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The Dangerous Delameres #1
Come the Night
From London's smoke-filled gaming clubs to the lavender-scented air of the Norfolk countryside, this epic romance follows the paths of two colliding destinies. The Black Lord is a masked highwayman who terrifies the gentry with his lethal midnight forays. Silver St. Clair is the only woman brave enough to steal his heart.
496 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Christina Skye
61 books342 followersAKA Roberta Helmer
Roberta Helmer is an American writer of Chinese art and culture and as Christina Skye is a best-selling USA Today and Publishers Weekly writer of over 23 romance novels. Her romance book have been translated into 8 languages.
Roberta Helmer was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A., an is a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Adam Helmer. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a doctorate in classical Chinese literature at Ohio State University, where she learned to speak fluent Chinese, French, and Japanese. Later, she worked as translator and as a consultant to the National Geographic Society and the American Museum of Natural History. She lived in on the western slopes of McDowell Mountains in Arizona.
Roberta Helmer is an American writer of Chinese art and culture and as Christina Skye is a best-selling USA Today and Publishers Weekly writer of over 23 romance novels. Her romance book have been translated into 8 languages.
Roberta Helmer was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A., an is a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Adam Helmer. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a doctorate in classical Chinese literature at Ohio State University, where she learned to speak fluent Chinese, French, and Japanese. Later, she worked as translator and as a consultant to the National Geographic Society and the American Museum of Natural History. She lived in on the western slopes of McDowell Mountains in Arizona.
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April 3, 2025
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Setting: England Regency
This was an okay story
Setting: England Regency
This was an okay story
July 9, 2008
Like a lot of people, I read romance novels to escape. They are not complicated and they are fast and easy. I can finish a book in less than 3 days even if I'm busy. This was the first book by Christina Skye that I've read, and while I didn't think it was all that fabulous by itself, it was entertaining and promising enough that it certainly won't be my last.
The hero is introduced as a highwayman, although it's evident from very early on that he might actually be a real English gentleman because his voice is very cultured and he has knowledge of things that a typical highwayman would have no reason to know.
The heroine is 21. Her father, mother and oldest sister are all dead (and somewhat mysteriously so) so she is taking care of her 12-year-old brother and running the family business: a lavender farm until the younger brother reaches the age of majority and is able to take over the farm for himself.
Before I get completely carried away, I have to share the names of the hero and heroine. The names of romance novel characters are usually hilarious and this book is no different. Her name is Susannah St. Clair but her nickname is "Silver" because she has a silver streak in her hair. The hero's name is Lucien Reede Tiberius Fitzgerald Delamere but the people who know his real name call him Luc. A little over the top? Absolutely! And I love it!
In the first third of the novel, the author is throwing out random hints in what I felt was a very poorly executed manner and I was frustrated about the fact that she was being so secretive and random in her descriptions of the characters' pasts. For example: the father might have been murdered but it was staged to be a suicide and the mother was probably murdered but nobody can prove it and the dead sister's husband is a sex slave trafficker who wants to auction off the heroine and mean men keep showing up at the lavender farm to burn the bushes and smash the vials of perfume essence and the hero has pet ferrets (HUH?!?) who help him rob coaches and he seems to be a traitor to his country but you're never entirely sure because the sentences are even weirder and more awkward than the one you are currently reading.
And of course, while all this is going on you have the dialogue that occurs between the hero and heroine which starts out as normal romance novel tripe but quickly becomes a teeth grinding lesson in repetitious futility that goes something like:
Him: I'm a dangerous man.
Her: Hehehehe, what?!?!?
Him: I said I was dangerous, Sunbeam (which is his nickname for her, even though every other character in the book calls her Silver).
Her: OMG, whatever. No you aren't. I'm lively and spirited and I single-handedly run a successful lavender farm!!!! But you should totally help me scare away the bad guys who keep trying to burn my precious lavender bushes!!! Let's booby-trap the lavender farm!!!!
