From Goodreads:
Katharine Ashe continues her lush and sensual Devil’s Duke series with a sweeping story of unbreakable love
Six years ago, when Lady Amarantha Vale was an innocent in a foreign land and Gabriel Hume was a young naval officer, they met . . . and played with fire.
Now Gabriel is the dark lord known to society as the Devil’s Duke, a notorious recluse hidden away in a castle in the Highlands. Only Amarantha knows the truth about him, and she won’t be intimidated. He is the one man who can give her the answers she needs.
But Gabriel cannot let her learn his darkest secret. So begins a game of wit and desire that proves seduction is more satisfying—and much more wicked—the second time around…
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My Thoughts: I've found this series by Ms. Ashe to be unique and interesting with strong characters and good story lines. The Devil's Duke, the mysterious person we see in the previous books in the series, get his turn here. We've gotten the idea going into it that he's not what rumors would have him to be, and here we get the full story. We see a much different side of our Duke here and learn how and why he became what he is now. The same is true of our heroine, Amarantha. More than what she appears to be, you see her internal strength and determination and independence start to shine as they work towards their happy-ever-after. The interesting cast of characters helps throw a few twists and turns into the story, and in the end we find a story of lovers reunited, looking at people beyond what you see on the surface, sacrifice for others, justice served, and two people finding themselves before they could find another.
I need to go back and re-read the previous books in the series now, especially with the context this one provides. I think it's a story one could enjoy independent of the other books, but having the background may help bring out some nuances and a better understanding of the story and the people.
(Advance copy provided by publisher)
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