Can she make this interesting and complicated man drop his mask-and bare his heart-before dark secrets of the past tear them apart and destroy their marriage?īy turns laugh-out-loud funny and deeply poignant, packed with both danger and simmering sexual tension, this RITA award winner for Best Historical Romance of 2011 is a treat not to be missed. On the face of it, Leo Marsden and Bryony Asquith are a most unlikely pair he an Adonis, beautiful, popular, outgoing, and a favourite with his family and. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. She begins to suspect that Vere is not who he appears to be. Their dramatic wedding night, however, quite changes Elissande's mind.

Or is he a secret agent of the Crown, solving crimes and bringing evildoers to justice, all the while playing the part of the dimwit to facilitate his investigative work?Įlissande Edgerton is desperate to break free of her uncle's malevolent control, so desperate she is willing to marry any man, even an idiot like Lord Vere, who believes that diamonds grow in oysters and can't sit down to a meal without spilling sauces all over himself. Elissande herself comes across as a strikingly resolute young woman, and listeners will find themselves drawn into the unexpectedly moving romance between her and the hero.Lord Vere is handsome, strapping, and sweet. It won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance in 2011. Her droll delivery perfectly captures the humor of Vere’s carefully orchestrated buffoonery, but she also thoughtfully emphasizes the subtle terror of Elissande’s predicament. His at Night is a historical romance by Sherry Thomas. “Kate Reading’s smart, subtle performance makes this seemingly lighthearted romance into something quite memorable…Reading navigates the novel’s complicated emotions with impressive skill. With seduction their only weapon-and a dark secret from the past endangering both their lives-can they learn to trust each other even as they surrender to a passion that won't be denied? Forced into a marriage of convenience, Elissande and Vere are each about to discover that they're not the only ones with a hidden agenda. But nothing can prepare him for the scandal of being ensnared by Elissande. As a secret agent for the government, he's tracked down some of the most devious criminals in London, all the while maintaining his cover as one of society's most harmless-and idiotic-bachelors. But how to catch the perfect man? Lord Vere is used to baiting irresistible traps. Only through marriage can she claim the freedom she craves. Elissande Edgerton is a desperate woman, a virtual prisoner in the home of her tyrannical uncle.

His at Night by Sherry Thomas