When a Rogue Meets His Match (Greycourt #2)
by Elizabeth Hoyt
Blurb:
Witty, vivacious
Messalina Greycourt has her pick of suitors. When Windemere summons Messalina
to inform his niece that she must marry Mr. Hawthorne, she is appalled. But
she's surprised when Gideon offers her a compromise: as long as she plays the
complacent wife, he promises to leave her alone until she asks for his touch.
Since Messalina is confident that she'll never ask Gideon for anything, she
readily agrees. However, the more time she spends with Gideon, the harder it is
to stay away.
Themes: Historical
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
The second installment of this interesting
new series from one of my favorite historical authors went down some twisted
and dark paths but in the end I found I loved every second, even when I was
crying my eyes out. Elizabeth Hoyt peaked my interest with her previous Maiden Lane
series, where she took her characters into often dark territory as well, but in
the end she brought them to such enchanting and unexpected HEAs that I couldn’t
help but fall in love with her writing.
Truly her gift of bringing readers right into the heart of her characters
and their world is beyond compare and I have yet to be disappointed in anything
I read of hers. This series revolves
around the Greycourt family and the oldest sister is the lead and the heroine
of her story today. Messalina has known for years that her uncle was a bastard
out to destroy her and her siblings in every way he could both big and small,
and when his henchman, Gideon arrives unexpectedly and demands her presence at
her Uncle’s estate she knows her time of freedom is over. Gideon has watched Messalina far afar and
coveted her for years and now he has found what he thinks is a way to gain her
for himself and at the same time save her from her uncle. But Windemere is much
more crafty they either of them suspected and soon Gideon has to decide if the
price to gain Messalina for himself is too high or if the affection they have
found together will hold them together. I was surprised by how much I like Messalina,
thinking in the beginning she was going to be your typical damsel in distress
driving me insane, but she turned out to be a great character in the end. She
was strong, determined, sweet and willing to do just about anything that she
needed to do to keep her family safe and happy. I loved seeing her stand up for
what she wanted in life, sacrificing what she thought would be her future, but
in the end finding something even greater to make her life complete as she feel
in love with Gideon. Gideon was a
curious character, an alpha male for sure, and one of the most broken
characters I have read in a long time.
He has had a terribly rough life but he is hopeful that a future with Messalina
is possible if he can offer her a way to escape her uncle, but he has no
thought to ever earning her love or affection, thinking he isn’t worthy of
them. He has a lot of conflicting
behaviors, but she is able to see beneath his gruff exterior to the caring and dedicate
man underneath and begins to love him despite all of the dirty dealings of his
past. When he decides that he not only
wants to keep her, but wants to earn her love and respect, Gideon grows into an
even better character and I loved seeing him embrace that change. The passion between these two was subtle in
the beginning because Gideon was hiding his feelings behind so many layers and Messalina
was unsure who he really was, but in the end the heat kept the story moving
along beautifully. I can’t wait for the
next in the series as there are a few siblings left to find love and adventure
in this new great world by Elizabeth Hoyt.
More Regency era magic that is nearly impossible to resist.
*eBook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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