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kg3 · 04-24-2016, 03:35 PM

FREE at Amazon:

Come the Dawn (The Dangerous Delameres Book 2) - Christina Skye

--->Book 1 was free Jan. 3, 2016

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-Dell, 1995
-Historical Romance, Regency

Spoiler:

India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come the Night's hero, Luc Delamere, fell in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle when they were just children. Innocent love bloomed into deepest passion when they reconnected as adults. But soon after the two are joined in a secret wedding bond, the Napoleonic Wars tear them apart. Then, betrayed by a comrade-in-arms, Devlyn is pronounced dead.

India swears to continue her life alone, without the only love she's ever known. But now he's back – with the cold eyes of a stranger. Plunged deep into the mystery to discover who betrayed Devlyn, India vows to make the lost earl remember all they once shared, no matter how dangerous to her reputation – and her heart.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly:

This competent no-brainer from Skye (Come the Night) is the second book in her sensual Regency trilogy about the Delamere family, whose "wealth was beyond measuring and their eccentricities beyond numbering." Heiress India Delamere, daughter of the Duke of Devonham, secretly marries Devlyn Carlisle, 12th Earl of Thornwood?a heartbreaker from a chilly dysfunctional family?just before the battle of Waterloo. India loses their baby in the aftermath of the horrible battle and, believing her husband dead, returns to London to get on with her life. What a shock when a battle-scarred Dev reappears on the night of her gala introduction to society. Though he claims to remember nothing and no one, including his titian-haired wife, he is really on a secret mission for the Duke of Wellington to recover a cache of French diamonds that might put Napoleon back on the throne. And far from forgetting his reckless vixen, he fights constantly to keep his hands off her body. India is one of a new breed of independent heroines: she's been trained in a sort of Regency martial art that Jane Austen never heard of, and she can take care of herself, up to a point. Tumultuously, India and Dev sort out their relationship, rescue the diamonds and protect Dev's three wards (one of whom makes regular contact with the spirit world) in an uninspired but pleasant fashion.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

When Devlyn Carlisle, earl of Thornewood, suddenly reappears in London a year after he was reported killed at Waterloo, India Delamere, to whom he had been secretly married, is stunned and elated. But Dev claims amnesia, and when India sets out to solve the mystery, she find herself in the middle of a dangerous, diamond-studded intrigue. A fearless heroine with a pet wolf, a hero who plays a deadly game of deception, and a number of interesting characters (e.g., a wise, psychic child and a managing grandmother) add to this intricately plotted story that, despite some confusion and a few improbable rescues, will appeal to readers who like their historicals adventurous. From the author of Come the Night (Dell, 1994). [Skye lives in New Jersey.]
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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kg3 Guru Posts: 654 Karma: 6207200 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: nook, etc	FREE at Amazon: Come the Dawn (The Dangerous Delameres Book 2) - Christina Skye --->Book 1 was free Jan. 3, 2016 Amazon US----Amazon UK----Amazon Canada -Dell, 1995 -Historical Romance, Regency Spoiler: India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come the Night's hero, Luc Delamere, fell in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle when they were just children. Innocent love bloomed into deepest passion when they reconnected as adults. But soon after the two are joined in a secret wedding bond, the Napoleonic Wars tear them apart. Then, betrayed by a comrade-in-arms, Devlyn is pronounced dead. India swears to continue her life alone, without the only love she's ever known. But now he's back – with the cold eyes of a stranger. Plunged deep into the mystery to discover who betrayed Devlyn, India vows to make the lost earl remember all they once shared, no matter how dangerous to her reputation – and her heart. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly: This competent no-brainer from Skye (Come the Night) is the second book in her sensual Regency trilogy about the Delamere family, whose "wealth was beyond measuring and their eccentricities beyond numbering." Heiress India Delamere, daughter of the Duke of Devonham, secretly marries Devlyn Carlisle, 12th Earl of Thornwood?a heartbreaker from a chilly dysfunctional family?just before the battle of Waterloo. India loses their baby in the aftermath of the horrible battle and, believing her husband dead, returns to London to get on with her life. What a shock when a battle-scarred Dev reappears on the night of her gala introduction to society. Though he claims to remember nothing and no one, including his titian-haired wife, he is really on a secret mission for the Duke of Wellington to recover a cache of French diamonds that might put Napoleon back on the throne. And far from forgetting his reckless vixen, he fights constantly to keep his hands off her body. India is one of a new breed of independent heroines: she's been trained in a sort of Regency martial art that Jane Austen never heard of, and she can take care of herself, up to a point. Tumultuously, India and Dev sort out their relationship, rescue the diamonds and protect Dev's three wards (one of whom makes regular contact with the spirit world) in an uninspired but pleasant fashion. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: When Devlyn Carlisle, earl of Thornewood, suddenly reappears in London a year after he was reported killed at Waterloo, India Delamere, to whom he had been secretly married, is stunned and elated. But Dev claims amnesia, and when India sets out to solve the mystery, she find herself in the middle of a dangerous, diamond-studded intrigue. A fearless heroine with a pet wolf, a hero who plays a deadly game of deception, and a number of interesting characters (e.g., a wise, psychic child and a managing grandmother) add to this intricately plotted story that, despite some confusion and a few improbable rescues, will appeal to readers who like their historicals adventurous. From the author of Come the Night (Dell, 1994). [Skye lives in New Jersey.] Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.