Lennox. El libertino de las Lowlands

Taskill Witches #2

by Saskia Walker

Segundo volumen de la serie La Hermandad Taskill.

Lennox Taskill es un golfo depravado, un poderoso brujo del que se rumorea que vende sus hechizos a cambio de dinero o favores. Desde que vio morir a su madre en la hoguera, vive retirado esperando que llegue el momento de vengarla. Chloris Keavey está casada con un rico y cr uel terrateniente. Ante la imposibilidad de quedarse embarazada, su esposo la amenaza con echarla de casa. Ella se jura que lo conseguirá, aunque para ello tenga que entregarse en cuerpo y alma a la seductora magia de Lennox. El brujo acepta el trato, pues a pesar de que ella no lo sabe, la encantadora mujer le está ofreciendo una gran oportunidad de divertirse…y de vengarse. Sus poderes pueden salvarla de la ruina…o hacer que se hunda en ella a cambio de sus clandestinas noches de éxtasis y placer.

Genres: Romance, Erotica, Historical, Witches, Magic, Paranormal, Fantasy

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Saskia is British by birth, but because of her parent's nomadic tendencies she grew up traveling the globe--an only child with a serious book habit. She dreamed of being a writer since the age of 12 and finally began writing seriously in the late 1990s.

Saskia's short stories have now been published in over one hundred international anthologies and magazines including Cosmo, and Bust. In the noughties Saskia started working on longer projects and since then her novels have been published by Penguin and Harlequin as well as other publishing houses. To her absolute delight two of her novels won Passionate Plume awards and her work has twice been nominated for an Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award. Her Witches of Scotland series was widely translated and became a Scandinavian bestseller. In 2015 she became a USA TODAY bestselling author. It's been an amazing journey! Saskia is now a full time author and she has many more stories to tell.

Saskia lives in the north of England, on the beautiful, windswept landscape of the Yorkshire moors, with her real life hero, Mark. Mark supports her work through all its ups and downs, and manages to keep her sane and grounded when fiction threatens to take over.

http://www.saskiawalker.co.uk.home.html

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

2-1/2 Overly Dramatic Romance Stars

Ok. Not quite as exciting as The Harlot, but ... I really enjoyed the Scottish setting of this story, the plot, and one of the characters in particular. I liked the element of the witch hunt and the fact that the family in this series actually are witches, who've seen their mother burned as a witch and have been separated from each other for nearly a decade.

Lenox is a fun character, as was Jessie, in the first book. I think I like these characters and the sibling's search for each other enough to finish the series, but the melodrama is pretty thick. We'll see how I do with the last one. I'll give a few chapters.

[Jane Stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a good fit for me. Things were not fully developed. I was not engaged.

STORY BRIEF:
Chloris’s parents died. Her cousin Tamhas became her guardian. He wanted sex with her, but she refused, so he arranged her marriage to Gavin. Gavin beats her and will throw her out if she doesn’t become pregnant. Chloris visits a group of witches to ask for fertility help. Lennox agrees to help. They quickly become lovers. A secondary story is witches must live in secret. They are burned if discovered.

OPINION:
I feel like the author was too tired to develop things. Characters were not fully developed - just sort of surface descriptions. The plot is like taking ideas from history and putting them in the book, but not making them full. I would read pages and wonder why it wasn’t interesting. I think it was pondering and descriptions.

A scene which did not make sense.
Tamhas wants to burn the witches but has no evidence. Ailsa is a witch. Tamhas is choking her. Her eyes turn a strange color and she mutters strange words. Tamhas then says “I have seen your eyes turn and we’ve heard your despicable satanic words as you call on your dark lord. I will bring down the lot of you.” He lets her go. (Why?) Ailsa then tells Lennox that she did not use her craft against Tamhas because she didn’t want to give him evidence that he could use against her. That did not make sense. She turned her eyes and muttered words - evidence. Now Tamhas gathers a group of men to hunt for her and her group. (He had Ailsa, why did he let her go?)

Stupid events:
Chloris locked her door to avoid being hurt by her husband. She fears for her life. The next day Lennox arrives to take her away. They are in love. Then Lennox confesses that when he first met her he wanted to use her for revenge, but he soon changed his mind and fell in love with her. She is now mad at Lennox and returns to Gavin. (What?)

