Sir Paul Hilliard left the Bladesmen when he discovered
their methods were less than honorable, despite their
laudable goals. Now he is back, and they are asking for one
more service; one that could get him executed for treason.
Juliana was taken in by the Bladesmen when she became an
orphan, and trained as one of their best agents. They have
taught her everything she needs to know, including the
subtleties and nuances of using her feminine wiles and
lovely body to accomplish their goals.
Paul's mission is just the sort Juliana has been training
for. Her duty is to guard him in the role of concubine while
he is dangled in front of the traitors who would use him as
a false heir to the throne. She ignores any warmer feelings
toward him sparked by childhood memories as he has done the
one thing she can never forgive, abandon his duty to pursue
a life with little purpose.
As Paul's feelings toward Juliana grow he finds it more and
more difficult to live the role that thrusts them so closely
together, especially with her obvious disdain for the
choices he has made. Yet to defend himself would cost her
dearly, ruining the belief she has in the Bladesmen and
leaving her nowhere else to go, so he bides his time and
bites his tongue.
Julia Latham has written another solid medieval romance with
an interesting twist. I loved that Juliana had such a strong
and vital role as bodyguard and also Latham's use of the
politics of the period to form the backbone of the larger
plot. SIN AND SURRENDER is the third book in the Raised to
be Bladesmen series and, as we have come to expect, it is
tightly plotted with fully realized characters and
written with humor and passion.
Raised by the secretive League of the Blade, Sir Paul
Hilliard fled England to escape from their shadow.And now
his life depends on the breathtaking Bladeswoman he once
trained and now desires.Painful memories once drove Paul
Hilliard away. But when the elite secret fraternity of
knights calls him home to help thwart a devilish plot
against the king, Paul cannot refuse. And his bodyguard in
this deadly undertaking is Juliana Gresham-a stunningly
beautiful warrior who honed her skills under his expert
guidance.When Juliana first received her training, she was
a young, shy, and innocent orphan; now she has blossomed
magnificently into womanhood, tempting the honorable
knight. Surrendering to his passion could gravely endanger
their mission. But Paul's great need for her will not be
silenced-especially when the plot demands that the
exquisite Juliana play a shocking new role in their
dangerous intrigue . . . as Paul's mistress.
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