A Victorian paranormal romance! Mystic overtones give a different twist!
The Lady is Trouble (League of Lords #1) by Tracy Sumner
Love her or protect her? There seems to be no middle ground for Julian Alexander, Lord Beauchamp and Lady Piper Scott, known as the Scandalous Scott.
They are part of group of people whose unusual talents have left them as pariahs and outcastes. Drawn from all different areas of society they are vulnerable or dangerous to themselves and others if their gifts can't be trained
Julian has followed his mentor's lead to bring together these mystic misfits into a supportive League. "Piper’s grandfather had started the society years ago as a place for those genuinely afflicted with a mystical talent to find shelter because to be afflicted was nothing short of a cruel fate." Piper, his mentor's granddaughter, and the true love of his life is a healer. He promised his mentor to not pursue her but protect to her. That struggle between Honor and love almost destroys them.
As a boy Julian had fled his father's cruelty to the stews of St Giles and survived with others of his ilk, the gorgeous Finn and Humphrey.
Piper has loved Julian since she first saw him when her grandfather had brought him to their home. Older now, wild and restless Piper knows she can help him, but will his fears conquer his love. Their togetherness when it comes is enough to move mountains and shake the world off its axis.
At the same time a dark force has centered on Piper and she is in danger.
What sent this story into the five star stratosphere was that when I reflected on my response I had found myself being sucked in, swallowed really, into the troubling forces at work that gave this novel an edgy mysterious wedge. Along with the push and pull of explosive emotions between Piper and Julian, I was hooked. Now I'm wondering about Finn!
An Independent ARC via NetGalley
*****
They are part of group of people whose unusual talents have left them as pariahs and outcastes. Drawn from all different areas of society they are vulnerable or dangerous to themselves and others if their gifts can't be trained
Julian has followed his mentor's lead to bring together these mystic misfits into a supportive League. "Piper’s grandfather had started the society years ago as a place for those genuinely afflicted with a mystical talent to find shelter because to be afflicted was nothing short of a cruel fate." Piper, his mentor's granddaughter, and the true love of his life is a healer. He promised his mentor to not pursue her but protect to her. That struggle between Honor and love almost destroys them.
As a boy Julian had fled his father's cruelty to the stews of St Giles and survived with others of his ilk, the gorgeous Finn and Humphrey.
Piper has loved Julian since she first saw him when her grandfather had brought him to their home. Older now, wild and restless Piper knows she can help him, but will his fears conquer his love. Their togetherness when it comes is enough to move mountains and shake the world off its axis.
At the same time a dark force has centered on Piper and she is in danger.
What sent this story into the five star stratosphere was that when I reflected on my response I had found myself being sucked in, swallowed really, into the troubling forces at work that gave this novel an edgy mysterious wedge. Along with the push and pull of explosive emotions between Piper and Julian, I was hooked. Now I'm wondering about Finn!
An Independent ARC via NetGalley
*****
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