Him: You are innocent. I can't help you with your problems at the lavender farm. I would only hurt you.
Her: Hehehehehe, what?!?!?
Him: growls I need to go. NOW!
Her: Are you talking about manly passions?!? OMG! I know all about manly passions!!!! DON'T GO!!!
Him: I'll show YOU manly passions.
Intermission of KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS.
Him: I told you I was dangerous!!!
Her: You go away now. I can take care of the lavender farm by myself!!! I don't need your help!!!
And on and on and on, ad nauseum.
Eventually things liven up a bit once the author finally reveals the dark past of the hero and how he was kidnapped, victimized and forced into slavery in Algiers for five years and the dialogue between the two of them becomes less of an issue and the plot starts moving forward in a way that finally begins to make sense. And then eventually you realize that the bad men who want to destroy the lavender farm are related to the men who victimized the hero and the book ends with a hugely wonderful and unrealistic coincidence and OMG the end!
So to summarize...
The Good: Chemistry. Yup, these two have got it.
The Bad: The plot in the beginning of the book was almost as coordinated as a dog wearing ice skates and it took me awhile to get into the story.
The Creepy: Silver's Dad's Journal. AHHH!
The father knows that there are people who want to murder him so he is writing all his secrets in code (in case it falls into the wrong hands) for Silver to find and solve one day. She finds the journal fairly early on in the book. Throughout the novel, bits and pieces of the text of the journal are shared with the reader. In one particularly creepy entry, he writes, "I called your mother Silver; too, did you know that, Susannah? There was a reason for it, but it was our secret. It may hold true for you as well, but I cannot know that. Someday you will discover it, if your heart is given to a man who loves you. I pray that it will be so." As soon as I read that, I was like OHHHHH NOOOOO!!! THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT SEX!!! PLEASE TELL ME THAT WAS NOT ABOUT SEX! FATHER'S SHOULD NOT WRITE CREEPY JOURNAL ENTRIES TO THEIR DAUGHTERS ABOUT THEIR SEX LIVES!!!
Sometime during the final third of the book, Luc and Silver finally get it on under a tree in the lavender field and the author comments on the fact that at the exact moment of "her passion" Silver's eyes flash completely silver and that the phenomenon described in her father's journal entry turned out to be true for her too. I was like, oooohhhhh groooosss!!! YUCK!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! EW!!!! It made me think of creepy not-human elf eyes. Or that shiny stuff on roast beef sometimes that "flashes" if you twist it in the right direction.
The hero is introduced as a highwayman, although it's evident from very early on that he might actually be a real English gentleman because his voice is very cultured and he has knowledge of things that a typical highwayman would have no reason to know.
The heroine is 21. Her father, mother and oldest sister are all dead (and somewhat mysteriously so) so she is taking care of her 12-year-old brother and running the family business: a lavender farm until the younger brother reaches the age of majority and is able to take over the farm for himself.
Before I get completely carried away, I have to share the names of the hero and heroine. The names of romance novel characters are usually hilarious and this book is no different. Her name is Susannah St. Clair but her nickname is "Silver" because she has a silver streak in her hair. The hero's name is Lucien Reede Tiberius Fitzgerald Delamere but the people who know his real name call him Luc. A little over the top? Absolutely! And I love it!
In the first third of the novel, the author is throwing out random hints in what I felt was a very poorly executed manner and I was frustrated about the fact that she was being so secretive and random in her descriptions of the characters' pasts. For example: the father might have been murdered but it was staged to be a suicide and the mother was probably murdered but nobody can prove it and the dead sister's husband is a sex slave trafficker who wants to auction off the heroine and mean men keep showing up at the lavender farm to burn the bushes and smash the vials of perfume essence and the hero has pet ferrets (HUH?!?) who help him rob coaches and he seems to be a traitor to his country but you're never entirely sure because the sentences are even weirder and more awkward than the one you are currently reading.