Then Tamhas arrives and tells Gavin that Chloris has interacted with Lennox who is a witch. Tamhas asks her where Lennox is. A normal person would have lied and said they didn’t know. But Chloris said I’ll never tell you. So now they threaten Chloris with torture.

OTHER BOOKS:
This is the second book in the Taskill Witches series. Sadly I did not like the first book “The Harlot.” However I gave 3 ½ stars to “Reckless” which was not in the series.

FTC DISCLOSURE:
This book was provided to me free of charge through the Amazon Vine Program in return for my writing a review.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 322 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 7. Setting: 1715 Scotland. Copyright: 2013. Genre: historical fantasy romance.

[Em]

OMG I just had to write this.... The author Saskia Walker is amzing.... literally amazing!! I recieved a copy of her 3rd novel in The Tiskill Witches series "The Jezebel" which I am head over heels in Love with!! Saskia has been super sweet by offering me complimentary books of THE HARLOT and THE LIBERTINE which is the first and second book and I was so excited I screamed!! Much to the embarrasment of my boyfriend as we were in a local supermarket at the time haha.

I absolutely love, love, love Saskia's style of writing; the erotic side of her fiction book was classy yet compelling; descriptive but not dity. It was written so beautifully that you could almost sense the passion that ran through their bodies as they embraced.

THE JEZEBEL is now my number 1 favourite book, I adore it :) I'm holding my breath until the other two books come as I could not put The Jezebel down, it was a struggle to keep doing status updates as I could not bare to put the book down.

SUPER EXCITED TO READ THESE TWO BOOKS *Screams*

WILL DEFINATELY REVIEW!

Regards,
Emma
xxx

[Jackson Garton]

dnf

just didn't hold my attention

[ᑭᑌᑎƳᗩ [Punya Reviews...] · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...

At the end of book 1 of the series The Harlot, it was clearly indicated that Jessie has long lost siblings and I was hoping to read their stories too. Since I liked that book, I was really glad to know about the news of the sequels. The Libertine is Jessie’s older brother, Lennox’s story. I can’t say the whole book was fun for me because on the first half, I thought every male in it is an a-hole, and that includes Lennox too. I was quite pissed. Let me tell you in my review exactly why. But, I did love the rest because the story picked up after that, and caught me by total surprise!

In book 1, we meet Jessie, who is born a witch and living a life of sin. She was torn apart from her siblings, her brother Lennox and twin Maisie when she was very young. Their mother came down from the Highlands in search of their father, who left them as he couldn’t take the truth of his family having these heathenish abilities. Sadly, their mother was captured and burned with the condemnation of practicing witchcraft. All the siblings were forced to watch this, and in their mind, this remains as a horrific memory till this day. They never knew any news of their father, but that he went to the sea as a sailor.

Jessie’s nature is different, and since she ran away from her abusive adoptive parents, she drifted and became a prostitute. She’s called the Harlot of Dundee, and it’s hinted that every guy knows her there. But whatever she was, I liked her because she was pretty honest about herself, and what her magic inspired. It wasn’t about making money but connected to her magical powers. Her magic is channeled through nature and the closer they are to nature, the better for them. Also, sex is a way of empowerment. The more sex they have, the more their magic grows stronger. In that regard, Jessie has no problem since she’s as lusty as they come. She meets Gregor in a crazy hullaballoo when she’s arrested in the witch-hunt. Gregor has already seen her, knows her reputation and wants her no doubt. He’s a lusty sailor too, and a good sport is always welcome. Jessie is a beauty, and she knows what she’s about. Gregor wants to have sex, but he has another use for her too. He wants her to work for him on a mission that is connected to his past. He will train her for it. Jessie tells him she wants to return to the Highlands where her own people still reside. She needs Gregor’s help and they struck a bargain. As they go about, it they have all kinds of adventures, physical, emotional, and finally, the mission Gregor wanted her to use for. There are brief M/M, M/F/F etc. too since both Jessie and Gregor aren’t offended by any of these. I liked this honesty and the fact that none of them strayed. They both stuck selfish bargain to use each-other mutually and yet, they begin to fall somewhere along the way. I also loved the back-story of the witch-hunt, whatever little there was. In the end, Jessie and Gregor flee the place right after Gregor’s problem is solved on their way to the Highlands. Gregor knew Jessie’s abilities by then about and wasn’t scared or offended by it. They plan to marry as soon as they found Jessie’s siblings and/or her clan there.

