"Intrigue and danger surround these fascinating lovers."
Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted March 16, 2008
Historical | Romance | Romance Historical
Princess Sophia of Kavros travels with armed guards in the
dead of night as she plans to meet British representatives
who promise to restore her to power. Assassins attack her
carriage brutally killing her guards. Sophia escapes into
the night making her way to a secure location until help
can arrive. Taking refuge in a barn, Sophia encounters the
startled farmer. She weaves a believable tale and takes his
offer of employment as his maid. When her bodyguards
arrive, Sophia steals away with them as the handsome farmer
sleeps.
War-weary Major Gabriel Knight recuperates from wounds
suffered in his last battle at a farm in the English
countryside. Gabriel believes he's been given a second
chance in life after his brush with death. When he thought
he was dying, he felt he had not accomplished his purpose
in life and he fought to return to the living. Now he
grasps the pleasures found in everyday living. Finding a
comely woman in his barn, Gabriel rethinks his recent
celibate state. Before he can succeed in seducing her,
Sophia leaves without warning in the middle of the night.
When Gabriel receives a message from his diplomatic cousin,
he arrives to learn Sophia's true identity. Gabriel accepts
orders to become head of security and protect her from the
unknown assassins. Doubts consume Sophia about her
abilities to carry out her duties and rebuild her country
while she also struggles with her growing love for Gabriel.
At last, Gabriel has found his purpose in life only to
possibly lose it if he cannot stop the assassins.
Ms. Foley delves into a darker historical romance as the
characters struggle to evolve and find their identities
amidst the intrigue and danger that surrounds them. They
contend with an imam who preaches and inspires religious
zealots. Ms. Foley uses her considerable skill and writes
an exciting tale taking readers from England to a group of
small islands in the Mediterranean.
SUMMARY
From the glittering ballrooms of Regency England to the
sapphire waters of the Mediterranean, the dazzling finale
of Gaelen Foley’s Spice Trilogy unfurls the
passionate tale of a rebel princess and the powerful
warrior destined to become her champion. Princess Sophia was only a child when Napoleon conquered
the island paradise ruled by her father. Raised in England
and now twenty-one, she means to claim the throne that is
rightfully hers and bring peace to her war-torn land. But
an ambush by deadly enemies forces Sophia into hiding
outside London. Disguising herself as a peasant girl until
she can safely return, she meets Major Gabriel Knight, a
wounded warrior whose brush with death has utterly changed
him. Heir to a great fortune, and a master swordsman, he has
given up his worldly possessions and laid down his arms.
Sophia is fascinated by his brooding magnetism, and
Gabriel, lured by her beauty and healed by her touch, is
drawn back inexorably toward the world of the living. But when Sophia’s royal destiny is revealed, Gabriel knows
he must take up his sword again, whatever the cost, to
protect his princess from those who would destroy her. And
as longing blossoms into passion, Gabriel discovers the one
cause that is truly worth fighting for...
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