After not one, not two but three duels fought by Robert
Whitworth and Lord Dominic Wolf, the Prince Regent decides
it is time to end their dispute and bring their families
together through marriage. The Prince Regent orders Brooke
Whitworth to marry Lord Dominic Wolf. Should either party
not obey his order, they will lose their lands and their
titles. It means that Brooke will miss her up-and-coming
First Season in London. She was hoping she would find a
husband to take her away from a family that has always been
unloving and uncaring to her. She has always hated Robert
as he was a bully, always jealous of her and beat her until
her maid and only friend in the household, Alfreda, found
out and locked Brooke's bedroom door keeping him away. To
escape from her family would make her happy and perhaps she
will be able to start a family of her own? She would try to
make Lord Dominic Wolf want to marry her.
Can she?
As she arrives at the Yorkshire Moor, she gets a cold
welcome from the staff. When she meets Lord Wolf, he is
almost nude and lying in his bed with fever and pain from a
wound suffered in his last duel with her brother. She and
her maid Alfreda have knowledge of healing using herbs and
after several days of administering them to Dominic, he is
without fever and on his way to good health. Their
relationship is cold and he tries everything to get her to
leave and return to her family. Brooke has decided to stay
and make him love her. Can Dominic keep from falling in
love with Brooke?
Johanna Lindsey writes a historical romance that is
delicious. Handsome, charming and sexy, Lord Dominic Wolf
will steal your heart. The banter and teasing between
Dominic and beautiful Brooke Whitworth is pure delight.
Brooke is an unconventional heroine. She is resourceful and
resilient and fights hard to unlock the key to Dominic's
heart. The sexual tension between them is electric and
their rainy night together in a cubbyhole in ruins of an
ancient castle is HOT.
The secondary characters, his BFF Gabriel is a charmer and
Alfreda, the maid/companion who has always been there for
Brooke is colorful and funny. I loved the wolf-like dogs,
horses, and descriptions of the Regency Era that I always
enjoy. The sub-plot of this story is a surprise and in the
end, all ends well. A spectacular read and I await Ms.
Lindsey's next.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey
delivers a sparkling, passionate tale of an earl’s daughter
who must convince a mysterious viscount to marry her and end
his vendetta against her brother.
One duel could be considered a matter of honor, but three
duels are attempted murder! With enlightened society
outraged at such reckless behavior among young noblemen, the
Prince Regent orders Robert Whitworth, the earl of Tamdon’s
heir, and Lord Dominic Wolfe to end their dispute by allying
their families through marriage. Whichever party refuses to
comply will forfeit his lands and title.
Whitworth relishes the idea of sending his younger sister
Brooke to his enemy’s remote estate. He knows the Wolf will
reject her as a bride, thereby losing his wealth and status.
The Wolf, however, is determined to scare away the Whitworth
chit. With dueling no longer an available means of
destroying the man he abhors, he will be satisfied to see
him lose his lands and title. But he hadn’t expected his
enemy’s sister to be so resourceful or resilient.
Brooke Whitworth has been dreaming of her first Season in
London because she intends to win a husband who will take
her far away from her unloving family. Instead, she is being
sent to the Yorkshire moors to wed a mysterious nobleman
whose family is cursed and who has thrice tried to kill her
brother. But there’s no room in her heart for fear; this man
is her means of escape. She will make him love her!
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