No Longer a Gentleman
Grey Sommers, Lord Wyndham, never met a predicament he couldn't charm his way out of. Then a tryst with a government official's wife during a bit of casual espionage in France condemns him to a decade in a dungeon, leaving him a shadow of his former self. Yet his greatest challenge may be the...
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Grey Sommers, Lord Wyndham, never met a predicament he couldn't charm his way out of. Then a tryst with a government official's wife during a bit of casual espionage in France condemns him to a decade in a dungeon, leaving him a shadow of his former self. Yet his greatest challenge may be the enigmatic spy sent to free his body - the only woman who might heal his soul. Cassie Fox lost everything in the chaos of revolution, leaving only a determination to help destroy Napoleon's empire through her perilous calling. "Rescuing Grey" is merely one more mission. She hadn't counted on a man with the stark beauty of a ravaged angel, whose desperate courage and vulnerability thaw her frozen heart. But a spy and a lord are divided by an impassable gulf even if they manage to survive one last, terrifying mission...
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9781420117233 (1420117238)
ASIN: 1420117238
Publish date: April 24th 2012
Publisher: Zebra
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Love,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Regency Romance
Series: The Lost Lords (#4)
Stayed up all night reading.
The first half of the book is great, especially the first love scene, which is brilliant. The second half was a disappointment. And what is it with Mary Jo Putney and her urge to have her heroines be lost heiresses? Actually, the lost heiress aspect is almost plausible in this book, but since I've s...
So much to like about this one, yet surprisingly easy to put down. I'll write more soon.
This romance suffered in comparison to Meredith Duran and Joanna Bourne's rich, thrilling stories. Bourne's spy masters definitely trump Cassie, and for romance between troubled individuals, Duran did it better. Still, the moment when Grey hugs Cassie was lovely, and I was happy for them in the end...