Sinful Brides #4
By Christi Caldwell
Release Date: December 12th, 2017
Montlake Romance
Source: Book I have Purchased
In
the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell’s Sinful
Brides series, a runaway heiress entrusts her fate to the man she betrayed.
Lady
Eve Pruitt has never forgotten her childhood friend, the young pickpocket
Calum, who she feared had been condemned to the gallows. Now, years later, Eve
is the one in danger. Her brother, made desperate by gambling debts, threatens
to steal her inheritance, and Eve has no choice but to run.
Under
an assumed name, she takes a job as a bookkeeper at the notorious Hell and Sin
Club. Nothing in this bawdy den shocks her more than discovering that her
employer is none other than Calum. Keeping her identity a secret is one
thing—but hiding her feelings for him is another.
As Calum becomes
increasingly taken with the strangely haunting beauty, he looks forward to
exposing her mysteries. But when her masquerade is revealed, it’s left to Eve
to prove that her desire for him is no deception.
The Heiress's
Deception is another beautiful story in Christi Caldwell's Sinful Brides
series, and I have learned three things from this book; the first is, no one
ever knows the full truth unless you ask. Two, forgiveness is one of the most
powerful, and generous things you can ever bestow on another person. And
lastly...never read a Christi Caldwell book during my lunch break, because you
will end up looking like a panda for the rest of the day, and there ain't no
fixing that!
So clearly the gods
have been listening, because The Heiress's Deception is Calum story, that
I have been impatiently waiting for, since Ryker's story. And in this
book we get to read the deception in his past, which caused him to be thrown in
to Newgate and other parts of his life, before he met his family.
But we
also meet a Lena, young girl who feels like she betrayed her only friend, and
has to live through the guilt and pain of her betrayal. When little Lena grows up to become Lady Eve,
she continues to pay penance, by devoting her life and inheritance, to people
that need her protection the most.
But then Eve is
targeted yet again by the evil in her family, and so she flees, only to find
herself at the mercy of the person she betrayed.
Oh my goodness, what
a book! I feel both emotionally wrung out and exhilarated at the same time. The
beauty of this story shines from the moment you start reading; from both Calum
and Eve's suffering to Calums determination to learn from his mistakes,
you cannot help but care about these characters. It was also lovely to revisit
with Helena, and her calm attitude. Though I will have to say, I think I see
Adair's downfall coming, and I cannot wait.
When you read any
Christi Caldwell book, you should prepare yourself for an emotional
rollercoaster, where you literally spend most of the book, with your heart in
your mouth, but that is one of the most alluring things about a Christi
Caldwell book! It's not just a book, but the entrance into a new world!
I give The Heiress's
Deception 5 stars
USA Today Bestselling author, Christi Caldwell blames Judith McNaught's "Whitney, My Love," for luring her into the world of historical romance. While sitting in her graduate school apartment at the University of Connecticut, Christi decided to set aside her notes and try her hand at writing romance. She believes the most perfect heroes and heroines have imperfections and she rather enjoys tormenting them before crafting a well-deserved happily ever after! Christi makes her home in Southern Connecticut where she spends her time writing, chasing around her feisty six-year-old son, and caring for her twin princesses in training!
