Dark Hero
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4.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Married to a stranger . . .
Elizabeth is a survivor. Betrayed, kidnapped and left for dead, she awakens on a ship bound for the Indies in the bed of a stranger claiming to be her husband. Can Elizabeth trust this Dark Hero conjured from the pages of Gothic romances she devoured as a girl?
Donovan survived betrayal, imprisonment and torture. Deception and subterfuge are weapons used to keep people at a safe distance. Donovan's penchant for deception may be his undoing. After her rescue from smugglers, his bride cannot remember him. Is Donovan condemned to a different kind of prison--a loveless marriage to a woman who fears him and cannot abide his touch?
The Reluctant Heroes Series: Bold Men, Independent Women . . . finding true love was never in their plans!
Book One: Dark Hero, A Gothic Romance
Book Two: Bright Scoundrel
Book Three: Gallant Rogue
Book Four: Noble Assassin
Customer Reviews
Protracted storyline
This book had the possibilities of being a most unusual historical romance. However, its' protracted storyline, along with too much emphasis on early medicine, especially head injuries, lost it for me. I think a publisher would have directed the storyline differently, but that is just my opinion. I finished the book because I rarely give up on one, but there were times when I wondered what I was doing ......