To Win a Wicked Lord

“To Win a Wicked Lord” is a sinfully exciting tale of treacherous intrigues and breathtaking passions! The attraction between Percival and Isabel is a naughty page-scorching romp readers will truly savor.<br /><br />Read full review in the <a href="https://indtale.com/reviews/historical/win-wicked-lord-%E2%80%93-shadows-and-silk-book-4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">2020 April issue of InD'tale Magazine.</a>

True rating - 4.5 swoony stars!<br /><br />To Win a Wicked Lord was a story that was absolutely captivating from the start! Lord Percival Bretagne and Isabel Galante were characters driven to extremes by emotional needs and those needs were the reason that their two worlds collided. For Percy, it was his absolute and complete need for revenge that drove his every waking moment. He had spent years waiting for the perfect moment to strike his nemesis and when he met Isabel, though he might not have had all the facts, he was certain that she was going be of use to him in his plot for revenge. Isabel was a woman whose family had been torn apart by the same person that Percy hates. After regretful choices that led her younger sister to great harm, Isabel has found herself engaged in a deal with Percy’s enemy but all Isabel wanted was to protect her family and see them made whole again.<br /><br />There were many dangerous moments in To Win a Wicked Lord and also many moments of such sweet sincerity my heart wanted to swoon! Both Percy and Isabel were extremely likable characters and I loved their interactions. I could feel the emotions, passion, and fears that these characters were struggling with and I loved the sweet progression of belief that they developed in each other. There was a dastardly villain as well as a character that behaved surprisingly, which was just delightful. My only complaint is that I felt Isabel was a little naive, I mean after the treatment that her sister endured why the heck would she think that dealing with the same person would have a different outcome? I would have liked her to be a little more devious but luckily, she showed her backbone when it was necessary. Overall, To Win a Wicked Lord was a wonderfully written historical romance that will delight any and all readers with its action, suspense, and irresistible romance!<br /><br />This review is based on a complimentary book I received from Aurora Publicity. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.<br />

Series: Shadows and Silk #4<br />Publication Date: 4/22/20<br />Number of Pages: 274<br /><br />I have been waiting and waiting for this book because I wanted to see Percy’s story and I wanted/hoped to see the villain finally get his due – and I got both. Well, I would have preferred a more dire outcome for the villain, but he did get more than a slap on the wrist. The story is well-written and I really liked the characters. <br /><br />We met Lord Percival Bretagne in the first book of the series, <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/36127732.Three_Lessons_in_Seduction__A_Shadows_and_Silk_Novel_" title="Three Lessons in Seduction (A Shadows and Silk Novel) by Sofie Darling" rel="noopener">Three Lessons in Seduction</a>, and got to know more about him in the second book, <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/39910899.Tempted_by_the_Viscount__A_Shadows_and_Silk_Novel_" title="Tempted by the Viscount (A Shadows and Silk Novel) by Sofie Darling" rel="noopener">Tempted by the Viscount</a>. We learned that in his early years, he was very much a man of his time – he wanted a society type marriage where there were no emotional attachments and he could basically keep living his life as he had before marriage. Yet, we also learned what happened to him on the continent. We also met and got to know the villain of the series in those books as well – and the fact that he never, ever, got any punishment for the things he did really annoyed me.<br /><br />Percy is now back in London and out of the spy business – and he’s bent on revenge against the man who took his family and his marriage from him. The man is sly, smart, manipulative and very, very well connected. So, how will Percy stop him? He’ll hit him where it hurts – in his purse. At least that is the plan until he learns that the villain is still active in more than just making money. What he is up to now will subvert and maybe even bring down the government of England.<br /><br />Isabel Galante is one in a long line of pawns who have been blackmailed and used by Lord Bertrand Montfort in his pursuit of power and influence. Isabel isn’t even the first in her family to be used by him. She despises him, but she also lives in mortal fear of him and what he can and will do to her family. So, when he orders her into the gaming hell/brothel, Number 9, to seduce a peer, she goes – she has no other choice. Then things go terribly wrong… She targets the wrong man … What will Montfort do to her and her family now?<br /><br />Percy grabs Isabel and escapes the brothel with her and a very young prostitute. He needs a place to keep her safe long enough that he can question her and find out all she knows about Montfort – and he’s sure she works for him and knows plenty.<br /><br />Circumstances throw Percy and Isabel together and they find themselves very attracted to each other. Yet, neither can fully trust the other – there is just too much at stake. Can they find it within themselves to trust and work together to defeat Montfort?<br /><br />While this book is part of a series, and we learned Percy’s backstory in earlier books, it can easily be read and enjoyed as a standalone. <br /><br />I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.<br />

Great Read!! To Win a Wicked Lord by Sofie Darling is book 4 in the Shadows and Silk series. I find that Sofie is very detailed in her writing which make the story seem so much more real. I found myself getting lost in this book and the world around me no longer existed and I just love that. Her characters are just wonderful and the evil is truly evil and you end up just hating him which is a true writer’s gift. There is a mystery about this story and I found that intriguing. This story has blackmail, a spy, a hero, rescue, a love for a father, a bit of a cat and mouse game, evil, loss of innocence and love. I highly recommend you read this book. It will keep you on your toes! <br /><br />***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.

