I enjoyed this book very much, even if it is an early work of the author who hasn't reached her full potential shown in the Rogues and Mallorens books.
Unfortunately, nowhere is the information available that this book is a part of a series and which books go before it, neither the relationship between them. I caution every reader who hasn't read Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed that The Stolen Bride totally spoils the mystery and the final showdown in that book. Read that one first. I haven't yet read the other two books but from the author's note in one book I understand that The Stanford Secrets was written after but precedes in timeline these two books, and Emily and the Dark Angel is the 4th in the series
As for this book, the storyline consists of two romances. Being new to the series, I first thought that the first couple on stage, Beth and Sir Marius, were the protagonists and Sophie and Randall just steals the show, but in fact, their prolonged and troubled love story is the intended focus. They got engaged in the previous book as a result of a compromise situation, but they are very much in love, and are quite suited to each other as mischievous, daring young people willing to skirt the borders of socially acceptable behaviour. The problem is, Randall has been charged by Sophie's brother to prove his worth by keeping his distance and keeping Sophie out of mischief. Sophie, however, is worried that the lack of flirtation, kisses and time stolen together means her fiancé offered for her only out of duty. Her desperate attempts to provoke him into passionate behaviour cause as much complication as a secret enemy connected to their past. The mystery reaches a dramatic final conflict point, spiced with a kidnapping, desperate liberation attempt, fire and madness. All lovers end up happily together... I can only fault Sir Marius's way of allowing his beloved to think his intentions are less than honourable which was a somewhat strange way of increasing the dramatic tension between this couple. All in all, it was a satisfying and surprisingly complex work.
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