Review: Perfection as always!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2012
I highly recommend that you read this series in order - if you can't you should really read the 1st book before you read this one. Michael has a history that you need to understand before you read this story.Catherine Melbourne is the widow of Captain Colin Melbourne, who was murdered after the battle of Waterloo, while they were in Paris. Her husband left debts and no money for her to live on and raise their daughter. After returning to England she visits her solicitor and finds out that she has a living grandfather who is the Laird of Skoal, an island off the coast of England. Her grandfather wants to meet Catherine and her husband to determine if they are worthy of becoming his heirs, he doesn't think a woman can be his sole heir and wants to determine if her husband is worthy of becoming the Laird after he dies.Catherine needs that inheritance and if the only way she can get it is to have a husband - she will get one. Her old friend Lord Michael Kenyon, told her that if she ever needed help he would do what ever he could to help her. Catherine asks Michael to pretend to be Colin Melbourne - without telling him that Colin is dead.Lord Michael Kenyon one of the "Fallen Angels" a group of men who became friends in school, has had a difficult life. Alienated from his own family, his friends are his real family. Michael has been in love with Catherine since he was billeted with her family during the army's stay in Belgium before the battle of Waterloo. Catherine saved his life after he was found near death after the battle. He has never let her know how he feels because she was married and he never wants to get involved with a married woman.I know this is an old plot twist but it is handled in really different manner by Ms. Putney. Michael and Catherine are wonderful characters and the story is well written and holds your interest from start to finish. Learning their history before Catherine asks Michael for this favor is so special!Having this series released again is like meeting old friends you haven't seen in years. Being able to load old favorites onto my Kindle is one of lifes greatest pleasures. I love MJ's books and this is the best of her best.