"Julia St. Clement will play the role of her life as she works to save the life of Lord Rastmore"
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted September 14, 2010
Romance Historical
Julia St. Clement was engaged to Anthony Rastmoor until
their engagement was broken by his betrayal. Three years
has passed since she last saw him. When she stumbles on a
plot to kill him; she finds herself involved in an intrigue
which will put her own life in danger. Lord Anthony Rastmoor has never forgotten the woman he once
loved. Her death in childbirth has left him bitter and
distrustful; since the child was his cousin's. Cedrick
Fitzgelder has made his life miserable for years, but
sleeping with Anthony's betrothed was the final straw. Anthony and his friend, the Earl of Lindley, are traveling
to visit friends when a broken axle leads them to an inn.
There they meet a very strange couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Clemmons. Mrs. Clemmons is the cousin of his friend's wife
and for whom they have been searching. When Mrs. Clemmons
disappears, the Earl goes in search of her, leaving Anthony
and Mr. Clemmons to set off after them. Anthony is suprised
to discover that Mr. Clemmons is Julia St. Clement in
disguise and that he mus reexamine all the events of the past. I really enjoyed Ms. Heino's first book and was looking
forward to reading this one. While there were some humorous
moments which kept me reading to the end; overall, I was
disappointed. I found the plot overly complicated and
somewhat improbable. The relationship between Julia and
Anthony was marred by bitterness, misunderstanding, and
distrust. It made me wonder why they were attracted to each
other.
SUMMARY
Lord Rastmoor has grieved—and cursed—his deceased fiancée
for nearly three years now. He cursed himself, too. What a fool he'd been! He fell in love with Julia St.
Clement when he
thought she was a gentle-born lady. He pledged to marry
her even when
he learned that was a lie. Then she eloped with his cousin
and died giving
birth to a child; a child that could very well have been
Rastmoor's.
The worst of it? He still loves her. But Julia St. Clement isn't dead.
It felt as if she would die when she left him, but Julia
knew she had no
choice. Her life and her lies made her unworthy of
becoming Rastmoor's
wife--and put them all in danger. To save the ones she
loved, Julia allowed
another woman to claim her identity and marry Rastmoor's
cruel cousin.
Julia lives with that guilt every day. And now Julia has uncovered a plot to murder Rastmoor!
True, he hates her , but that's not reason enough to let
him die, is it?
Disguised as a man, Julia comes out of hiding and goes to
warn her
former lover. All she can hope is that this time her lies
and deceit will
save the man, not ruin him. But Rastmoor isn't so easily fooled this time around.
He sees right through her disguise as well as any attempt
she makes to
hide the passion she still feels for him. He takes
advantage of it, too. Surrounded by cut-throats, arsonists, and would-be-
assassins, can Julia
convince Rastmoor to trust her? Or is any hope for a
future for them
nothing more than a lie they would both
desperately love to believe?
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