Although these books can be read as stand-alones, I recommend that you start from book 1, because you might feel lost if you don’t. Lennox or Maisie aren’t introduced in book 1, but only by mention from Jessie as she talks about them.

Book 2 takes places simultaneously with book 1. In another part of Scotland, Lennox was living with a small coven of his own. He has taken a new surname. Lennox has also run from the witch-hunters all his life, alongside tried his best to be accepted in the community under his disguise. He hated the so-called ‘normal’ people for being so mean to his people and the unnecessary bloodshed. Lennox takes revenge too, by sleeping with their women... and lots of them. As I already mentioned, sex is a vital part of their magic and Lennox being handsome and all, never has to go without. He seduces the married women, and drops them soon enough when he’s done with them. He likes the scandal that erupts after it’s found out and the way those men feel belittled by a heathen like him. He also has a slut among his coven, a girl whom he saved sometimes ago from a witch-hunt, much like the one that killed his mother. This is another of Lennox’s passions, saving people like him when they’re in trouble with the authority for practicing magic and is condemned to die. I can see why he was so vengeful, and his reasons behind being a manwhore, yet, I didn’t like the way he planned the downfall of those married women. I didn’t like that he had a convenient slut at his beck and call and the girl is infatuated with him, a hero-worship kind of thing.

I hated the way he planned to seduce and ditch Chloris, our heroine, just to spite her cousin Tamhas because he hated people like Lennox and wanted to see each of them die. He’s one of the town’s rich noblemen and is just waiting for a chance to do so. I still didn’t know what drove Chloris to be so desperate but she needed a child desperately. I could see a possible cheating scenario too since Lennox pretty much made her a target of his seduction and Chloris was showing all the signs of an easy conquest for him.

Chloris came to visit Tamhas and his wife for a while because her husband told her that she needed ‘rest’ which is supposedly meant to make her prepare for conceiving a child when she returns to Edinburgh. After her parents died, leaving her an orphan, a young Tamhas took Chloris in as his ward. He wasn’t a good guardian in any case because he wasn’t patient with her and when she was hitting puberty, the creep started making advances towards her. Chloris never was interested in him in that way, and so she fended off those. Then he wanted to marry her, which was also rebuffed by her. In the end, Tamhas made her a bargain chip for his own gain. He’s selfish, if not mean and used Chloris for a business partnership. The man, Gavin, married Chloris and Tamhas’s business partnership with him was secured. At first, Chloris’s marriage was good, and it was hinted that Gavin was friendly enough. But soon that changed when she failed have a child. It worsened each day, as Gavin became abusive, beating her to bloody pulp whenever he got angry about something. Chloris have been living in misery since then, but she has nowhere else to go. She was not welcomed here before because Tamhas’s wife, Jean knew of his obsession of Chloris, a thing not her fault to begin with. But that has changed a bit, and she seems friendly to her. Tamhas seems like a settled man, though he’s callous and emotionally distant as ever and Jean seems to cower when he’s angry, never defying his orders.

Chloris learns of the witches and their coven from one of the maids of the house. She knew of Tamhas’s distaste of them, and so she goes for a visit very discreetly in the hopes for a cure of her barren state. While Chloris thought she’d be talking to an elderly woman, she finds herself face to face with the coven leader, Lennox Fingal; a handsome and intense man with wickedly glittering blue eyes. Chloris is seduced by his charm on spot. Lennox did his best to manipulate her through his magic. It felt just wrong to me. He was bend on humiliating her and in the process, making a joke out of Tamhas.

I wanted to kick every single male of this story for being jerks! But there’s more and I’ll talk about those later.

