Nuala is a woman who has lived a long life and seen many
horrors. Her family are witch folk and there are people in
England who seek to destroy them. When she sees her
husband burned, she takes revenge on the witch hunter
breaking one of the cardinal rules of their belief. Her
act of revenge is dark magic so her magic is taken from her
and she must live on attempting to earn redemption.
Her skills as a matchmaker were an intrinsic part of her
life. She moved from life to life doing her best to put
together those she felt were meant to be together. Her
last attempt lead to a series of horrible events. Nuala
moves on to a life as a nurse. Her last patient marries
her before leaving her a fortune. Now, she is a member of
a widows club. All of its members have vowed to remain
unmarried. They concentrate on leading a fulfilling life
and offering help to the poor of London.
As Nuala seeks to guide a young woman who seeks to join the
widows out of her grief, she escorts her to some society
parties. Nuala is stunned to run into St. John, the Earl
of Donnington. He knows some of her past and blames her
for much that has gone wrong in his life.
Sinjin is determined to expose Nuala for the evil character
she is. His family life was strongly affected by her
matchmaking and he sets out to destroy her life. At the
same time, he feels a very strong attraction to her. As he
sets out to learn more of her and prevent her from creating
any more disasters, Sinjin is suprised by how much he
learns to respect her for her good work and caring.
As they spend more time together, Sinjin will find himself
acting in ways he would never consider and learning that
there is much more to the world than he could have
imagined.
This is a dark and chilling tale of the lengths to which
some people will go to seek revenge. While I found the
charadcters interesting, the constant switching between
love and hate was a little more than I like to read about.
The villain was as evil and repulsive as a reader could
want. Since I prefer light-hearted comedy, I was disturbed
by much of went on.
Nuala is descended from ancient witch folk, eternally bound
to help others find love. But after the death of her
husband, she harbors no such dreams for herself. Then she
meets, Sinjin, the Earl of Donnington, and feels something
stir within her for the first time in centuries...
Handsome and scandalously tempting, Sinjin has never met a
woman he couldn't seduce. Yet from the moment he sees the
stunning young widow, he knows he wants more than just one
night of sin - and even the discovery of the dark secret
they share won't stop him from trying to possess her
forever. But first he must free her from her immortal
bondage, which means robbing her of her magic for all time.
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