And of course, while all this is going on you have the dialogue that occurs between the hero and heroine which starts out as normal romance novel tripe but quickly becomes a teeth grinding lesson in repetitious futility that goes something like:
Him: I'm a dangerous man.
Her: Hehehehe, what?!?!?
Him: I said I was dangerous, Sunbeam (which is his nickname for her, even though every other character in the book calls her Silver).
Her: OMG, whatever. No you aren't. I'm lively and spirited and I single-handedly run a successful lavender farm!!!! But you should totally help me scare away the bad guys who keep trying to burn my precious lavender bushes!!! Let's booby-trap the lavender farm!!!!
Him: You are innocent. I can't help you with your problems at the lavender farm. I would only hurt you.
Her: Hehehehehe, what?!?!?
Him: growls I need to go. NOW!
Her: Are you talking about manly passions?!? OMG! I know all about manly passions!!!! DON'T GO!!!
Him: I'll show YOU manly passions.
Intermission of KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS.
Him: I told you I was dangerous!!!
Her: You go away now. I can take care of the lavender farm by myself!!! I don't need your help!!!
And on and on and on, ad nauseum.
Eventually things liven up a bit once the author finally reveals the dark past of the hero and how he was kidnapped, victimized and forced into slavery in Algiers for five years and the dialogue between the two of them becomes less of an issue and the plot starts moving forward in a way that finally begins to make sense. And then eventually you realize that the bad men who want to destroy the lavender farm are related to the men who victimized the hero and the book ends with a hugely wonderful and unrealistic coincidence and OMG the end!
So to summarize...
The Good: Chemistry. Yup, these two have got it.
The Bad: The plot in the beginning of the book was almost as coordinated as a dog wearing ice skates and it took me awhile to get into the story.
The Creepy: Silver's Dad's Journal. AHHH!
The father knows that there are people who want to murder him so he is writing all his secrets in code (in case it falls into the wrong hands) for Silver to find and solve one day. She finds the journal fairly early on in the book. Throughout the novel, bits and pieces of the text of the journal are shared with the reader. In one particularly creepy entry, he writes, "I called your mother Silver; too, did you know that, Susannah? There was a reason for it, but it was our secret. It may hold true for you as well, but I cannot know that. Someday you will discover it, if your heart is given to a man who loves you. I pray that it will be so." As soon as I read that, I was like OHHHHH NOOOOO!!! THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT SEX!!! PLEASE TELL ME THAT WAS NOT ABOUT SEX! FATHER'S SHOULD NOT WRITE CREEPY JOURNAL ENTRIES TO THEIR DAUGHTERS ABOUT THEIR SEX LIVES!!!
Sometime during the final third of the book, Luc and Silver finally get it on under a tree in the lavender field and the author comments on the fact that at the exact moment of "her passion" Silver's eyes flash completely silver and that the phenomenon described in her father's journal entry turned out to be true for her too. I was like, oooohhhhh groooosss!!! YUCK!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! EW!!!! It made me think of creepy not-human elf eyes. Or that shiny stuff on roast beef sometimes that "flashes" if you twist it in the right direction.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 24, 2013
I really enjoyed the tension between Silver and Luc. However, the more the story went on, the less I cared about the problem. They were both too stubborn for their own good. I wanted deliver a healthy slap to both of them.
October 11, 2013
It was OK. I can hardly believe that I am going to suggest that I didn't find the plot very credible in a review. I must have read hundreds of historical-romances-with-mysteries-attached over the years. So I know that most of them don't really get much more complex than your typical Scooby Doo episode but I think the whole highwayman thing was more than a little bit eye-rolling. Ditto the sophistication of the attacks on the farm and the whole 'guess who I met in the perfume shop' thing at the end. The criminality of the hero was all just a little bit too easily resolved.
