Wyn Yale is an agent of the secret Falcon Club, an
organization which returns lost or runaway people to their
homes. He is on a mission to return a gambled filly to her
owner when he meets Diantha Lucas traveling unescorted on
a public coach, and this encounter sets the scene for HOW A
LADY WEDS A ROGUE.
Diantha is looking for her mother, believed to be in
Calais, and has with the confidence of inexperience decided
that she has merely to run away from her family home and
travel until she gets to the coast. Wyn and she were
introduced at a wedding some years previously and she has
grown up a lot, now being 19. Wyn takes her under his wing,
just as Diantha insists on adopting a mongrel dog. Wyn
however has a darker intent which is to murder an evil duke,
the owner of the filly.
Wyn is a heavy drinker of spirits and does not eat much,
which is certain to lead to trouble. Diantha tries to give
him the slip when she realizes he will return her to her
home, but he catches her again. Since Diantha is
determined not go home, Wyn who is not very good at his
job, instead takes her to his family's summer house in Wales.
There they will find themselves entangled in many a
nefarious and secret deed.
Katharine Ashe has put together a detailed romance between a
cheeky heroine thoughtless of her reputation and a heavy
drinker with a dubious background but the airs of a
gentleman. The one thing I would have liked was more action
and less discussion to create more urgency and excitement.
Beautiful Diantha Lucas understands society's rules: a young
lady must find a man to marry. But Diantha has a bigger goal
and she's not afraid of plunging into adventure to achieve
it. When daring, dashing Wyn Yale rescues her, she's certain
he's just the man she needs.
As an agent for the secret Falcon Club, Wyn knows his duty,
but he's not about to admit he's a hero of any sort. He has
a plan too: steal a prized horse, murder an evil duke,
avenge an innocent girl, and probably get hung for
it–in that order. Wyn can't afford to be distracted by
a pretty face, even one with delectable dimples and kissable
lips. But how can a country miss and hardened spy solve
their problems when they can't keep their hands off each
other?
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