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After years of training under the mysterious woman she knew only as My Lady, Sylvi is no closer to finding the man with half an ear that brought about the murder of everyone in her family. Now a skilled assassin guiding a network of spies of her own, she has every resource she could want. She just hasn't found her mark.
On a new assignment, Sylvi's blade misses its target, but for a change, she is grateful. Her subject, Ian, isn't just uncommonly skilled and roguishly handsome—he may know exactly where her family's murderers are.
Now unlikely allies, Sylvi will have to keep Ian close enough to get the information she needs. So close, that she fails to protect her own vulnerable heart. As she and Ian become lovers, she wonders: is a trustworthy ally? Or will he be her downfall?
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Sylvi was perhaps the strongest female character from book 1 in the series. The blonde who seemed heartless, till you looked a little closer. The scar under the ribbon on her neck, was a horror story waiting to be told. I'm still getting goosebumps over how she survived that trauma. I think this book better helped me understand this complex character. She's strong outside, but always so weak inside. She projects one thing to the world, while hoping someone will care enough to see through and call her on her deception.
The fact that she meets Ian because she's supposed to murder him? Now that's one thing you would never believe could start a romance! In each fight they have, it's interesting to see how Sylvi pushes through just about everything on the basis of the revenge that she has sworn to have. You can feel her conflict lift right off the pages and into your heart. Love or revenge what will she choose and that's when you fall a bit more in love with her broken strength.
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Kaid MacLeod couldn’t protect his clan from an unimaginable slaughter that killed his father and took the lives of many of his people. Wracked with guilt, he knows retaliation will only bring more death, but his clan thirsts for revenge and all seems lost…until Kaid discovers his nemesis’s betrothed will be traveling through Scotland. Abducting this innocent woman will give him the leverage he desperately needs to end the continuing massacres and bring peace to his clan. Though he is loath to do so, it's the least bloody solution he can see.
Delilah Canterbury has been striving to make her own way for a long time. One of many children, with no money or noble blood to fall back on, Delilah dreamt of joining the court of King James. After her beauty earned her one tender night with the king, he spurned her on a whim, causing her to lose not just her chance at a better life, but her reputation. In dire straits, her life was saved when she was taken in by a group of female spies and taught their deadly skills. Now, testing her prowess, she is disguised as Lady Elizabeth, daughter of a well-known noble, betrothed of a Scottish laird, and a target in the war between clans.
Kidnapped by Kaid, Delilah's mission as a decoy is near completion, but when she finds herself attracted to the very man she's supposed to deceive, will Delilah lose control and risk her very life in the process? Will finding out who Delilah really is be Kaid's undoing, and that of his entire clan?
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Kaid MacLeod is plagued by his nightmares. He needs to be a good Laird to his people, but guilt plaguing him, he needs to take revenge. He's not the kind of man who would kidnap Lady Elizabeth and her maid, but desperate times make for desperate measure as far as he's concerned. This seems to be the only way he can get to his nemesis to broker a peace that may give him and his people an opportunity to heal.
Delilah Canterbury is out to better herself in the court of King James, instead she ends up ruined. One night with the king has her dreaming of power and wealth, but she's cast aside the very next morning. When Sylvi gives her an opportunity to never feel helpless because of a man again, she jumps at it. Now this is her first truly solo mission. She's the decoy to Lady Elizabeth and she's afraid of no man. Even expecting to be kidnapped, she's surprised when she finds her capturer polite and decent.
Kaid and Delilah grow closer as they journey to his home, but it's Elizabeth that he wants not Delilah. Stuck in a no win situation she decides to turn him over for kidnapping, only to realize that she's lost her heart to him. She's willing to do what it takes to help him recover his mental peace and rebuild his lands, even if he doesn't really want or know the true her!
How can he not help but love the woman who puts herself in danger for his people? He can only hope that she returns to him in one piece for him to show her how much she means to him!
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Connor Grant is in search of a lady. Not a bride, but a woman to become a skillful and seductive spy in the service of King James. In addition to being the King’s personal assassin, Connor heads a group of female spies who aid him in his work, women with nothing left to lose.
Ariana Fitzroy is the perfect mark. Destitute, orphaned, and completely alone, she’s missed her chance at an advantageous match at court and cheats at cards to survive. When Connor catches her in the act, he threatens to expose her, unless she joins his elite roster of spies.
She agrees and is whisked away to a deserted Scottish castle to begin her training. Ariana quickly takes to her lessons in seduction, deception, and hand-to-hand combat, but less easy to fight are her feelings of lust toward the ruggedly handsome Connor, feelings she suspects may be reciprocated.
When Connor recruits her help on a mysterious task, the pair must work together to track a dangerous target. But Ariana suspects Connor isn’t telling her everything—not just about the mission, but also about his past. Will the secrets between them threaten their mission? And will they be able to fight their attraction as they wonder who they can trust?
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While a historical romance, this book is nothing like the genre. You have the enigmatic Scotsman Connor Grant recruiting ladies from polite society to do things that most would not dream of in the time. Training physically to fight and defend themselves, learning languages to blend into different crowds, disguises, dresses and costumes, it's almost as much fun for the reader as it is for the characters to undergo the transformation.
The story itself, has two main characters who were broken in their own way and find that being together is a healing experience. The book has a strong female lead, which I personally like a lot. A woman who is determined to push forward in the face of adversity is always admirable. There is no predictable sequence in the whole book. You never know what they will face and how they will overcome it. The climax had enough twists to keep me riveted to the book till I read the end.
For the sake of avoiding spoilers, I'm not gong to divulge too much information, but the motley crew of Connor, Ariana, Delilah, Slyvi, and Liv stand up to the challenges that King James and his manipulating ways throw at them. What was particularly enticing was the epilogue where I'm intrigued to know what the girls will get up to next.
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