I finished it, so it wasn't as if the suspension of disbelief eventually unravelled completely but I did find myself skipping over some of the dialogue, cheesy bits (I think I would cheerfully batter anyone who called me 'sunbeam' as a term of lustful endearment) and most of the sex scenes. I am either getting discerning or old, or possibly both. Will I read the rest of the series? Oh, probably. So that almost certainly rules out the theory about me becoming more discerning in my book selection.
I finished it, so it wasn't as if the suspension of disbelief eventually unravelled completely but I did find myself skipping over some of the dialogue, cheesy bits (I think I would cheerfully batter anyone who called me 'sunbeam' as a term of lustful endearment) and most of the sex scenes. I am either getting discerning or old, or possibly both. Will I read the rest of the series? Oh, probably. So that almost certainly rules out the theory about me becoming more discerning in my book selection.
September 25, 2017
Compelling Tale of a Tortured Highwayman and the Innocent who Stole his Heart
Set sometime in the Regency (since mad King George is referred to), this is the story of Silver St. Clair, the daughter of a famous perfumer who died without giving Silver the formula. Now she struggles to keep the lavender farm in Norfolk running even as she discovers her father’s diary that tells her both her parents were murdered. Evil men want both her and the farm. But she finds an ally in the mysterious highwayman, Lord Blackwood, who is actually Lucien Delemere, the eldest son of the Duke of Devonham.
Luc is a tortured soul with horrible memories of being abducted from London and swept away to an English prison hulk only to be rescued into a life as a warrior slave in Algiers. His good memories are of wide lawns and his family’s estate in Norfolk, but he has long since given them up and now lives as a rogue highwayman. That is until he meets the young innocent Silver.
The author does a wonderful job of bringing us into the business of lavender growing and the mysterious art of perfume making, at which Silver’s father excelled. Silver’s young brother, a delightful character, has the same skills. We experience Luc’s tortured thoughts as well as his burning desire for the girl he must deny himself.
The hero and heroine are compelling, as are the secondary characters, Luc’s faithful caretaker Jonas Ferguson and Silver’s protective friend Tinker. There’s even a faithful sheepdog.
So well done and definitely recommended.
Come the Dawn is book 2 in the Dangerous Delemeres
Set sometime in the Regency (since mad King George is referred to), this is the story of Silver St. Clair, the daughter of a famous perfumer who died without giving Silver the formula. Now she struggles to keep the lavender farm in Norfolk running even as she discovers her father’s diary that tells her both her parents were murdered. Evil men want both her and the farm. But she finds an ally in the mysterious highwayman, Lord Blackwood, who is actually Lucien Delemere, the eldest son of the Duke of Devonham.
Luc is a tortured soul with horrible memories of being abducted from London and swept away to an English prison hulk only to be rescued into a life as a warrior slave in Algiers. His good memories are of wide lawns and his family’s estate in Norfolk, but he has long since given them up and now lives as a rogue highwayman. That is until he meets the young innocent Silver.
The author does a wonderful job of bringing us into the business of lavender growing and the mysterious art of perfume making, at which Silver’s father excelled. Silver’s young brother, a delightful character, has the same skills. We experience Luc’s tortured thoughts as well as his burning desire for the girl he must deny himself.
The hero and heroine are compelling, as are the secondary characters, Luc’s faithful caretaker Jonas Ferguson and Silver’s protective friend Tinker. There’s even a faithful sheepdog.
So well done and definitely recommended.
Come the Dawn is book 2 in the Dangerous Delemeres
March 22, 2015
There's a highwayman in your neighborhood.
Whaddya gonna call him?
Lord Blackwood!
When your brother-in-law is a no-good douche.
Who you gonna call?
Lord Blackwood!
Your brother is threatened and your crops are burned.
Who you gonna call?
Lord Blackwood!
I ain't 'fraid of no highwayman.
I ain't 'fraid of no highwayman.
An assortment of villains who have absolutely no problem stopping and explaining everything in detail.
Who they tryin' to kill?
Lord Blackwood!
If you need two ferrets to save your life.