Lennox manipulates Choris to invite him to her room in the Keavey house. He cloaks himself with magic and enters the place at night. He has been here before so he knows where to find Chloris, who was already very worried about this. How is it that she invited him here, where, if they’re found out together... Chloris can’t even think of the ramifications of this tryst. But she wants him, no doubt about that. Even though there’s no sex on their first meeting, the lure of seduction was aplenty. Lennox manipulates her well, and makes her promise to meet him in a secluded spot in the woods. Chloris does that the next day and yep, they end up having sex. Lennox channels nature’s power inside her to make her fertile, and his touch makes Chloris horny. It’s not that he was touching her in a sexual way but the power channeling through her would make her feel ‘ripe’ for... erm, you-know-what. She couldn’t understand this since Gavin the jerk probably never gave her an orgasm. Lennox tells her that she doesn’t really require any healing, and hints that the fault probably lies within her husband.

I wasn’t enjoying it thus far, mainly due to Lennox’s betrayal. And them ending up having sex felt so wrong in the wake of that betrayal. I started feeling for Chloris though, as the extent of her husband’s a$$hattyness came to the surface. Soon, I didn’t care that she was cheating because that husband of hers deserved all that and more. It’s revealed that the d*ck has already done that to her; taking a mistress a few years within their marriage. Chloris’s only usefulness is to provide him with an heir, for which he ‘visits’ her to do his duty. Now, if she can’t do it, Chloris has nothing to offer him, really. This is why she’s scared for her life. If she’s out of the way, the d*ck will have the excuse to take another wife... or take his mistress into his home. WOW, talk about a$$holes!!! Then, gradually, she started falling for Lennox, who was wooing her with charming, sweet words. I still didn’t know what to believe because Lennox’s history doesn’t make him anything less than a scoundrel in my eyes. ‘Normal’ women aren’t safe with him. I felt so bad for Chloris, it seemed like every male in her life was just intent on using her for their own purposes!

But this changed somewhere in the 50% of the story. Chloris and Lennox were having sex regularly in the same spot every morning. A big risk and even though Chloris tried to stop it at first, she is somewhat addicted to the kind of solace her time with Lennox brings to her. She is still scared for both of their lives, worried about Lennox’s intentions towards her. Of course, Chloris knew she being married and older than him make everything difficult, because now, she wants to be with him, but there’s no plausible way to be together. I also kept feeling that Lennox sensed the goodness inside her and was gradually changing his mind of his earlier plans to humiliate her. His feelings were somewhat mixed as well, not knowing how to act on it, except through sex. In between, Lennox was trying hard to gain a place in the community. Most people liked him, his coven members and their work. Lennox and the men of the coven built carriages for a living and their work is valued in the community for high quality. Tamhas tries his best to thwart Lennox’s entry in the community council, something that would give him official approval as a town member. Tamhas is also planning to take up the chance to find proof against him and hand him over to the authority. He remains insanely obsessed over this throughout the story, creating much trouble.

One day, Tamhas comes to Chloris, and propositions her, again, with something dirty. He would father a child with her, so that she can stay with Gavin. It would, of course, secure his business with the man. Chloris is aghast because just that day his wife announced that she’s pregnant again and declines his offer. Tamhas isn’t happy about this, her refusal of his offer.

Lennox meets Chloris again, soon, not knowing that she has decided to end their affair without informing him. Chloris was so scared for his life, she decides it’s for the best that she returns to Edinburgh. She’d forever cherish their time together. After they had sex, Lennox finds out exactly why she doesn’t want to be naked in front of him, preferring quickies. The marks of Gavin’s beatings were all over her back. Chloris feels humiliated that Lennox now knows of her humiliation. She runs from him, even though Lennox asks her to wait for him. He has already been trying to convince her that they can run away together to the Highlands. He knows he can’t live here any longer due to Tamhas’s threats. Lennox is only waiting for any news of his twin sisters, which reaches him very soon. When he gets the news of a witch being held in Dundee and her probable name being Jessie Taskill, Lennox rides hard to find her. Before that he leaves Chloris a letter explaining his actions. He asks his resident ex-slut (whom he’d left after meeting Chloris; the girl was jealous but later becomes resigned to his decision) to take it to Keavey’s house. Trouble ensues as Tamhas finds the girl and the letter. He’s now confirmed about a few things; one, his cousin is having an affair with that heathen he hates the most and two, the witchcraft that he always suspected they are involved in, is true. Tamhas is determined, once and for all, to have the lot arrested and see to their trials.

