Sourcebooks Casablanca
Featuring: Millicent Danforth; Sebastian St. Clair
384 pages ISBN: 1402294999 EAN: 9781402294990 Kindle: B00HUTVG70 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
We first met Sebastian, Baron St. Clair, in the previous
book in this series, The Captive. In that book, he was in
the French army, and his duty was to torture information
from captured English soldiers. However, there is more to
Sebastian's story. As a young man, he and his English
father and French mother were visiting her relatives in
France. When war broke out with England, his father was at
great risk, and had to secretly slip back home, leaving
Sebastian and his mother. The French then forced Sebastian
to either join their army, or face imprisonment, or worse.
He did what he had to do in order to survive.
Unfortunately, the French also discovered his gift for
interrogation, and that became his new life.
At last, the war ends and Sebastian is allowed to return to
England to resume his life. There's no peace to be found
for him now, as he's called the "Traitor Baron," and is
shunned by much of society. He is also challenged to duels
by his former victims who are seeking revenge. In every
duel, he delopes, and tells his challenger that his actions
were due to war, and to let it go and get on with his life,
as Sebastian is trying to do. No one seems to realize how
greatly he suffered, and in fact, is still suffering for
his past.
Sebastian's Aunt Freddy managed his estate while he was in
France, and she is his staunch supporter. As we meet her,
she is in the process of hiring a companion, Milly
Danforth. Sebastian and Milly are thrown into each other's
company a lot, and soon develop a friendship, then a
romance. And what a romance it is! Grace Burrowes weaves
her usual magic, and we see the other side of Sebastian --
the man he really is -- sensitive, caring, thoughtful and
loving. His actions with Milly are swoonworthy. In turn,
she is fierce to defend his previous actions as being acts
of war, and actually races to his rescue on occasion as a
cavalry would. She brings him light and love - they are
perfect for each other.
But happy ever after is not to be so easy. There is
someone who is determined to see Sebastian dead. Also, we
find that Sebastian, himself, has been betrayed, and more
than once. The resolution of this story had some big
surprises. I recommend that you read The Captive before
reading this story. As I finished that amazing book, I
challenged Grace Burrowes to make me love Sebastian, THE
TRAITOR, as I didn't think she could do it. She delivered,
in spades! This is another touching, emotional, romantic
book with a most satisfying conclusion. I give it my
highest recommendation.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author Grace Burrowes delivers a passionate, danger-filled
Regency romance...
As a young boy, British-born Sebastian St. Clair was
abandoned in France and forced to join the French army to
survive. Now that the war is over, he has returned to his
beloved England and is determined to live a quiet life as a
country gentleman. He's struggling to make that wish come
true when he falls for his elderly aunt's practical and
unpretentious companion, Miss Millicent Danforth.
But an old
enemy threatens this new love, and plots to destroy
everything Sebastian holds dear. Sebastian will have to use
all of his wits if he's to hang on to his life, his
honor...and Milly's love.
Excellent review! I am anxious to read both books. I am behind in my reading & haven't gotten to The Captive yet, but definitely will! (Sharlene Wegner 10:09am August 4, 2014)
Thanks for your comment, Sharlene. Both books in this new series are excellent! (Bonnie Rose 12:39pm August 31, 2014)
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