The Heart of A Scoundrel by Christi Caldwell
The Heart of a Scoundrel by Christi Caldwell Series: The Heart of the Duke Series Book #6
on October 6, 2015
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General
Pages: 308
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Ruthless, wicked, and dark, the Marquess of Rutland rouses terror in the breast of ladies and nobleman alike. All Edmund wants in life is power. After he was publically humiliated by his one love Lady Margaret, he vowed vengeance, using Margaret’s niece, as his pawn. Except, he’s thwarted by another, more enticing target—Miss Phoebe Barrett.
Miss Phoebe Barrett knows precisely the shame she’s been born to. Because her father is a shocking letch she’s learned to form her own opinions on a person’s worth. After a chance meeting with the Marquess of Rutland, she is captivated by the mysterious man. He, too, is a victim of society’s scorn, but the more encounters she has with Edmund, the more she knows there is powerful depth and emotion to the jaded marquess.
The lady wreaks havoc on Edmund’s plans for revenge and he finds he wants Phoebe, at all costs. As she’s drawn into the darkness of his world, Phoebe risks being destroyed by Edmund’s ruthlessness. And Phoebe who desires love at all costs, has to determine if she can ever truly trust the heart of a scoundrel.
The Heart of a Scoundrel is book 6 in The Heart of the Duke series. Although these books can be read as stand-alone stories, they are much richer to read in order. The characters are often entwined. In this book, Caldwell takes a wretched villain and transforms him into a hero. I thought this work was masterfully written and very believable. There are some very steamy scenes in it. However, they flow with the story line. The beginning was a bit confusing for me, but once I got past chapter 4 the story began to flow.
“Then a gentleman of his stunning beauty knew the risk faced of being discovered, unchaperoned with a lady. He had the face and form that hinted at a masculine perfection that made a lady do foolish things.such as forgetting she was alone. With a gentleman. In a garden. Under the moonlight.”
Looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