In Dundee, Lennox finds where Jessie was held. He can sense her too. It doesn’t bother him that Jessie was called the Harlot of Dundee. Even though it bothered me a lot, guess the way they spend their lives made it easier for Lennox. But he couldn’t find anything else on her whereabouts. When Lennox returns, he finds that Chloris has returned to her husband in Edinburgh and his own coven is preparing to leave the place because of the news of their imminent arrest. Lennox becomes anxious, but his concerns are mainly for Chloris after seeing the scars of her husband’s beating. And now, the time to depart has arrived. Lennox helps his people pack so that they can move in the cover of the night. He kept thinking about Chloris too as her return pained him. The girl confesses what happened and is ashamed of her failure but Lennox forgives her, asking her to go with the coven. Now Lennox has to make a decision. Will he leave with his people, or will he go to Chloris and save her? Guess you know what he did. He indeed rode to Edinburgh to find her. His people supported his decision, knowing this woman to be his soul mate.

But for Chloris, things weren’t going well. She returns earlier than expected and discovers her husband with his mistress... in the middle of shagging. She now understood why the servant girl was so uncomfortable to let her in because Gavin has brought the woman in their house, most probably to set her up here. It was also the reason behind sending her away. The servant girl also confirms that in the past, Gavin has brought his mistress in their home when she wasn’t around. But this doesn’t mean anything to Chloris because she’s is not the timid, scared wife anymore. Calmly, she goes in her room and locks the door. At night, she doesn’t let the creep in ‘to do his duty’. But not knowing where Lennox was, she didn’t know to whom to turn to.

On the way to Edinburgh is where Lennox finally meets Jessie and Gregor. I liked that scene, where the siblings sense each-other and meet after a long time. It was a little hard to believe that this Jessie was called The Harlot of Dundee because here she seemed different to me. They try catching up on everything but Lennox was in a hurry. Jessie demands to know what’s wrong and then, offers her help, along with Gergors, sensing that this woman means a lot to her elder brother. All three of them reach Edinburgh soon and device a plan so that Lennox and Chloris can meet. The plan is successful and Chloris can’t believe that Lennox is here, waiting for her! When they meet again, Lennox does botch things up a little when he blurts out how he initially wanted to use her. By now, I became sympathetic to Lennox’s plight and felt that his regards for Chloris was genuine. I felt bad when she’s hurt and runs out of the door. He was plain relieved to see her again, and just wasn’t thinking well. Poor guy!

Tamhas reaches Edinburgh tracking Lennox’s trail. He and his men have been scouring wherever the trail lead them. Tamhas’s goal was more personal, mainly targeting Lennox. He plans to inform Gavin, and convince him to punish Chloris and find out where Lennox is. But his plan goes a little awry when it becomes clear enough that Gavin wants Chloris out of the way too and this is the perfect opportunity! He immediately decides to hand her over to the authorities for having connection with the likes of Lennox Fingal. Even Tamhas is appalled by this, because he didn’t want Chloris hurt. For all his a$$hatty behavior, Tamhas didn’t want to kill or remove Chloris in anyway. As Chloris returns from visiting Lennox, Gavin begins taunting her. When she finds Tamhas and his men at the residence, she senses something is very wrong. She’s sure that Lennox is in big danger... What will she do now?

The ending was full of suspense. We get to see Lennox in action, magical to be precise. I totally loved how he saves Chloris from Gavin the d*ck and himself, from the men who were trying to arrest him. With Jessie and Gregor’s help, together they make their escape and set out for the Highlands immediately. Lennox knew that the members of his coven have already travelled there, so there’s nothing holding him in this place. But he’s over the top with happiness when Jessie informs them that Chloris is pregnant with his baby.

As I said before, these last few chapters were fast paced and pretty gripping. One thing that bugged me was Chloris’s married state. It was never confirmed if Gavin died or not... my guess is he didn’t. Lennox and Chloris talk about taking their vows in front of his people as soon as they reach the Highlands. But, that doesn’t mean they’d be married in the general sense. I don’t know, but other than that, I was pretty happy with how it ended. Now I’m off to find out what happened to Maisie in The Jezebel and how she’s reunited with her siblings.

A solid 4 star.

[Cecilia Eklund · Rating 5 out of 5]

*förvånande*

[Sarah G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goes down as another off my 2019 Bookworm Challenge – A book about witches.

