Giselle St. Germain wants nothing more than to stay in the abbey she grew up in and become a nun. Fate has a different plan for her though when she's accused of having the sight. Forced out of the only home she's ever really known, Giselle soon finds herself at the home of the Earl of Hawksdown, where she meets his younger brother Piers, her betroth. Struggling to come to grips with such a life altering change, she can't help but cling to the abbey's teaching to help her through.

The first time Piers Veuxfort laid eyes on Giselle, he thought he was seeing an angel. It quickly became clear though that his angel wanted no part of him and would prefer he send her into the nunnery. Being forced into marriage to a girl he's never met before isn't Piers' only problem. During one of his travels, curiosity and recklessness led him to touch a magic crystal, unleashing a demon within his body. Now the demon inside of him is urging him to take Giselle in every way, something Piers is reluctant to do even though it's his right.

Piers seems to have devoted his entire life to pleasure, which Giselle sees as a mark against him, but the more she gets to know him, the more confused she becomes. She's spent her entire life envisioning becoming a nun but being around Piers makes her yearn for things she's never thought of. Fate has brought these two together, but it's up to them to have the courage to seize their destiny, and fight the demons that pursue them both.

A LOST TOUCH OF INNOCENCE is the best historical book I've read in a really long time! Amy Tolnitch transports readers into another world and is quickly going to become a must have on readers' auto-buy lists. Piers is such a captivating hero. His inner battle with the demon invading his body is reason enough to keep you flipping the pages into the wee hours of the night. Giselle's battle with herself to discover who she is outside the abbey is heart wrenching. With such realistic dialogue, you can practically feel her confusion coming off the pages as she tries to come to grips with her changing reality. I can't recommend this book enough for fans of historical and paranormal romances.