Now this....this is Sofie Darling at her best! I absolutely LOVED Percy and Isabel's story, so well written, full of emotion and passion, danger and betrayal, with a hero that is swoon worthy, has physical and emotional scars and a heroine that will do anything to save her family. Put all of that together and you have one amazing story. <br /><br />Lord Percival Bretagne is a man with one thing in mind....vengeance against the man who destroyed his life. Isabel Galante is being forced into debauchery by that same villain if she wants her father released from prison. When Percy and Isabel meet, each is playing a part and although they feel a strong attraction to each other, trust is not easy to come by. Soon their lives are entangled and danger abounds, not to mention the lies and deceptions that could ruin both their families. <br /><br />I was given an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

It takes having his life stolen from him, for Lord Percival Bretagne to appreciate the true value of everything he has lost. The reckless rake turns his life around and after serving King and country, goes after the person responsible for the pain he has experienced. Before long, he comes to realise that he is in a game with much more at stake than his own vengeance. Others have also been damaged almost beyond redemption and their fight becomes Percy's as well. I have a horror of manipulation and therefore found this novel painful to read as so many people were used as pawns to further one man's ambition. This Regency suspenseful romance is generally well written, with strong characters and a good plot. It is also a standalone and comes to a good conclusion where justice is served. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.

To Win a Wicked Lord <br />Shadows and Silk Series #4<br />Sofie Darling<br /><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sofiedarlingauthor/">https://www.facebook.com/sofiedarling...</a><br />Release date 04/22/2020<br />Publisher Soul Mate Publishing<br /><br />Blurb :<br /><br />Lord Percival Bretagne is used to playing games. He survived being a spy for a decade using his wits alone. But that was just life and death, now he’s playing for the most important prize of all—love. 

He’ll Stop at Nothing . . . <br /><br />Ten years after his family gave him up for dead, British spy Lord Percival Bretagne is back home, but his mission is far from over. Playing the aristocrat in London gambling dens and at country house parties is just a cover for Percy's real quest. He's hunting the man who stole everything from him—his family, his marriage, even his identity. And this time nothing, and no one, will stand in his way.<br /><br />She’ll Risk it All . . . <br /><br />But one night with Isabel Galante changes everything. She’s willing to gamble a woman’s most intimate prize in order to save her imprisoned father, but she didn’t expect a devilishly handsome opponent with a dangerously attractive wicked streak. Isabel would do anything for her family, including betraying Percy, but she has no idea that she’s stumbled into the middle of a decade-long quest for revenge.<br /><br />Who Will Win in the Game Called Love? <br /><br />Percy has been betrayed before, and now the man who destroyed his life is using Isabel to strike again. With the fate of the government and his new life in the balance, he’ll have to keep Isabel seductively, scandalously close. They begin a passionate game of truth and lies, deception and dalliance, uncovering the heart of who they really are and realizing that winning might mean losing what matters the most—each other.<br /><br />My review :<br /><br />Will reaching their own hidden agenda be the termination of the other’s and the end of their relationship...<br /><br />I confess while I am not a big fan of revenge story, I even more dislike those about people used as pawn.<br />This is my introduction read to Mrs Sofie Darling’s work, and while the plot tropes were not my favorites, she offers here not the story I expected.<br />Percival, what ever reckless or selfish he was in his youth or how fickly he once had been, he got his share of pain and wounds.<br />Sure, he could have chosen a different path when he came back to his identity when he recovered from his amnesia, but his life had already been altered for ever. <br />As I haven’t read the previous books, I do not know the story from his first wife’s side, still, I confess I am not inclined to like a woman ready to have her daughter labeled a bastard, what ever her marriage was.<br />So even if he was not the best of the husband, he was stolen from his fatherly rights.<br />His need for revenge is legitimate, I just didn’t really understood how he would accomplish it.<br />And while he is wandering about the right path, he can’t have another soul hurt by his nemesis even if he knows he brings a Troy horse in his household.<br />Isabel is very naive if she thinks by playing the game of her blackmailer she will be able to save her family. Those evils find always a way to only take, never give back.<br />Still she is ready to sell herself to free her father, when her own sister already has paid a heavy price for the same “debt”.<br />But for her family, she would do anything.<br />It was interesting to see them settle and get to know one another in a very unusual way, and the additional side characters were intriguing and fun adding.<br />And while it took them long to finally share their secrets and trust one another, when they decide to have faith, it is done fully.<br /><br />4,5 stars for this tale of deciding what is worth it.<br /><br />I was granted an advance copy by the author, and here is my true and unbiased opinion.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/429830134272830/posts/599102040678971/?d=n">https://www.facebook.com/429830134272...</a><br /><br />

