The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath

The provocative opening takes a dark turn when Lily receives a warning about Ryle’s intentions from his sister, who becomes Lily’s employee and close friend. They meet on a rooftop in Boston on the night Ryle loses a patient and Lily attends her abusive father’s funeral. Hoover’s ( November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional heft.Īt first glance, the couple is edgy but cute: Lily Bloom runs a flower shop for people who hate flowers Ryle Kincaid is a surgeon who says he never wants to get married or have kids. Historical romance favorite Heath ( The Earl Takes All, 2016, etc.) wraps up the Hellions of Havisham series-save for an upcoming prequel novella-with a send-off that is both heart-stirring and supersexy, offering a story that hits romantic high notes even as it explores some disturbing historical details and highlights the power of love and compassion.Ī winning Victorian romance with a Pretty Woman vibe-complete with a hot piano scene. At first furious, Killian reconsiders his feelings and the state of his heart when she disappears and he has to delve into her history to track her down. She’s nothing like he imagined, and he falls for her, but just as their marriage seems real, they journey to London for a visit where secrets from her past rise up, and Killian realizes that, for all her innate honesty, she’s been quite conniving indeed.

Except that once they’re married, not only does Portia bring sunshine and music to his life and to the neglected Havisham estate, cleaning out rooms that haven’t been touched in decades, but their sexual connection is explosive.

Portia comes across as a haughty gold digger, which to Killian means he won’t fall in love with her, so she’s safe to wed. However, when he takes his sweet time getting married, his father arranges to marry Portia Gadstone through a newspaper ad, with the scheming expectation that Killian will marry her instead, which he does. John, Viscount Locksley, vowed never to open his heart to romantic love, seeing the emotional devastation it caused for his family. After a marquess manipulates his son into marrying a commoner, the two fall in love, but her murky past may get in the way of their future happiness.Īfter his mother died in childbirth and his father went mad with grief, Killian St.

The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath