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Synopsis:
Abandoned as a child and raised in a brothel, Gabriel St.
Croix has never known tenderness, friendship, or affection. Although fluent
in sex, he knows nothing of love. Lost and alone inside a nightmare world,
all he's ever wanted was companionship and a place to belong. Hiding physical
and emotional scars behind an icy façade, his only relationship
is with a young boy he has spent the last five years protecting. But all
that is about to change. The boy's family has found him, and they are
coming to take him home.
Sarah Munroe blames herself for her brother's disappearance. When he's
located, safe and unharmed, Sarah vows to help the man who rescued and
protected him in any way she can. With loving patience she helps Gabriel
face his demons and teaches him to trust in friendship and love. But when
the past catches up with him, Gabriel must face it on his own.
Becoming a mercenary, a pirate, and a professional gambler, Gabriel travels
to London, France, and the Barbary Coast in a desperate attempt to find
Sarah again and all he knows of love. On the way, he will discover the
most dangerous journey, and the greatest gamble of all, is within the
darkest reaches of his own heart. |
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Broken Wing is not for the faint of heart. While the
story is set in the Regency period, it covers many disturbing subjects
in a frank and honest way. It is also a story that takes a few chapters
to capture the reader, but once captured it carries them to the end.
With the creation of Gabriel St. Croix, Ms. James introduces a new type
of tortured hero. His story unfolds slowly under the careful and sometimes
impertinent questioning of Lady Sarah Munroe, exposing a wounded soul
that has given up on himself and the world. Unlike the heroes of most
romance novels, Gabriel is far from the typical tortured Alpha male hero,
with a lesser writer there would have been temptation to turn him from
an Alpha to a Beta male. Yet, Ms. James manages to keep Gabriel walking
that line. Sarah is much more a contemporary heroine than is usually found
in Regencies, which adds to her charm.
Had I seen Broken Wing on the shelf clearly marked
as a Regency, I would have passed it by and deprived myself of a very
good read.
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