Devil Takes a Bride
By: Gaelen Foley
Series: The Knight Miscellany series -- bk. 5
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780749956202
Subjects: Knight family (Fictitious characters); Fiction; Aristocracy (Social class); History
Description: ROMANCE: HISTORICAL. In the quiet English countryside, far from the intrigues of London, Lizzie Carlisle slowly mends her broken heart, devoting herself to her new position as lady's companion to the Dowager Viscountess Strathmore - until her peaceful life is turned upside-down by a visit from 'Devil' Strathmore, the old woman's untamed nephew - a dangerously handsome man whose wicked reputation hides a tortured soul. Devlin Kimball (Lord Strathmore) has spent years adventuring on the high seas, struggling to make his peace with the tragedy that claimed the lives of his family.
Notes: Originally published: New York: Ivy, 2004; London: Piatkus, 2006.
Table of contents: title: In the quiet English countryside, far from the intrigues of London, Lizzie Carlisle slowly mends her broken heart, devoting herself to her new position as lady's companion to the Dowager Viscountess Strathmore; title: until her peaceful life is turned upside-down by a visit from Devil Strathmore, the old woman's untamed nephew; title: a dangerously handsome man whose wicked reputation hides a tortured soul. Devlin Kimball (Lord Strathmore) has spent years adventuring on the high seas, struggling to make his peace with the tragedy that claimed the lives of his family. But now he has uncovered the dark truth about the so-called accident and swears retribution. Then, to his astonishment, his eccentric aunt's will forces him and Lizzie together, and Devlin finds his path to vengeance blocked by the stubborn but oh-so-tempting Miss Carlisle. Her passionate nature rivals his own, but disillusioned once by love, Lizzie will accept nothing less than his true devotion...