Chloris Keavey is in trouble and she fears the only way out of it, or rather to solve her problem, is to go an unconventional route in the way of seeing a witch. She needs to become pregnant or she fears her husband will cast her out for not giving him what he wants. It also soon becomes clear that her life might depend on it – scars tell a torrid story of her married life. She needs help with her fertility, and after talking to a maid in her cousin Tamhas’s household while she’s there, she heads out to contact a supposed witches coven. She hopes to find a mature woman leader who can help her, with herbs or perhaps a spell with being desperate, but finds herself in front of a dangerously handsome man instead. His features alone give her a clear impression that the rumours of witches carnal desire nature, due to practicing their craft, being very much true. The heat coming off both of them with barely a word spoken is nothing compare to the spark she feels when he touches her bare hand.

Lennox is a seducer to the max and is intrigued by Chloris right from the start. He doesn’t think for a moment that she’s barren, more so that it’s her husband. If she comes back to him, after her feeling a small measure of his power, it might intrigue him enough to want to help. Women come to him often to lie on their backs freely but Chloris would be very different. One touch of her hand and he knows he can trust her. In his eyes she’s a woman who hasn’t yet been truly awoken to her sensual nature. Something he wants to help with.

Lennox has two goals in life, to find his lost sisters Jessie and Maisie and to help his people that are being persecuted by validating them. It seems that when he fails to move forward on either front his boredom kicks in, which can lead him into trouble. Chloris seems to be a good distraction. He might want to help her out in a small way to start but longs to seduce her much more.

Seems Lennox and Tamhas have a bit of old tension between them. I feel, at first, that he kind of wanted to help Chloris – mainly by seducing her – so that it would get back to Tamhas. But he should be careful as Tamhas is just looking for a reason to cry ‘witch’ with anyone associated with Lennox. Right from the start you get the vibe that Tamhas can’t be trusted. Something Chloris takes too long to see. She was always just a pawn to be used when he couldn’t get what he wanted from her. Lennox must be wary to protect the people in his coven, and soon Chloris too.

There are fun times to be had at the market. When chaos distracts others she feels stillness at her back knowing Lennox is there. He say’s he’ll do the ritual to help her so needs to come to the house in the dead of night, but only if she gives him a sign she wants him to. Seems she can still feel his touch on her hand from the night before. Perhaps it’s his way to infuse heated passion into her from a distance? It all seems to lead to the first ritual. Magic and passion infused as one. Well that’s one way to get heated and feel the touch of magic caress your skin. Well magic and Lennox that is. The ritual is the first of many; well that’s what Lennox is hoping for. He asks her to meet him the morning after in the woods just as the light is forming so that nature’s magic is at its highest point. This soon leads to fun times in the forest when he starts to awaken her true self fully with the feel of magic, and Lennox, all around her. He is definitely a master seducer and Chloris is in his sights to surrender to him.

It might start out as a magical ritual but it soon turns into a passionate love affair – very spicy between them. Feelings are soon creeping in too. Can Lennox see what she really means to him to save her from the path she is on? He is always the saviour it seems. Well he tries to be anyway. He has his coven he protects, kin but not family. He will always be looking for his sisters to bring them home. Now he has Chloris and as the connection between them builds so does the risk of discovery. He needs to protect her from dangers closer to home. People are hunting witches, Tamhas at the lead of that one. Can he out run them?

Fun witchy goings on with the Taskill family and Lennox sure has some power behind him. Don’t get in his way when someone he loves is in danger. A family is slowly coming together, new non-magical partners too, but one still left to find. Let’s see what it takes to find her so they can all be safe in the Highlands. Loved the ending, it really picked up then. Shows how everything was meant to follow a certain path to finding what, or rather who, he has been searching for. Things happen for a reason so they all need to listen more to what their magic is telling them. Hopefully it will help guide them all home.

