From Booklist
Eve inherited the Sight and become a popular but anonymous author of gothic novels. Past hope of finding a proper husband at 24, she is attending the Season to get material for her new book. Ash, sexy darling of the ton, has fought Napoléon and known many women, but nothing has prepared him for his verbal sparring with Eve, let alone his overwhelming attraction to her. Together, Eve and Ash try to discover the identity of the mysterious "Angelo," whose gossipy columns have stirred up more than a little trouble among the upper class and caused at least one murder. Fortunately, Eve's clairvoyant gifts keep her safe. Thornton skillfully combines Regency-style suspense, a roguish hero with a good heart, a heroine ahead of her time, a psychic curse, an evil stepmother, a budding book industry, and a truly twisted villain to make an unforgettable tale. Recommend this and Mary Ellen Dennis' The Landlord's Black-Eyed Daughter (2007) for gothic enthusiasts. Mosley, Shelley
Product Description
From nationally bestselling author Elizabeth Thornton comes the sinfully seductive, delightfully romantic story of a woman who discovers a most thrilling type of pursuit. . . .
After years of heroism in the fight against the French, Ash Denison wants nothing more than to savor the good life. But an urgent request has sent him to a writer’s symposium. His charge: to unmask an author who has rattled several members of the town by revealing their most intimate, most scandalous secrets. Not one to be left out, when Ash encounters a bold, beautiful, irresistibly aloof woman writer, he can’t help stirring up some gossip of his own. . . .
Much to Eve Dearing’s surprise, Ash is far from the well-mannered gentleman she’s heard about. In fact, he’s shockingly brash and has taken an inexplicable interest in manhandling her at every turn. Yet something about his searing embrace makes her forgive his wicked behavior–and succumb to his dangerous seduction. And when a fellow writer is brutally attacked and Eve becomes the killer’s next target, Ash surprises her once more by vowing not only to keep her safe . . . but to win her heart.
From the Paperback edition.
After years of heroism in the fight against the French, Ash Denison wants nothing more than to savor the good life. But an urgent request has sent him to a writer’s symposium. His charge: to unmask an author who has rattled several members of the town by revealing their most intimate, most scandalous secrets. Not one to be left out, when Ash encounters a bold, beautiful, irresistibly aloof woman writer, he can’t help stirring up some gossip of his own. . . .
Much to Eve Dearing’s surprise, Ash is far from the well-mannered gentleman she’s heard about. In fact, he’s shockingly brash and has taken an inexplicable interest in manhandling her at every turn. Yet something about his searing embrace makes her forgive his wicked behavior–and succumb to his dangerous seduction. And when a fellow writer is brutally attacked and Eve becomes the killer’s next target, Ash surprises her once more by vowing not only to keep her safe . . . but to win her heart.
From the Paperback edition.