To Win a Wicked Lord is the fourth book in Sofie Darling’s Shadows and Silk series, and it works perfectly fine as a standalone. I have not read any of the prior books in the series, but I understood this one just fine. Moreover, I’m certainly curious enough to go back and read them after enjoying this one.<br /><br />At first, I was a wee bit tentative about this one. It was interesting, but it didn’t quite grab me. I felt like there was a lot of information being given, and it took a while for me to wrap my head around everything. Once I wrapped my head around all that was taking place, I was addicted. <br /><br />To Win a Wicked Lord was a story that, once it got going, I was happy to devour. There were plenty of pieces to the story that kept me turning the pages, and I loved watching the way all the details came together. It’s a bit slow to start, but once it’s going, it’s the best kind of addictive.<br /><br />Without a doubt, this was a great introduction to the author’s work and I’ll be reading more.

Spies ? Like Us<br /><br />Georgian Period Spy ? and Romance? Novel, along with a taste of Revenge?. Expect the Unexpected.<br /><br />Lord Percival Bretagne??⛲? has been a spy ? for his majesty, King George? for ten years or so. As the third son of Duke Arundel, he can circulate through society easily and discreetly. He and his partner, Hortense, are back in London from the continent.<br /><br />Lord Percival??⛲? has anonymously shut down two St. Giles gaming hells? in an effort to attract the attention of his enemy, the owner, Lord Bertrand Montfort?.<br />During his time in Europe, Percy??⛲? was declared dead? after being injured fighting Napoleon. Montfort? was the cause. Percy??⛲? lost his memory for a time from concussion.<br />Percy's wife, Olivia, had their marriage annulled after finding out He was alive, making their daughter, Lucy, illegitimate! Percy??⛲? is out for revenge!<br /><br />Beautiful, mysterious Isabel??, the daughter of a Spanish Lord, is brought into play by Montfort? to dupe the Earl of Pembroke, a drunkard and gambler?.<br />Percy??⛲?, is in it for The keys to The gambling hell plus all of Montfort 's ?money. They each seek to ruin each other.<br /><br />Isabel?? is merely Montfort's? tool, she has her own debts to pay that will be absolved with winning or losing against Lord Pembroke, Montfort's mark.<br />Isabel mistakenly picks Percy??⛲? out as Lord Pembroke at the gaming table, and Montfort's plan goes awry, until he realizes Percy??⛲? is an even bigger ?fish!<br /><br />Montfort? is attempting to use the debts of the aristocracy at his gaming hells as leverage to influence parliament!<br /><br />ARC Provided by Hidden ?Gems<br />I also got this ebook with KU.<br /><br />Great book! Percy??⛲? is nothing if not dedicated to his craft ?. He has also practiced abstinence for years, but Isabel?? may be too big of a temptation!

If you have been following the series, you already know Lord Percival “Percy” Bretagne, he as been an ongoing character from the start and we finally get his story!!<br /><br />Percy is back in London and looking for revenge against the man that took everything from him. Lord Bertrand Montford is a vile man who has destroyed many a life and because of his wealth and position has never had to answer for his actions. Percy plans to change that and ruin him financially, but he soon learns that Bertrand is plotting something that could potentially destroy the English government and has to stop him.<br /><br />Isabel Galante is one of Bertrand’s many victims. To save her family she is forced to do Bertrand’s bidding, which on this night is to seduce the Earl of Pembroke at the gaming hell/brothel, but she makes a mistake at ends up with Percy instead. Percy thinks Isabel has information about Bertrand’s plans and takes Isabel when he leaves. <br /><br />Neither is sure they can trust the other, but they share an undeniable attraction and a mutual desire to bring Lord Bertrand Montford to justice. And maybe, just maybe find the love of a lifetime…<br /><br />This was a well written, fast paced story with likeable characters, betrayal, intrigue, revenge, secrets, steamyish love scenes and plenty of twists and turns before the villain finally gets his comeuppance and Percy and Isabel get their well deserved HEA. This is the fourth book in the series and while this book could be read as a stand-alone title, I would suggest reading the books in order for the best reading experience.<br /><br />*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me.*