THE ROGUE by Katharine Ashe marks the fourth of the
Falcon Club series and launches her Devil's
Duke trilogy.
Ms. Ashe's descriptive writing style immediately draws the
reader into Constance and Saint's love story and their
quest to discover who is responsible for the disappearance
of several local women.
Six years ago, Lady Constance Read and Evan Saint-Andre
Sterling met and shared a passionate kiss. Neither has
forgotten the kiss or each other. Constance is an
intelligent and beautiful woman who is also an agent for
the Falcon Club. Under the guise of recovering from a
broken engagement, she has travelled from London to Read
Castle, her Father's home in Scotland. Her mission, on
behalf of the Falcon Club, is to ascertain who is murdering
young women living near Haiknayes Castle. The castle is the
home of Gabriel Hume, The Duke of Loch Irvine also known as
the Devil's Duke. The bodies of the young women have been
found on the Duke's property. While in London, Constance
heard rumors the Devil's Duke is the head of a secret
society; a society which composed of rich, blue-blooded
married couples. Constance has decided to marry in order to
gain entrance into the society and solve the case.
The Duke of Read has a several surprises in store for his
daughter. To insure Constance's receives her
inheritance from her late mother, he has announced
his daughter will marry the Duke of Loch Irvine before her
upcoming twenty-fifth birthday. And because Constance has
an interest in weapons, the Duke has hired Saint as
Constance's fencing instructor. Despite her reservations,
Constance decides to accept her father's gift because she
needs to learn how to defend herself to move forward in her
investigation. I enjoyed reading the well-choreographed
fencing scenes and felt they intensified the elements
of suspense and the romance in the story. Foreshadowing is
used through the fencing lesson scenes. Saint teaches
Constance to concentrate, to quickly maneuver from her
opposition, to parry and most importantly to anticipate her
enemy's moves. Constance learns to trust Saint as their
lessons progress.
Katharine Ashe excels at creating strong-willed, unique
heroines, such as Lady Constance Read, and pairing them
with suitable heroes. Evan Saint-Andre Sterling is a good
man, a brother, a soldier, and an honorable man. He puts
Constance's happiness and safety before his own because he
loves her unconditionally. Ms. Ashe's romantic writing
style lends itself to this story. The reader feels the
couple's desire for each other as each scene unfolds and
their journey makes for excellent reading. THE ROGUE is an
intricately woven story which combines the quest for the
kidnapper's identity with Saint and Constance's deeply
romantic love story. The novel has an original and very
suspenseful storyline and there were several plot reveals
that surprised me! The last one hundred pages of THE ROGUE
are filled with drama and passion and the writing is
superb. Each of the author's words adds to the building
tension within the novel. I was invested in the
characters and the outcome in THE ROGUE, and I had no
choice
but to keep reading past my bedtime to finish the story!
Thank you Katharine Ashe for writing the Falcon Club
series! I enjoyed each book and am looking forward to the
next Devil's Duke book!
Lady Constance Read is independent, beautiful, and in need of a husband—now. The last man on earth she wants is the rogue who broke her heart six years ago, never mind that his kisses are scorching hot . . . Evan Saint-André Sterling is rich, scarred, and finished with women—forever. He's not about to lose his head over the bewitching beauty who once turned his life upside down. But Constance needs a warrior, and Saint is the perfect man for the job. Only as a married woman can she penetrate Scotland's most notorious secret society and bring a diabolical duke to justice. When Constance and Saint become allies—and passionate lovers—he'll risk everything to protect the only woman he has ever loved.
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy