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Hawthorne Brothers #3
Nightingale's Gate
ONE WOMAN WILL RISK EVERYTHING
TO SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVES.
A gentleman killer is stalking prostitutes in the alleys of Boston. The police arrest Lucas Hawthorne, the notorious son of a prominent family and owner of the infamous club Nightingale’s Gate. As the daughter of Boston’s leading prosecutor, attorney Alice Kendall has followed the headlines, but she is not prepared when the accused walks into her office seeking counsel. Nor is she prepared for his seductive charm. Alice knows she should keep her distance from a man like Lucas. But she takes the case to trial, standing against her father for this mysterious man.
Lucas has led a life filled with unapologetic scandal and dark secrets–secrets that he has revealed to no one, including the lovely lawyer who haunts his dreams. Alice has the power to awaken the dormant cravings of his heart, but only if she can face the shocking truth that torments his soul. . . .
TO SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVES.
A gentleman killer is stalking prostitutes in the alleys of Boston. The police arrest Lucas Hawthorne, the notorious son of a prominent family and owner of the infamous club Nightingale’s Gate. As the daughter of Boston’s leading prosecutor, attorney Alice Kendall has followed the headlines, but she is not prepared when the accused walks into her office seeking counsel. Nor is she prepared for his seductive charm. Alice knows she should keep her distance from a man like Lucas. But she takes the case to trial, standing against her father for this mysterious man.
Lucas has led a life filled with unapologetic scandal and dark secrets–secrets that he has revealed to no one, including the lovely lawyer who haunts his dreams. Alice has the power to awaken the dormant cravings of his heart, but only if she can face the shocking truth that torments his soul. . . .
352 pages, Paperback
First published May 29, 2001
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About the author
Linda Francis Lee
40 books487 followersLinda Francis Lee is a native Texan now calling New York City home. Linda's writing career began when her article "There Is No Finish Line" was published in her university's quarterly magazine. But she got sidetracked from writing when she started teaching probability and statistics. Later she found her way back to writing, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution called her breakout novel, Blue Waltz, "absolutely stunning."
Now Linda is the author of nineteen books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, in languages as diverse as Japanese and Russian. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films, and she is in the process of co-developing a television series set in her beloved Texas. Lee's next novel, her twentieth, is a large work of fiction about the redemption of a man, and will be released in 2011.
When Linda isn't writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.
Now Linda is the author of nineteen books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, in languages as diverse as Japanese and Russian. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films, and she is in the process of co-developing a television series set in her beloved Texas. Lee's next novel, her twentieth, is a large work of fiction about the redemption of a man, and will be released in 2011.
When Linda isn't writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.
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June 26, 2016
Good: Lucas Hawthorne, Lucas Hawthorne, Lucas Hawthorne... and Alice Kendall
Meh: no mehs!
This was my first historical romance book ever. I read it when was about 14 or so and loved historical romance ever since. I let a friend borrow it in high school and was unable to find it until about 2 years ago (that is about 10 years of not having it). Let's just say, my reread didn't disappoint. I love Lucas Hawthorne. He is my book crush forever. He has so many layers, just when you think you know him, something else is revealed and you fall all over again.
Alice was a great heroine. I liked her drive and personality. She had something to prove and wasn't going to let her family or being a woman get in her way.
5 stars. All day, Every day. I am shocked that more people have reviewed this book because it is a keeper for sure that will have you guessing and swooning till the last page.
(Also, this is the 3rd book in a series. The others books are far below this one in caliber. I would skip those two and read this. If you have desire to read the other two, then go ahead, but AFTER this one!)
Meh: no mehs!
This was my first historical romance book ever. I read it when was about 14 or so and loved historical romance ever since. I let a friend borrow it in high school and was unable to find it until about 2 years ago (that is about 10 years of not having it). Let's just say, my reread didn't disappoint. I love Lucas Hawthorne. He is my book crush forever. He has so many layers, just when you think you know him, something else is revealed and you fall all over again.
Alice was a great heroine. I liked her drive and personality. She had something to prove and wasn't going to let her family or being a woman get in her way.
5 stars. All day, Every day. I am shocked that more people have reviewed this book because it is a keeper for sure that will have you guessing and swooning till the last page.
(Also, this is the 3rd book in a series. The others books are far below this one in caliber. I would skip those two and read this. If you have desire to read the other two, then go ahead, but AFTER this one!)
dnf
May 16, 2022I've been trying to read this for literal years and I think it's finally time to give it up. I was intrigued by the setting - nineteenth-century Boston - but Lee didn't really do very much with it; there's no real sense of place, and her characters are absolutely not living in the nineteenth century... although it's in an obnoxiously sloppy way, where e.g. an upper-class woman working as an attorney mentions doing her own laundry (uh do you have any idea how much labor was involved in doing laundry in the 1880s?).
April 22, 2020
Someone is killing women in the alleys and Lucas, the owner of a gentlemen's club, is arrested and charged. He hires a woman lawyer to defend him. They are extremely attracted to one another. But, she is determined to win the case...
May 29, 2021
good book enjoyed the story.
June 7, 2010
Sequel to Swan's Grace, following the 3rd brother. This was my favorite of the 3, although it really wasn't any more believable than the other two! ;)
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