To Have and to Hold To Have and to Hold
Book 2 - A Wyckerley Novel

To Have and to Hold

(Intermix)

    • 4.3 • 20 Ratings
    • $4.99
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Publisher Description

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Saving Graces and Flight Lessons comes Book II of the Wyckerley Trilogy…

To Have and to Hold


Suave, cynical, and too handsome for his own good, Sebastian Verlaine never expected to become a magistrate judging the petty crimes of his tenants and neighbors. Nor can the new Viscount D’Aubrey foresee that, when a fallen woman appears before him, he’ll find himself beguiled against all reason to alter her terrible fate...

Rachel Wade has served time in prison for her husband’s violent death, but soon discovers that freedom has its own price. For no one will offer her a second chance but a jaded viscount who needs a housekeeper. Scorned by the townspeople of Wyckerley as D’Aubrey’s mistress, tempted beyond her will by the devilish lord, Rachel risks everything she has to claim a life of her own...and a love that will last for all time.

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2013
June 18
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
406
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Gmaypes ,

A fascinating, darker version of the reformed rake story.

I honestly detested the hero at first and wondered what in the h#!! Was the author doing with this guy. It was all explained very well and I could almost feel his anguish when he made his turn around. No insta-love, it all happens gradually and with quite a few hiccups.

The heroine is deeply troubled and trying to find her way back to normal after being sent to prison. The overwhelming experiences she has with the freedoms we all take for granted were very well written. Beautiful and insightful, really.

This a little dark, but not overly so. It might make some uncomfortable with the indignities she had to endure. Not much is glossed over, but it explains why she is so damaged. There is an HEA at the end.

There are quite a few distracting typos. It needs a good proofreader. There are also a few references to things I'm not sure were invented in this time period, but I'm no expert so it was easy to ignore.
The story deserves the five stars for the well thought out plot and touching romance alone. I have already downloaded another book by this author, I highly recommend this refreshing version of the well worn plot device of the reformed rake.

aannii61 ,

What a fantastic love story!

Truly unforgettable characters.

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