Series:
Warrior Wolves (Book 3)
She needs a husband…
So she captures one!
Lady Gillian of Rockskill desperately needs a husband --
one strong and wealthy enough to protect her castle. So she has warrior Rory of
Roul captured and blackmails him into marrying her!
Awaking in a dungeon to a marriage proposal, Rory stuns
his beguiling captor with a counteroffer: to free his men and complete his
mission for the king, he agrees to a temporary chaste marriage. One that can be
annulled when his quest is over.
But despite their stormy beginning, their attraction
grows, and so does the temptation to claim their wedding night!
Terrific enemies to lovers story. Gillian needs a
husband, fast, to save herself and her people. After her older, cruel husband
died, her cousin schemes to take Rockskill for his own. The property has been
in her family for a long time, passed down from mother to daughter. Cousin
Albert plans to marry her to one of his horrible friends and take over the
property. Only someone strong and wealthy enough to stand up to Albert can help
her, so she takes matters into her own hands.
Rory of Roul is the youngest of the Roul brothers and one
of King David's wolves. He has been charged with capturing Rockskill and ending
the shenanigans going on there. The last thing he expected was to wake up in a
dungeon, chained to the wall, after being drugged and captured by a woman. Capping
the indignity, Gillian then blackmails him into marrying her by threatening the
lives of his men. But is he really so unwilling? Marrying Gillian gets him into
Rockskill without a battle, making it easier to fulfill his mission. But Rory
has his own conditions: the marriage will be in name only and annulled once his
mission ends and Gillian is safe.
I loved watching Rory and Gillian's relationship develop.
The first obstacle to overcome is their mutual distrust. Gillian's past has
shown her that men are not to be trusted. Her protectiveness toward her people
causes her to keep certain information from Rory. He senses that she is keeping
secrets and wonders how deeply she's involved in the activities he's there to
stop. The intense attraction between them complicates their plans. As they
spend time together, Rory and Gillian's attraction grows into something deeper. Their banter and arguments were fun to witness, and the push and pull between them as they tested boundaries kept me turning the pages. But when they work together, the results are terrific. I loved the changes in Gillian, as Rory's presence and protectiveness gave her
confidence in her abilities. The confrontations with those who want Rockskill
for their own purposes were intense and kept me glued to the pages until
resolved.
But Rory's past haunts him, convinced that his actions made
the future he dreams of impossible. I ached for Rory; his pain and guilt leap
off the page. Much of his pain is wrapped up in his relationship with his three
brothers. Regardless of his fears for the future, he knows they will have his
back in supporting Gillian. Their appearance near the end of the book is an emotional
revelation of the depth of love and support these brothers share. I laughed out
loud at his oldest brother's way of getting Rory's attention and cheered when
he finally broke through the walls Rory erected.
I loved the ending and seeing Rory finally let go of the
past. Their reunion was emotional and sweet but also showed the changes they
experienced. I liked seeing more of Rory's brothers. I hope Edan gets his story
soon.
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