Set sometime in the Regency (since mad
King George is referred to), this is the story of Silver St. Clair, the
daughter of a famous perfumer who died without giving Silver the formula. Now
she struggles to keep the lavender farm in Norfolk running even as she
discovers her father’s diary that tells her both her parents were murdered.
Evil men want both her and the farm. But she finds an ally in the mysterious highwayman,
Lord Blackwood, who is actually Lucien Delemere, the eldest son of the Duke of
Devonham.
Luc is a tortured soul with horrible memories
of being abducted from London and swept away to an English prison hulk only to
be rescued into a life as a warrior slave in Algiers. His good memories are of
wide lawns and his family’s estate in Norfolk, but he has long since given them
up and now lives as a rogue highwayman. That is until he meets the young
innocent Silver.
The author does a wonderful job of
bringing us into the business of lavender growing and the mysterious art of
perfume making, at which Silver’s father excelled. Silver’s young brother, a
delightful character, has the same skills. We experience Luc’s tortured
thoughts as well as his burning desire for the girl he must deny himself.
The hero and heroine are compelling, as
are the secondary characters, Luc’s faithful caretaker Jonas Ferguson and
Silver’s protective friend Tinker. There’s even a faithful sheepdog.
So well done and definitely recommended.
Come the Dawn is
book 2 in the Dangerous Delemeres
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