Review: Super Hot Sex; Sigh-Worthy Romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
OMG!  I LOVED this book.  It's hot and steamy, with a fully developed storyline...incredible that!  It's the first book in the six-book Archangels series.  The other books, in order, are:  Lady Enslaved; Lady Captive; Lady Taken; Lady Enthralled; and Lady Gambled.In this book, the story that unfolds is not only sexy, but also touching.  Gabriella and Drummond were in love twenty-five years earlier, when an unbelievable act of betrayal--which had me in tears--rips the young lovers apart.  Gabriella ends up married to Lord St. John, heir to an Earldom, and Drummond--who at the time was a second son of a Duke--embarks on a career as a spy for the crown.Now, twenty-five years later, Gabriella finds herself in the mortifying position of being publicly sold by her husband!  When Drummond learns about the "wife sale" he is determined to have Gabriella as his own...he's never forgotten his first love.  However, once he secures possession of Gabriella he is determined to strip her of her ladylike inhibitions--Drummond refuses to be trapped in another passionless marriage.  In his endeavor to release Gabriella from the chains of "proper" society, Drummond assumes the role of Dom, and demands that Gabriella submit to his will (FYI, I would not classify this as a BDSM romance, although it does include a mild aspect of BDSM.)  Gabriella, not privy to Drummond's thoughts has no idea of his hidden agenda.  She just thinks he's an autocratic male, who is intent on humiliating her further.  I absolutely loved this book.The story that unfolds is not very believable, considering the events that unfold and the fact that they take place in Regency England, but that didn't bother me in the least.  I expected--and hoped--to read some hot sex in this book, the fully developed story was an added boon.  LOL  I highly recommend this book.