The
Baron’s Betrayal by Callie Hutton
It's been
two years since Lady Marion Tunstall lost her husband at sea. Two years of
sorrow and grief. Only now has the young, comely widow finally re-entered
society. It isn't until she and her family attend the merriment of a country
dance that Lady Marion sees her dead husband, alive and well... and faints dead
away.
Lord
Tristan Tunstall has no choice but to confess - he is alive, yes, but not a
whole man who can be a husband and father. When he offers her a divorce,
however, Marion stubbornly refuses. Now she has forced herself back into his
life, and into his home and (oh, God forgive his weakness) his bed. He cannot
stop himself from wanting her. Loving
her. But can he live with the secret she is keeping from him?
Published & Release Date: Entangled
Publishing, January 12, 2015
Time
and setting: 1815 Regency England
Genre:
Historical Romance/Regency
Heat
Level: 2
Rating: 4 Gold Crowns
Vikki’s Musings
While browsing titles offered on Net-Galley, I came
across this Regency historical romance. The book description caught my eye, and
I accepted it from the publisher for an honest review. I always enjoy Regency
romances, and I have read books by this author in the past and have enjoyed
them. I am so glad I found this fantastic book! It captured my attention from
the first page and kept me enthralled all the way to the end. I adore a story
that grabs me right away and can keep my attention the entire time I am
reading.
Lady Marion Tunstall has mourned the loss of her
beloved husband for over two years. At last, her family has convinced her to
rejoin society. When she enters the assembly room, her gaze falls upon her
deceased husband on the arm of another woman. She swoons and her brother, the
Duke of Manchester sweeps her up into his arms and carries her from the room
after telling her husband he will call upon him on the morrow.
Lord Tunstall is stunned when he realizes his wife
is in attendance at the assembly room. His companion apologizes, but the damage
has been done. His wife now knows he is alive. Tristan is blind and had planned
on his wife never learning he had survived the explosion of his ship, which took
his sight.
Now that Marion knows her husband is alive, she
refuses to be parted from him and moves into his country estate against
Tristan’s wishes. He tells her he wants a divorce, but then he finds out that a
divorce is not possible. He informs her that while they will remain husband and
wife, it will be in name only because he will never chance getting her with
child. However, there is one small problem. He allows passion to sweep them
away one evening when he hears her weeping from his cruel words.
Marion discovers she is going to have a babe. Afraid
of Tristan’s reaction to the news, she keeps it from him. Will her secret tear
them further apart, or will her husband allow the blinders to come off and
embrace the woman he has always loved?
Tristan is my favorite kind of male character, a
tortured soul, filled with angst and denial of what is clearly in front of him,
a hero to hate yet love at the same time. At times, I wanted to shake his
pig-headedness out of him. His determination to deny Marion’s love and refusal
to accept that she does not care that he is blind throve me a bit crazy at
times. Although part of me wanted to despise him, my compassionate side would
not allow it.
Marion is a saint to put up with his attitude. She
is determined to get her husband back and refuses to allow him to turn her
away, which he does repeatedly. Personally, I would have given up on the man,
but she never does. Talk about a loyal woman, Marion takes it to the extreme,
but I am glad she does. It makes for an
engaging read fraught with deep emotion and passion.
I loved the pacing of this emotionally-charged
story. It kept me flipped the pages on my Kindle wanting to know if Marion
would succeed and get her stubborn, extremely bull-headed husband to accept
that it does not matter that he is blind, she loves him regardless. I promise
that if you like a tale of deep devotion and determination against all odds,
then this is a book you will enjoy. Happy reading!
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