I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.
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[FD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lennox is a witch at a time when that is dangerous. He lost his two younger sisters when they were young, when their mother was trialed. He has been looking for his sisters ever since. You can read this story on its own, but it;s also a series. In the previous book I had already met sister Jessie. Because of his experiences with people, and one particular figure in particular, Tamhas Keavey, Lennox is not very fond of people, although he does like to help them when asked. He especially enjoys seducing women, hence his nickname. When Tamhas’ cousin, Chloris, comes to him with a request for help, he takes the chance to seduce her as a kind of revenge. But that soon changes when the attraction between the two is real and he realizes that he cares about her. There is always danger for the witches and so they have to flee, but Lennox Wollongong leave without Chloris. A smooth and engaging story, easy read. Steamy and thrilling scenes. Although the characters are not described in depth, it’s enough to follow their story.. I am left wondering about a few things, like Tamhas’ hate for Lennox, but I immensely enjoyed this story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Bo0kSLoth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nowadays most people have heard of the word 'libertine' but don't really know what it means. It was considered a person indulging in a variety of amorous impulses, AKA manwhore. That is exactly what this story is about. The author always does a good job of mixing erotica with a story. In an age when witches are burned, this story continues along the series arc that follows the Taskill siblings as the strive to return to one another after years apart.

Each has been fighting to keep their witchy powers hidden to prevent them from being next on the pyre, but fate intervenes.

In this story, you still get the twist and turns, the excitement and passionate scenes that you get with the other two books but I just didn't get the same connection as I didn't with the other books. Maybe it was his 'indulging ways' with the ladies that just left a bad taste in my mouth no matter what. Don't know. Not my personal favorite book in serious

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[Leanne Bryson · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 1/2 Stars.......After reading The Harlot, the first book in this series and being pretty disappointed, I was hoping for a lot more. This was better, but still not great. Chloris has been married for several years, but has failed to get pregnant and supply her husband with an heir. She goes to the local warlock, Lennox, for help and gets more than more than she bargained for. But as in the first book, Chloris gets manipulated by Lennox to get revenge on the same group as in book 1. The problem remains for me that I just dont connect or like the characters. Lennox starts out compelling and turns into a selfish jerk. Chloris is just too gullible for me. Just Disappointing

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[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 2nd book is just as good first-rate all the way.
This is Lennox Taskill’s story like his sisters he also has magic in his blood. Revenge for his mother's brutal death is the one thing that drives him and there may be a way to strike back if only in a small way meeting Chloris Keavey maybe just what he wanted. This fantasy was just as good as first book it was full of passion it is a very adult book, but it was so well written. The ending is dramatic and kept me on the edge of my seat it was a glorious ending. I did receive a free copy of this book from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.

[Atrapada · Rating 4 out of 5]

En definitiva un libro diferente al resto sin duda alguna, me atrapó desde un primer momento, no podía parar de leer y cuando lo hacía me pasaba el rato pensando en que sería lo que acontecería a continuación, me ha gustado tanto como su anterior parte, he descubierto un nuevo género "tres en uno"(romance histórico, erótico y magia) y estoy ansiosa por tener entre mis manos su tercer y última parte.
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[Daniela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Que libro tan aburrido, lo único que quería era que acabara.
No conecté con ninguno de los protagonistas y su historia de amor me daba igual. Chloris me cayó súper mal, es una mujer de 30 AÑOS y actuaba como una chiquilla asustadiza.
Desde mi punto de vista, a la historia y a los diálogos les faltó profundidad.
Mientras más leía más me preguntaba ¿Por qué estoy leyendo esto? Y siempre me decía que era porque quería leer cuando Jessie se reencontrara con su hermano; pero ni eso fue lo suficientemente emocionante.
No creo que vaya a leer el último libro de la trilogía.

[Di · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a funny book, it had me laughing and shaking my head so many times. It had your hot as all get out romance as well which was pretty much perfect! I really enjoyed the action/suspense bits to it too. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen until it actually did which is a great testament to a book to me.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first book, The harlot, was one of my first adventure into smutty smutt books (erotic) and I still remember being embarrassed and giggling loudly at it. Sence then I have reread it a few times but never read the other books in the series. Obviously I read more in the genre now.
This second book was very fun to read and I really enjoyed it, have to know how the series ends!

[Elesha's book fun gossip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chloris needs help and goes to the witches for her fertility she meets Lennox, who soon turn there chemistry into more. Witches must hide or they will be hunted this cause problems. A great storyline and amazing characters.

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[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story tells the tale of Lennox, witch and leader, and Chloris, a married woman of means who believes she’s barren. Throughout this story, you know the love between Lennox and Chloris is ill-fated, and the feeling of dread builds, but you can’t look away. A touch too drawn out, but a solid read.

[Cathylynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful story about Scotland and witchcraft. The characters were wonderful and the subject matter was very interesting. The revenge and the relationship between the two. Their past and their future are at stake. This is just a great story.

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[Jane Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lennox is the Master Witch of a coven in Scotland, all the while looking for his two sisters Jessie and Masie, then he falls for his enemies kin will it work out will he find his sisters before heading to the Highlands of Scotland.

[TinaMarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a big fan of adultery, even though her circumstance were dire.

[E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a wonderful historical romance. Their passion was something that could not be denied. I loved it so much.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good plot, hot sex! I've never read so many 'cleave' and 'core' and 'crown of his cock' in my life...lol! Chloris' husband and cousin were pretty nasty characters but added to the story. I was glad that she was finally 'emboldened' and 'fulfilled' and that Lennox fell for her and let go of his plan for revenge. Also, I really like the name Lennox. After all the hell that Chloris went through thanks to her husban and cousin, I'm glad that she found happiness at the end. I'm hoping that that happiness will parlay into another story? The only time I think I did an internal 'ewww' was the mentioning of her 'damp heat'. That sounds too yeast infection-y to me. Maybe wet heat? Anyway, good story. I need to get my hands on The Harlot and hopefully any sequels that may come out after this story! The Libertine's Spawn!

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the first book "The Harlot" and this second book "the Libertine" was another great read. It had me stuck to the pages from the start to the finished. I love that it was a historical romance with a story behind each main character involved. The passion that Lennox and Chloris had between each other was electrifying. This book had everything you want to have in a historical novel starting straight at the beginning to the end. I can't wait to see what the next book "The Jezebel" will be like. A great book written by a very creative writer Saskia Walker. I reccommend you read this book if you want a great read.

[Paddy O'callaghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another triumph for Walker.


Adult erotica, NOT Porn; now I've got nothing against porn, I absolutely love it; but good erotica can be just as entertaining and the fact that there's less "action" can actually be a good thing.

That's certainly the case with this book. There's just enough well written action to make it an excellent work of literature as well as a sweet,sticky,sweaty,sexy,steamy story that couples can enjoy together.

Bit of witchcraft as well.

It doesn't get much better than this.

[Marisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

To me this was like a B Flick but in book form. I absolutely love, love, love B Flicks and so naturally I loved this book. I will have to read the rest of this series. I just wish the characters were more fleshed out and brought to life. Maybe a better editor could help with final development. Story was intriguing if only with a few holes. I give 4 stars because 3 being ok, 4 being I liked it, and 5 being I loved it. I liked it enough to want to give the author another chance and see if she could mature in her writing to keep me intrigued enough to finish the series.

[Laurel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice solid, romance. I enjoyed it, especially the supernatural theme.

I like it when things are kept interesting and different. :)

The author is a good erotic and romance writer, and you can tell that she took the effort to do some research, which adds a lot to the story.

I can't stand a romance novel without some other plot besides, and I'm happy to see this did just find in that department! :)

[MT931 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading Harlot - 5 stars. Then I read Jezabel before Libertine. Both books I had high hopes, I thought it would be as intense as the Harlot but it wasn't. The very name Libertine does not describe Lennox. Maybe Manwhore would've been a better title.

Saskia Walker is one of my favourite authors to look out for. I read Rampant right after and wow! This book totally redeem my faith in Saskia Walker.

[Harlequin Books]

Taskill Witches, book 2
Category: Erotic Fiction
"The road to Lennox and Chloris' happily ever after is a bumpy one with some wrong turns, but the result is worth the trip. The Scottish setting provides a mystical atmosphere that draws the reader into the story, and titillating love scenes add plenty of excitement." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 stars.

[Estanteriadecho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lennox. El libertino de las Lowlands es un libro romántico y pasional que me ha gustado mucho más que su primera entrega por las dificultades a las que se enfrentan la pareja, el amor que surge entre ellos y el tipo de brujería tan espiritual que utiliza su protagonista masculino.

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[Jenny Delandro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it but did not love it...
and that could be because I do not enjoy historical romances and I did not understand that the book was set in 1715..
Everyday occurrences for us take on new meaning when you transplant your lovers into another society/another time.