Lady Constantine and the Sins of Lord Kilgore
Julie Johnstone
Historical Regency Romance
In the game of love, even a rogue can come undone by his own wicked wager.
Callum, the Marquess of Kilgore, long ago accepted that he was no saint. So when he’s offered a shameful bet—to seduce the lady some have dubbed the “Ice Queen” and recover the land he foolishly gambled away—he agrees. Yet, as he comes to know Lady Constantine, he realizes this kind and pure woman deserves far better than a reprobate like himself. Now, he would do anything to protect her from the scandal he helped create, even ruthlessly pushing her away. It seems he hasn’t fallen quite as far into sin as he thought…
But a brush with death and an unexpected offer of a marriage of convenience from Constantine provides an opportunity he never anticipated: recoup his squandered fortune and win back the woman he loves. But before Callum can launch his new plan, a heinous plot rips him away, snatching his freedom and destroying any trace of the man who wanted to open his heart.
Constantine hasn’t a clue what to do when the man she loved, hated, and mourned returns from the dead. Though she is still legally his wife, she certainly doesn’t know him anymore—if she ever did. The seemingly unrepentant rogue appears focused solely on revenge, no matter the destruction it may cause—a far cry from the complex man of honor she once believed him to be. Yet, despite the pain of the past and the demons of the present, Callum still holds the power to inexorably fill her with a yearning and a hope she can hardly control. Suddenly, Constantine wants to risk her heart again for the one thing she has always longed for from the only man she ever cared for—exquisite, unconquerable love.
Uncaged Review: I had a feeling, when reading this
series, that Lord Kilgore’s story was going to be complicated,
even more so than the first books in the series.
He is a rogue who had my interest the first time I
met him in earlier books. Soon after they are married,
Callum is kidnapped and thrown in an asylum. The
torture is almost unbearable, but so is Callum’s will to
live. He will need to prove himself before he can be
with Constantine, to prove he is the man she can truly
love. But Constantine is no wilting flower, and she is
the perfect match for Kilgore.
This book was heartbreaking, romantic, steamy and a
true page turner. I liked that the book included an epilogue,
but I was a bit bummed about the abrupt ending.
It still deserves five stars, but I would like to see
the ending a bit more, and see if a couple questions
that were never answered could have been resolved.
Good edition to this series.
5 Stars
