Runaway Lady

by Claire Thornton

‘I will hire you only on condition that you promise to do everything in your power to protect me. ’

With his curved Turkish sword, and dark, brooding looks, Harry Ward is a formidable adversary. Lady Saskia van Buren’s life is in danger, so she has fled to London and hired him as her protector. But she soon finds herself longing for more than safety in his arms…

Unknown to Saskia, Harry believes she’s a Dutch spy – and he intends to bring her to justice. Only he’s torn between duty and desire, and will do whatever it takes to keep Lady Saskia safe – even make her his convenient bride. . .

Genres: Historical, Romance

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

This author first published as Alice Thornton.

Reviews

[Grace Elliot · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion Claire Thornton is a much under rated author of historical romance. She can effortlessly hold her own amongst the best; be it Lisa Kleypas, Eloisa James or Mary Balogh.
Ms Thornton has it all; gripping plots, believable characters and an oh-so-desirable hero. Ms Thornton is also bold, in the 34 year adventurer Harry, she has created a scrumptous hunk of a man who is also a virgin...and more to the point his reason for being so with women throwing themselves at him left, right and centre is both moving and believable. She also paints a heroine worthy of winning his trust and affections.
So if what you require is an evocative, believable, sweep you along historical, look no further than Claire Thornton's 'Runaway Lady.'

[Cristina Contilli]

"Sapeva che era la moglie perfetta per lui, però, si chiedeva perché Saskia avrebbe dovuto sposarlo (...) Ormai suo fratello era al sicuro e lei sarebbe potuta tornare in Olanda, dove l'aspettava una vita soddisfacente e prospera."

Nel complesso mi è piaciuto per l'ambientazione diversa dal solito (L'olanda del 1600) e per il fatto che la protagonista sia una donna con una certa esperienza sulle spalle che ha saputo prima prendere in mano gli affari del marito e poi difendere se stessa e il fratello dalle minacce di chi voleva impadronirsi dei loro beni... e poi questa volta il vergine è lui, non lei... quello che mi ha convinto meno è che lui non sembra molto romanrico o innamorato, ma sembra più che alytro ammirato dalle capacità organizzative di lei.

[Tasneem · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. The plot and characters were vivid and well portrayed. I love the period of the Restoration and the time of the Anglo-Dutch wars. The reference to the Dutch East India company and the merchants in Amsterdam also made it an interesting read.

[Elisa Vangelisti]

solo l'agonia dell'attesa di 40 minuti in posta mi ha costretta ad arrivare a pag.30, nonostante di tanto in tanto le mie orecchie fossero occupate da conversazioni ad alta voce di italiani maleducati. claire ha su di me un effetto altamente soporifero. shob. gasp. sigh. abbandono ☆

[Xenia Pavlidou · Rating 5 out of 5]

💕 Χάρι Γουάρντ & Σάσκια βαν Μπιούρεν 💕

[Jealisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Typical regency romance.