Lord Vile
Beastly Lords, Book 3
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Lord Vile
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Narrated by:
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Tim Campbell
About this listen
From USA Today best-selling author Sydney Jane Baily
Lord Michael Alder has always behaved himself, enjoyed the London social Season, and even became engaged in his quiet, unassuming way. Then treachery shatters his gentlemanly character. So be it...if the bon ton thinks him a rogue, he may as well shed the burdensome, boring veneer of decency and decorum.
A vile lord unleashed.
Worshiping him from afar, Ada Kathryn is thrilled to encounter the dash-fire viscount in the darkened garden. Minutes later, her innocence in tatters, she waits for the noble Lord Alder to do the honorable thing. Instead, she watches as the most vile lord in London saunters away.
Two very different reputations at stake.
Drinking and carousing with the lowliest wenches to the highest aristocrats, Alder greets each day with a throbbing head, a sour stomach, and an even sourer disposition. Until a desirable new lady arrives in London, a polished stranger, not a hint of vengeance. If Lord Vile thought he understood betrayal and heartache, he hasn't seen anything yet....
©2019 Sydney Jane Baily (P)2020 TantorIt was fascinating to view the events of the story through both her eyes and his, with vastly different perspectives due to neither of them having the full picture. Ada's plotting, subterfuge and warring emotions made for excellent drama, while Michael's confusion, intrigue and developing love made for a tantalising romance.
There is more spice in this book than the previous two, and there is a scene of dubious consent which is the core source of conflict throughout. It eventually gets resolved to both parties' satisfaction, although I must confess I would have liked to see him sweat even harder for it.
It was refreshing to have a story where the female lead is not a debutante restricted by society's rules, but an independent single woman with a child and self-made fortune. It allowed for some more mature and adult interactions between the two main characters, since they were able to court each other in privacy rather than through dances and banquets.
Enjoyable tale of ruin, revenge and redemption
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