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London, 1817
Simon St. John, nicknamed Satan, is the seventh Earl of Travis, didn’t want to duel with Michael Yelverton, but here he was. He had no intention of killing Michael or anyone else, he intentionally aimed wrong. He just wounded Michael. The next thing Simon knew Michael put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. He knew people would blame him, this was nothing new to him, people have been blaming him for misfortunes all of his life. What he didn’t count on was now being the guardian of Michaels’ sister, Victoria.
Victoria Yelverton is furious, not only has she lost her brother in a senseless duel, she is homeless and very near penniless. When Simon proposes he becomes her guardian, just until she can find a suitable husband, she wants to throttle him. She does not want to get marry, she wants her brother back. If she does not agree to this, Simon will find her a husband himself and she may not like his choice of a mate.
While in Simons’ care, Victoria senses some well-hidden secret Simon does not want anyone to know about, including her.
When the carriage they are in is intentionally run-off the road and
Victoria is seriously injured, Simon realizes someone is out to get him,
but the person who is responsible is the last person he would have
suspected. Will the person be successful the next time? Simon needs to
face his past, in order to have a future with or without Victoria.
This was an interesting book. I have not read many regency books. This one kept me wanting to know what would happen to Simon and Victoria. The characters were proper, but not stuffy. The ladies were true ladies and the men were gentlemen. No disappointments with “Pistols at Dawn“.
Reviewed by Patsy Glans
for The Road to Romance
June 5, 2006
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