Who you gonna call?
Beastmaster!
er, I mean
Lord Blackwood!
Vengeance makes me feel good!
Whaddya gonna call him?
Lord Blackwood!
When your brother-in-law is a no-good douche.
Who you gonna call?
Lord Blackwood!
Your brother is threatened and your crops are burned.
Who you gonna call?
Lord Blackwood!
I ain't 'fraid of no highwayman.
I ain't 'fraid of no highwayman.
An assortment of villains who have absolutely no problem stopping and explaining everything in detail.
Who they tryin' to kill?
Lord Blackwood!
If you need two ferrets to save your life.
Who you gonna call?
Beastmaster!
er, I mean
Lord Blackwood!
Vengeance makes me feel good!
June 29, 2014
Historical romance riddled with danger and intrigue, written in such an excellently detailed manner that the reader loses themselves in another world; an absolute delight to read.
In a time gone by, when men chose the course of events, Silver St. Clair is the image of what a well-bred lady should not be. I loved her, the depth of her character explodes from the pages and twines nicely with our charismatic hero and highwayman.
As historical romances go this is one of the best I’ve ever read – the choice is now yours though. Lovers of Christina Skye and the Historical Romance genre will be enticed by the book description, but I would advise anyone interested in a stirring and entertaining read take a look at this book.
Anyone having read the Draycott Abbey series will be familiar to the detailed work of Christina Skye – this series in completely different but worth a little time travelling to the past.
In a time gone by, when men chose the course of events, Silver St. Clair is the image of what a well-bred lady should not be. I loved her, the depth of her character explodes from the pages and twines nicely with our charismatic hero and highwayman.
As historical romances go this is one of the best I’ve ever read – the choice is now yours though. Lovers of Christina Skye and the Historical Romance genre will be enticed by the book description, but I would advise anyone interested in a stirring and entertaining read take a look at this book.
Anyone having read the Draycott Abbey series will be familiar to the detailed work of Christina Skye – this series in completely different but worth a little time travelling to the past.
January 19, 2016
As I have mentioned before, I am a sucker for highwayman books. I know, most were probably ugly, dirty, gross specimens of "Manhood" but ever since reading and falling in love with Alfred Noyes," The Highwayman" parts of my heart yearn to be loved by one. Luc is such a man. Dark, mysterious, he fits my ideal. And Silver was a most unusual heroine. Doing her best to make a go of her deceased father's lavender fields and take care of her 12 year old brother, she is definitely open to crooks and evil men. But she is a fighter. and Luc is mesmerized by her at first meeting.
I loved the idea of Luc's "Partners in crime" two well trained ferrets. Definitely not your usual sidekicks. All in all this was a delightful read.
I loved the idea of Luc's "Partners in crime" two well trained ferrets. Definitely not your usual sidekicks. All in all this was a delightful read.
November 7, 2019
Come the Night was a mixed bag of goods. Some parts were entertaining, but a lot of things didn't make sense and weren't explained. A little more editing would have improved things as this was a rather lengthy read. 3/5 stars.
December 20, 2021
I really liked this one. What a ride, now I'm onto book 2, Come the Dawn (The Dangerous Delameres #2)!
October 2, 2023
3.5 I think
I really liked the whole second half and things really picked up toward the end
I really liked the whole second half and things really picked up toward the end
December 5, 2013
In the 1980s I watched and loved a movie called The Lady and The Highwayman. Luc, in Christina Skye’s COME THE NIGHT, is even more adventurous, sexier, more vulnerable emotionally and intuitive. The romantic tension sizzles between Silver St. Clair and the unforgettable highwayman that she encounters near her family’s lavender farm that she struggles to save. You can almost smell the scent of lavender and roses, along with true love in the air in COME THE NIGHT. I enjoyed all of Ms. Skye’s “The Delameres” series, but COME THE NIGHT is my all-time favorite.
