June 15, 2013
Indulging requests from his adopted sister and from his cousin that he save young Sophie Fortin from an unwanted marriage to a much older nobleman, Lord Jack Wilde dons pirate garb and heads off to a masquerade ball to check out his quarry. Smart, beautiful, and self-possessed, Sophie is not the milquetoast deb she is purported to be, and one stolen, bone-melting kiss is all it takes to set the flames flaring between them. An old family feud adds a Romeo and Juliet twist, and some unforeseen revelations infuse depth into this lively, sensual story. VERDICT Long-standing family enmities and misunderstandings cause problems for a pair of star-crossed lovers in this engaging, well-plotted Regency that is worthy of the Bard and is the latest in Jordan's "Wilde-ly" entertaining "Legendary Lovers" series featuring the scandalous Wilde cousins. Jordan (Princess Charming) lives in the Utah Rockies.
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