By::Jo Beverley
Signet, June 2007
Reviewed by :: Jenna Bayley-Burke
Historical Romance
Lady Thea Debenham always does what is expected of her. As the daughter of a duke she knows she won’t need to marry until she is ready, and so instead of husband hunting during the season like other young women, she busies herself with charity work and making sure her brother gets well. Recently returned from the war, he is embroiled both in an opium addiction and an accusation of cowardice.
When the Viscount Darien offers her a bargain, clearing her brother in exchange for an engagement to her that would ensure his place in the Ton, Thea feels it is her duty to agree. But when he kisses her, she feels more than she ever imagined. Learning about the scandalous past of his family, she knows why he has to go to such extremes to enter society.
Fresh out of the Army and newly minted as Viscount after the untimely death of his father and brother, Darien came to London with a battle plan. He wanted admittance into the society that shunned his family for the lecherous behavior of his cruel father and murderous brother so that his younger brother might win the approval of the family he wished to marry into. The Cave’s were feared, each given a moniker to warn of their behavior. Because of a schoolboy feud he was given the nickname Canem Cave, for the Latin Beware the Dog. He seeks to use the Debenham’s, the family of the man who gave him the name, to further his cause. Only he never counts on actually having feelings for the Great Untouchable, Lady Thea Debenham.
An engaging tale of first impressions, the misery of assumptions, and lasting effects of falling in love. From the opening line to the final scene, the reader is transported into this world. When the story ends, you want nothing more than to five back in with another of the dozen books Jo Beverley has crafted for our escapist enjoyment. Readers should take the title of Jo Beverley’s latest installment in the Company of Rogues series literally. Ladies, beware pick this book up at night thinking you’ll browse a few chapters before bed. You won’t be able to put it down, and you can’t saw you weren’t warned.5 Kisses
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