A handsome highwayman who, beneath his dark mask, happens to belong to one of the wealthiest families in England, weaves a delightfully spicy romance. If Silver can convince Luc to let go of his past emotional scars, a rare love to last a lifetime will become hers. That is, if they can survive the deadly traps enemies set for each of them along the path to love’s wildest desires.
COME THE NIGHT is a beautifully written historical romance. Please come back with more Delamere family books, Ms. Skye. We readers will take all the heroes we can get if they’re like Luc.
A handsome highwayman who, beneath his dark mask, happens to belong to one of the wealthiest families in England, weaves a delightfully spicy romance. If Silver can convince Luc to let go of his past emotional scars, a rare love to last a lifetime will become hers. That is, if they can survive the deadly traps enemies set for each of them along the path to love’s wildest desires.
COME THE NIGHT is a beautifully written historical romance. Please come back with more Delamere family books, Ms. Skye. We readers will take all the heroes we can get if they’re like Luc.
April 25, 2017
I almost feel bad giving this book 2 stars, but if I roll my eyes every other page and skim pages of dialogue because the lead characters annoy me so much... I did finish it, though, in spite of the irritating bits.
Frankly, both leads needed a good smacking. Her for her "Tee hee, I'm too beautiful and brilliant and stubborn to listen to anyone's advice, ever" attitude, and him for his "Woe is me, I have suffered and will be stubborn and inscrutable and refuse to even try to get over myself" nonsense. I felt like I was dealing with one of my teenager's oh-so-melodramatic relationships.
The best character was the kid brother.
Frankly, both leads needed a good smacking. Her for her "Tee hee, I'm too beautiful and brilliant and stubborn to listen to anyone's advice, ever" attitude, and him for his "Woe is me, I have suffered and will be stubborn and inscrutable and refuse to even try to get over myself" nonsense. I felt like I was dealing with one of my teenager's oh-so-melodramatic relationships.
The best character was the kid brother.
February 18, 2016
Bandits, highwaymen, rogues
Why did I not know of these books before?
I love a good romance. I love the rich history that go in the telling of the story
I will never get to see, with my eyes, the places where these stories are based, but my heart sees it perfectly
Good storyline, intriguing characters. Full bodied, warm, or cold, full of life
Loved this so much, I had to get book 2
Here's hoping!
Why did I not know of these books before?
I love a good romance. I love the rich history that go in the telling of the story
I will never get to see, with my eyes, the places where these stories are based, but my heart sees it perfectly
Good storyline, intriguing characters. Full bodied, warm, or cold, full of life
Loved this so much, I had to get book 2
Here's hoping!
April 27, 2015
Danger, daring and destiny!
Christina Skye builds her characters into admirable protagonists. Slowly we learn about Blackwood/Luc and his secrets. Silver is what women hope to be: attractive, clever, honest and loyal. It was fun watching her reel in Blackwood and wiggle out of danger. Come the Night is a good read and keep you entertained.
Christina Skye builds her characters into admirable protagonists. Slowly we learn about Blackwood/Luc and his secrets. Silver is what women hope to be: attractive, clever, honest and loyal. It was fun watching her reel in Blackwood and wiggle out of danger. Come the Night is a good read and keep you entertained.
May 12, 2016
Spectacular
I enjoyed the character mix from Tinker to Bran to Silver to Luc and his wonderful Grandmama. All were unique and blended well by the author. The author adding the journal entry from Silver and Bran's father increased the suspense. I was thrilled that I was unable to solve the mystery of the connection between the two families before revealed by the author.
I enjoyed the character mix from Tinker to Bran to Silver to Luc and his wonderful Grandmama. All were unique and blended well by the author. The author adding the journal entry from Silver and Bran's father increased the suspense. I was thrilled that I was unable to solve the mystery of the connection between the two families before revealed by the author.
July 5, 2016
What a super entertaining book. The attraction between the two main characters is sparked early on and continues to smoulder each time they meet. As you read you're kept guessing as to whether or not they will be together in the end and many hurdles are put in their way by the plot. It is not the best book I have ever read but within the genre I gave it 10 out of 10. Good fun and I loved it!
October 8, 2016
Wonderful story
I really enjoyed the story. The characters are great and there is a lot of action. I will be buying more of her books. The writer doesn't cut the story short so you get a more complete picture of a good story. I also don't mind paying for a book that takes longer than a few hours to read.
I really enjoyed the story. The characters are great and there is a lot of action. I will be buying more of her books. The writer doesn't cut the story short so you get a more complete picture of a good story. I also don't mind paying for a book that takes longer than a few hours to read.
July 19, 2013
I totally enjoyed this book and am sorry it has ended! I read for pleasure and enjoyment. To lose myself in another world (so to speak). I loved the interaction between Luc and Silver. I hope some of their life is mentioned in Come the Dawn. I hope India's story is as enthralling!
August 21, 2013
Christina Skye has a delightful way with words. Her characters are complex and believable, and the situations they find themselves in are intense. I love romances that survive against all odds, and this story delivers.
October 17, 2016
Stand and deliver to win your heart.
A well written adventure of a feisty heroine and a highwayman in a setting different to the usual regency ones, with some great characters including a pair of ferrets called Stand and Deliver.
A well written adventure of a feisty heroine and a highwayman in a setting different to the usual regency ones, with some great characters including a pair of ferrets called Stand and Deliver.
January 15, 2016
Ugh, too much going on, people using multiple names. You know the bad guy and there is never any question. Flitting from one place to the next.
February 13, 2016
Overwrought and ridiculous; poorly written
June 12, 2016
I LOVED IT!! So much action, secrets, and smoldering passion! I could not put it down. An amazing story with lovable characters and superb story telling. Enjoy!
July 6, 2016
Easy to get hooked
Very enjoyable and interesting. No dumb damsel in distress in this story a little slow with the
The characters were strong Loved the story
Very enjoyable and interesting. No dumb damsel in distress in this story a little slow with the
The characters were strong Loved the story
November 10, 2018
Why is it that with Christina Skye's works, as soon as I find one that moves her up a notch or so in my TBR, the next one knocks her down till she's not even on my radar? This one was one of her higher rated ones, too. I guess I'm stuck on the outside of historical romance (I gave it a fair shot). I even have one more left of hers to read. (thankfully short) Unlike my Kathleen Woodiwiss novels that I sought out, these were given to me by an old English instructor, since I took Romance as my college capstone, so I felt obliged to read them; It's rude not to. But boy oh boy, this one is going to be a rant. Hold on to your butts, people, because here come the cons: 1. Blackwood doesn't seem too dangerous, nor very much like a highway man; he talks a big game about how bad he is, and yes, there's an altercation in the VERY beginning, but other than that, he does a whole bunch of brooding. 2. What is this author's obsession with animals being so sickeningly Disney-esque in her stories? Don't tease me with a "stand and deliver" that's not being shouted by the actual highway man. 3. Our heroine is plagued by that dreaded too stupid to live syndrome. Seriously, I lost count of how many times she waltzed into a rough joint thinking "oh golly gee, these scalawags with rape reps under their belt will surely be honest and answer my questions"; she also makes excuses for being accosted by an unruly man, stating that he cannot help but want to take her, it's those "manly urges" after all. UMMMMMM.. Even Blackwood (Luc) sees the stupidity in this (thank God, one of them has to have some common sense). 4. Silver is a flip flopper; she constantly claims she doesn't need him to protect or help her, even going so far as to saying that she never asked him to help her, when he attempts to aid her after injury she caused herself but...... THERE'S AN ENTIRE CONVO WHERE SHE BEGS HIS HELP BY RUINING HER REP, which is ludicrous in itself. Honey, that qualifies as asking for help. 5. Be in love or be nothing!!!!!! She goes from shoving him away, to contemplating reopening her wound so she can be under his care longer.... and has the gall to ask "do you not want me here?" NO!!!! You are annoying!!! 6. There is a fine line between complexity and a bloated story; this one is the latter. This book, like Defiant Captive, had no idea what it wanted to be: was it A. Action B. Murder Mystery C.Familial Hi jinks comedy D. Romance (I use the terms loosely) or E. A failed mix of all of the above? Please tell me you picked the right one. 7. Too many characters for me to care about. In romance, we're generally given one couple trying to achieve their HEA. Yes, there will be a mix of all the things I just mentioned, but it pertains to that one couple. Every other character that entered the story brought a new plot, so much so, that I forget which one I was reading about. Were they trying to save the farm, discover a perfume formula, find a murderer, exact revenge on a former employer, find a traitor among the ranks of the former employer, dodge an upper crust family because... PLOT or fall in love? See that convoluted list? Was the sentence a mess? Imagine a book like that. Pros? 1. Silver was actually enjoyable in the beginning. She was a plucky girl who actually got her hands dirty and worked.
