Review

Whoever said Historicals are dead hasn’t read Julie Anne Long…

I’ve been waiting for Ian’s story ever since the Duke of Moncrieff sent him running from a woman’s bedroom naked. I can honestly say this book was worth the wait.

Enter the beautiful Titania ‘Tansy’  Danforth. Side note: the Duke of Moncrieff gave Genevieve the Titian Venus to prove his love, while Ian was felled by one.

I didn’t like her at first. Couldn’t stand her desperate desire for attention, for recognition and then to find out her reasons…. I forgave her. This is character is a surprise all wrapped in a mask she presents to the world, since she’s afraid of being hurt by it. You can’t be hurt by what you control. Our dear Ian would heartedly agree.

He’s not fooled by Tansy at all, and finds her the least bit attractive because he sees through her act. Yet when he calls her out, she does the same for him. The game is a foot, but neither Tansy or Ian are sure who’s supposed to be winning. All I know is one thing: if Ian ruins Tansy then he’s bound to find himself staring at the end of the Duke of Moncrieff’s pistol, since Tansy is his ward. Tansy on the other hand is searching for a man who can love, lose gracefully, fight for those he cares about, has a few interesting scars, kisses like her can live without her, and makes her feel more alive than anyone ever before has. I’m not sure if Ian Eversea is capable, but the man claims to make ladies ‘see stars’.

Also, I have to give Long an award for using the term syphilis in such a way that I laughed out loud and couldn’t stop for a good while.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Ian and Tansy’s start was a bit rough and ragged, but it leaves way for miraculous things. If anyone needed to redeem himself it was Ian Eversea, and a devil is a surefire way to do it.

Reviewed by Landra