When the Rogue Returns
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Victor Cale never imagined that his sweet, shy bride, Isabella, would use her talent for creating exquisite imitation jewels in a criminal way. But there's no denying that Isa's handiwork was used in the brazen heist of the Dutch royal family's diamonds after she disappeared into the night. Ten years later, still reeling from her betrayal and enraged that her duplicitous side was so undetectable, Victor is sent to Edinburgh to investigate a wealthy baron's mysterious bride-to-be. Simple enough, until the "fiance e" proves to be Isa, masquerading as an alluring young widow. No longer the meek and mild girl he once knew, the bold woman vehemently asserts that it was Victor who abandoned her after he helped steal the royal diamonds! Piecing together the truth of the past reawakens their volatile passion, which burns hotter than ever. But with a decade of secrets between them, Victor and Isa must trust each other in order to bring the real thieves to justice without getting burned themselves.
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2 primary books3 released booksThe Duke's Men
The Duke's Men is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Sabrina Jeffries.
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I have been reading Sabrina Jeffries books for a few years now and she really never disappoints. This is the 2nd book in the Duke's Men series and it features Victor and Isa. Victor was introduced in the first book as the Duke of Lyon's cousin. In this book we find that he was married 10 years before and his wife deserted him, leaving him to answer some tough questions about the theft of some jewels. Or so it seems. Isa is also led to believe that her husband deserted her and played a part in the jewel heist. 10 years have passed and it's time for the two lovers to find there way back to each other and bring the real jewel thieves to justice.
I liked Victor from his appearance in the first book and took to Isa right away as well. They had good chemistry and both had great spirit and fight. Both are “damaged” from the events of 10 years ago and Victor has some tough childhood issues to overcome as well. I loved the damaged hero and Victor is a great one. I appreciated that both of the characters seemed to want to get to the truth pretty much from the start and were willing to hear the other out. It wasn't instant but I was happy with the pace of the reconciliation. This was another fun read from Sabrina Jefffries! And I'm more excited than ever to read the books for Tristan and Dom!