2. Blackwood (Luc) was not rapey in the least; on the contrary he stayed off of her until she seduced him, and even then he asked if it was ok to do so... YAY!! I don't like giving such negative reviews, especially when other readers on this site rated it so highly. I feel bad for not liking it, but I can't force myself into the majority here.
2. Blackwood (Luc) was not rapey in the least; on the contrary he stayed off of her until she seduced him, and even then he asked if it was ok to do so... YAY!! I don't like giving such negative reviews, especially when other readers on this site rated it so highly. I feel bad for not liking it, but I can't force myself into the majority here.
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September 25, 2024
4 - 4.5 stars. Read this for Regan Walker’s Historical Romance Review blog, Sept. is Georgian and Regency month. This book takes place in the Regency period and involves one of my favorite themes a highwayman. It had 2 really strong leads in the H/h. The plot was different in the fact it was centered around a lavender farm and she makes lavender perfumes and oils, etc..and her father was murdered because of it. The highwayman was out for revenge, his plot line we’ve seen before, but it was enjoyable how the two different story lines converged. Also quite a bit of will they or won’t they…Great story I really enjoyed with a solid ending/ epilogue where all the questions/two mysteries wrapped up.
July 13, 2024
This was an okay read. Some parts were a bit confusing and the way the scenes moved sometimes didn't make sense (the characters might be across the room from each other one moment then all of a sudden touching the next without any indication...). I hoped the diary left would have had a more complicated puzzle to solve and sometimes the story was just soooooooooooo drawn out. But overall, decent love story and some descriptions of feelings or declarations of love were really beautiful and touching.
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November 6, 2019Come the Night (The Dangerous Delameres Book 1)
The love story of Luc and Silver. Silver is growing lavender and someone is trying to stop her and take over her farm. She go to a highwayman for help. Will he help her?
Loc has turn but has he? He hold two big secrets. He is a elder son and he is know as Blackwood. He think he does not need or want love until he mets Silver. Can she show him, he need love ? Great story.
The love story of Luc and Silver. Silver is growing lavender and someone is trying to stop her and take over her farm. She go to a highwayman for help. Will he help her?
Loc has turn but has he? He hold two big secrets. He is a elder son and he is know as Blackwood. He think he does not need or want love until he mets Silver. Can she show him, he need love ? Great story.
August 13, 2017
Intriguing, suspenseful romance
Christina Skye sets the stage for intrigue and suspense. Her characters are well developed and the scenes are well described. Christina Skye keeps your attention with compelling plots and twists to find out what will happen next. If you like suspense and romance, you will love this book. I look forward to reading the next book.
Christina Skye sets the stage for intrigue and suspense. Her characters are well developed and the scenes are well described. Christina Skye keeps your attention with compelling plots and twists to find out what will happen next. If you like suspense and romance, you will love this book. I look forward to reading the next book.
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