Review - Illicit Love by Jane Lark

Synopsis:

Ellen Harding longs to be free of the life she is trapped in - her husband died at the battle of Waterloo and her family disowned her and now she lives under the reign of a cruel protector. When her eyes are drawn to a beautiful man for no other reason than his looks, she imagines escaping her chains for a night by giving her body to him – to a man of her choosing – even if only to infuriate her captor.

But Edward Marlow is kind and gentle when he touches her and her subconscious whispers that this man could save her. Yet how can he help her when she has secrets which prevent her ever being free.

She has too many battles to fight.

Edward is restless, lonely and a little angry with his lot in life – it is his only excuse for being drawn to another man’s mistress. The woman’s dark hair and pale eyes are striking and he cannot take his gaze off of her while she watches him over the top of a fan with an illicit intent in her eyes. But once he’s known her he cannot forget her - and once he’s seen how brutal her protector is, how can leave her with the man? But she will not run anymore than she will speak of her past, so how can he help her…

Review: Okay so I am NOT a big fan of historical romances but Illicit Love is so beautifully written it was a rare jewel I ran across that just warmed my heart and reeled me in. Ellen pulls at my heartstrings with what she is having to go thru with Lord Gainsborough and then to find love and joy at the same time with Edward and having to sneak around always a chance of getting caught and punished for her betrayals. Edward was a perfect gentleman who I instantly took a liking to especially when he called out the Lord Gainsborough in a poker game. Lord G thinks his money gives him all the power and influence over people and it made me happy for him to get found out!

For folks who are not usually into historicals I truly think you will love this one and for those who already do enjoy them here is another awesome find for your TBR!

Author Bio

Jane is qualified to the equivalent of a Masters Degree in People Management and is fascinated by the things which craft people's personalities, so she has great fun exploring these through characters. She lives in the United Kingdom near the Regency City of Bath and has just bought her 400 year old dream home. History has always tempted her imagination and she loves researching and also exploring ruins and houses to get ideas. She equally loves a love story.

Jane has always aspired to writing a historical novel so when she was thirty she put it on her ‘to do before I am forty’ list. She completed her first novel ten years ago, never sent it anywhere then started the next. She’s not stopped writing since, and escaping into a mental world of fiction is a great painkiller to help fight off her Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Jane is a member of RWA, RNA, and the Historical Novel Society.

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