Series: The Lost Lords, #5
Tropes & Traits: titled hero with a ruined reputation; heroine is injured; forced proximity; slow burn; suspense
Publication Date: 11.01.18
Genre/Setting: Historical; England
Rating: 5 stars!
Narration Rating: 5/5
After being kidnapped from the streets of Bath while investigating her adoptive brother’s true origins, Mary Mason managed to escape what would surely have been an even worse nightmare. But no sooner has she managed to free herself than she crosses paths with a mysterious man who could yet prove just as dangerous. She has no idea if she can trust the titled gentleman with such a destroyed reputation or if he’s just using her in whatever scheme he’s embroiled in.
Alexander Carnahan, the Earl of Wolverton is known in the area for having murdered his wife in a most savage fashion, despite the fact that he’s innocent. He’s lost everything apart from his entailed estates and has devoted himself to discovering who actually murdered his late wife and clearing his name. When he finds and carries and unconscious and ill Mary Mason back to his house to see her restored to good health, he’s shocked to find himself caring about her beyond how she can help him unravel the mystery and stirs in him a long dead sense of hope.
I really enjoyed the mystery of the book and found the hero to be very charming in a terribly tragic sort of way. I loved that Mary stood up for charming in a terribly tragic sort of way. I loved that Mary stood up for herself and what she wanted in life and wasn’t cowed by her brother. Alexander and Mary’s relationship progressed rather slowly, but that was fitting given their situation. I did want a bit more punishment for the villains here, but this was a great listen and a lovely addition to this series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2563011903
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