo-Scottish border in 13th century Northumbria, turned Cecelia from educator to full-time author. Readers love the Border Series for its focus on well-developed characters and their steamy relationships leading to satisfying happily ever afters. Cecelia lives in Northeast, Pennsylvania with her husband and two young children where she can be found either planning a Disney trip, watching period dramas or convincing her children to watch Star Wars. She is firmly House Stark and Gryffindor.




31/10/2016

The Earl (A Devil´s Duke #2) by Katharine Ashe. ARC Review + Giveaway.

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THE EARL

by Katharine Ashe 
Devil’s Duke #2 
Publication Date: October 25, 2016 
Genres: Adult, Historical Romance, Avon, Harper Collins

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Synopsis: How does a bookish lady bring an arrogant lord to his knees? Entice him to Scotland, strip him of titles and riches, and make him prove what sort of man he truly is. Opposites… Handsome, wealthy, and sublimely confident, Colin Gray, the new Earl of Egremoor, has vowed to unmask the rabble-rousing pamphleteer, Lady Justice, the thorn in England’s paw. And he’ll stop at nothing. Attract. Smart, big-hearted, and passionately dedicated to her work, Lady Justice longs to teach her nemesis a lesson in humility. But her sister is missing, and a perilous journey with her archrival into unknown territory just might turn fierce enemies into lovers.

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Colin Gray,  the new Earl of Egremoor has been part of a secret club for years.  They have been helping find missing people.  Sometimes those people didn't want to be found.  There is a person writing pamphlets ridiculing the club and his alter ego in particular.  With the death of his father, he needs to finish the club and make a proposal.  
Lady Emily Vale is the eldest of happy family of sisters, one of whom is missing.  She has been more or less betrothed since birth to a man who was her best friend as a child but who has avoided her for years.  
This is a lovely story where both our protagonists have a very firm opinion about life,  but still have very much to learn about truth.  They have both lived with secret personalities doing what they thought was right.  Our hero is not quite the typical Lord he is believed to be.  Our heroine has put herself so far outside the normal sphere of her rank in life so that she can try to affect the politics of the time.  
They set off separately on a mission that turns into a joint one of discovery and lots of danger.  
An intriguing and exciting historical romance with more than the usual share of adventure.  
This is part of a series that can each be read as a stand alone.  I think I know the protagonists of the next book and cant wait to read it.  A thoroughly enjoyable story I loved it.  


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DON'T MISS THE ROGUE, BOOK #1 IN THE DEVIL'S DUKE SERIES BY USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATHARINE ASHE!

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Synopsis: Lady Constance Read is independent, beautiful, and in need of a husband—now. The last man on earth she wants is the rogue who broke her heart six years ago, never mind that his kisses are scorching hot… Evan Saint-André Sterling is rich, scarred, and finished with women—forever. He’s not about to lose his head over the bewitching beauty who once turned his life upside down. But Constance needs a warrior, and Saint is the perfect man for the job. Only as a married woman can she penetrate Scotland’s most notorious secret society and bring a diabolical duke to justice. When Constance and Saint become allies—and passionate lovers—he’ll risk everything to protect the only woman he has ever loved.

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ABOUT USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATHARINE ASHE

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Katharine Ashe is the award-winning author of historical romances that reviewers call “intensely lush” and “sensationally intelligent,” including How to Be a Proper Lady, an Amazon Editors’ Choice for the 10 Best Books of the Year in Romance, and My Lady, My Lord and How to Marry a Highlander, 2015 and 2014 finalists for the prestigious RITA® Award of the Romance Writers of America. Her books are recommended by Publishers Weekly, Women’s World Magazine, Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Barnes & Noble, and many others, and translated into languages across the world. Katharine lives in the wonderfully warm Southeast with her beloved husband, son, dog, and a garden she likes to call romantic rather than unkempt. A professor of European History, she writes fiction because she thinks modern readers deserve grand adventures and breathtaking sensuality too. For more about Katharine’s books, please visit www.KatharineAshe.com or write to her at PO Box 51702, Durham, NC 27717.

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