Grand Central Publishing
Featuring: James Trevillion; Phoebe Batten
341 pages ISBN: 1455586358 EAN: 9781455586356 Kindle: B00NERQR8U Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Phoebe Batten has been steadily losing her sight, and now
is
basically totally blind. No season, no balls, no dances
for
her. Her brother, the Duke of Wakefield, is fiercely
protective, and has hired former soldier, Captain James
Trevillion as her bodyguard. James has an injured leg
which
forced him to leave his career, but should not hinder his
keeping Phoebe safe.
One would normally expect that the sister of a Duke would
be
spoiled and arrogant. Couple that with the loss of sight,
and you'd expect Phoebe to be bitter and bad tempered, but
she's none of those things. Phoebe is sweet tempered and
determined to enjoy life. While she loves her brother
dearly, she is being smothered by his over-protectiveness.
James does his best to keep her safe, but she manages to
wheedle him into taking her places and meeting people her
brother wouldn't approve. When it becomes apparent that
someone is out to kidnap Phoebe, James takes her to his
own
home and family for protection.
James has been besotted with Phoebe for a while, but he
never lets it show. After all, he's just a soldier,
actually employed by her brother, he's a decade older, and
he's injured as well. There is no way there could be
anything between them, even if Phoebe wished it. What
James
doesn't know is that Phoebe is starting to feel more than
friendship for him. The trip to James' home will be the
setting for James and Phoebe to explore their passion, and
will cause James to confront his mysterious past.
Ironically, though Phoebe is the one living in darkness,
she
is the one who brings light to James' dark life. I love
her
spirit and determination, and I love James' honor and
strength. This story is particularly poignant because
both
the hero and heroine are wounded. Elizabeth Hoyt's
Maiden
Lane series has been amazing, and DEAREST ROGUE is a
stellar
addition, with plenty of emotion, excitement, and passion.
It can be read as a standalone, but if you haven't read
the
earlier books, you don't know what you're missing.
Lady Phoebe Batten is pretty, vivacious, and yearning for
a
social life befitting the sister of a powerful duke. But
because she is almost completely blind, her overprotective
brother insists that she have an armed bodyguard by her
side
at all times-the very irritating Captain Trevillion.
FROM EVERY DANGER
Captain James Trevillion is proud, brooding, and cursed
with
a leg injury from his service in the King's dragoons. Yet
he
can still shoot and ride like the devil, so watching over
the distracting Lady Phoebe should be no problem at
all-until she's targeted by kidnappers.
BUT PASSION ITSELF
Caught in a deadly web of deceit, James must risk life and
limb to save his charge from the lowest of cads-one who
would force Lady Phoebe into a loveless marriage. But
while
they're confined to close quarters for her safekeeping,
Phoebe begins to see the tender man beneath the soldier's
hard exterior . . . and the possibility of a life-and
love-she never imagined possible.
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