Penn had never like rules!

Lord of Fortune (Legendary Rogues #3)
by Darcy Burke         

Ok, I'm so glad I followed this up after reading a great review. I loved it!

I loved Amelia Gardiner and Penn Bowen.

I loved the whole mystery of the thirteen treasures associated with the Arthurian legends.

"The Thirteen Treasures were items gathered by Arthur and his knights for one of their own—Gareth—so that he could win his bride.”

Of course Glastonbury gets a mention!

The beginning dives straight into the mystery of two particular treasures the Heart of Llanllwch and an iron dagger, which features in the elusive Legend of Ranulf and Hilaria.

Penn is bent on proving that these two artifacts are actually fake. Amelia, as it turns out is the granddaughter of the man responsible for finding these two treasures. She is just as determined to prove they are the real deal.

We swing right into action from the first moment, as our dare devil hero and treasure hunter Penn, is painfully acquiring the dagger hidden in a sharp rock formation, he is relieved of it by a mysterious person who appears from nowhere. Then almost immediately, a third group appears to overpower Penn, his manservant and the mysterious thief to take the dagger for themselves. These could be men sent from a group called the Order of the Round Table, who see their duty as hiding these treasures so that they remain in the realm of legend. But within the Order is another shadowy group--Camelot all descendants from Arthur's Knights, who are pursuing their own nefarious type ends. The mystery deepens almost immediately.

So maybe it's a tad twee in places but the storyline, but the action and the steamy romance all make up for that. Penn had never liked rules,  Amelia feels the need to set some between them-- and therein lies the push and pull of their attraction to each other. Another marvelous hook!

I winged my way through this and enjoyed every moment!

A NetGalley ARC

*****