Once Dishonored
When he sees the lovely Kendra, Lady Denshire, standing alone at a ball, officer and gentleman Lucas, Lord Foxton, at once asks her to dance. He knows how it feels to be ostracized; ever since he broke parole and escaped a French prison, he’s been snubbed by society. Kendra’s woeful tale of being divorced and disgraced by false charges of adultery moves Lucas to offer his help in reclaiming her son, and their quest to recover lost children and clear both their names leads to a deepening emotional bond and mutual passion. Along the way, Kendra finds a sense of belonging among the unusual women who frequent Angelo’s fencing academy, and Lucas puts his gifts as a bonesetter to work at a charity hospital.
While both characters have painful pasts to make peace with, the course of the book is a series of genial adventures and warm-toned interactions as reparations unfold and problems gently dissolve. Much time is spent with characters from previous Rogues Redeemed books and Putney’s Lost Lord series, which will please fans. Putney tells a tale of two mature adults surmounting the trials of the Regency world with gracious ease.
