Lord of Lies by Amy Sandas
Series: Fallen Ladies #3
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date: July 4, 2017
Date Read: July 2, 2017
Length: 416 pages
Source: NetGalley
★★★★☆
“You do strange things to me, Dell Turner. Tell me I am not alone in what I feel.”
His voice was low and rough. His eyes burned. “You are not alone,” he said.Portia Chadwick longs for a life of adventure. When a dangerous moneylender kidnaps her sister, she dares to seek help from a man known only as Nightshade. Soon she finds herself charging headfirst into his world of intrigue and danger—and unexpected passion.
Dell Turner grew up in London’s back alleys and gin lanes. Vowing to escape his low beginnings, he hires himself out to society’s elite. When he accepts a job from a beautiful debutante, he doesn’t anticipate her relentless determination to join his mad occupation…or her unnerving ability to inspire emotions he thought long buried. She’s as dangerous to him as his world is to her, and yet Dell can’t bring himself to turn Portia away—even if it means risking her life.
I thought that this was a very interesting historical romance. I picked up this book largely because of the cover. Isn’t it gorgeous? I had never read anything by Amy Sandas before but I thought that the story sounded interesting so I decided to give it a try. I haven’t read any of the previous book in this series and thought that this book worked well as a stand alone novel. I really enjoyed this story.
I really liked the characters in this book. Portia was quite the character. She was really outspoken and could be demanding when it was required. She was very focused on helping others and was incredibly brave. Dell lives a very interesting life. He seemed to know how to handle just about any situation. Dell and Portia really made a great pair and seemed to be very evenly matched.
This was an exciting story and there was a whole lot going on in this book. Portia and Dell first meet when Portia and her aunt hire Nightshade to find Portia’s sister who has been kidnapped. There are questions that need to be answered and Dell is the man for the job. The pair work together on another related operation which turned out to be rather tense at times. I did think that the book had a bit of a slow start but once it got going the pace really didn’t let up.
This book had some really unique aspects. I liked reading about all of Dell’s disguises and how he was able to do the work that he does. I can really understand why Portia was intrigued by what he does. I loved the fact that there was a bit of humor woven into the story. The chemistry between the pair was very well written. I liked the secondary characters in this book as well. Portia’s aunt was really interesting and I would love to know her full story.
I would recommend this book to fans of historical romance. This was a really wonderful story that held my interest. I hope to read more from Amy Sandas soon including the previous books in this exciting series.
I received an advance reader edition of this book from Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley.
About the AuthorUSA Today Bestselling author Amy Sandas’s love of romance began one summer when she stumbled across one of her mother’s Barbara Cartland books. Her affinity for writing began with sappy preteen poems and led to a liberal arts degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She lives with her husband and children near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lovely review. I just loved this book too and the covers for the series are too tempting to resist picking them up.
Oh, this does sound great. I enjoy when historicals are set outside the ballroom and country estates sometimes like this one. They seem a great pair, too. I think I might have the first one in this series and just need to read it. 🙂
Glad to see this was a good read! I really need to try out Sandas! Lovely review, Carole!
I do adore HR
Oh dang! I passed on this one since it was book three and I was trying to be good. The cover really is gorgeous. Love when they have some good secondary characters, too 🙂
I never read the author before. This sounds awesome. Great review.
I'm on the blog tour for this one too. I really should have taken the review option when I had the chance! I didn't have time (at the time) but I will get to this book (and series) eventually. This book in particular sounds soooo good. 😀 Lovely review, Carole!
Have a great weekend. =)
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