Wicked, Sinful Nights

Raised to be Bladesmen #2

by Julia Latham

Though he'd been raised with his brothers by the League of the Blade as an experiment, Robert Hilliard is light-hearted, taking life as it comes. But the League doesn't approve, and gives him one last chance to prove himself. A high member of the council has died, and the League believes his mistress, killed him. Robert must prove Sarah Audley's guilt or lose his standing in the League. But when he encounters the red-haired beauty, Robert is convinced of her innocence and is determined to find the real murderer, no matter the price.

Sarah, a widow whose late husband's family blamed her for his accidental death, doesn't realize she's suspected in the viscount's death, a man who was a father figure to her--never her lover. She's uneasy with her instant attraction to Robert, and when she learns his purpose to prove her guilt she knows she can never trust him...

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Medieval

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Gayle Kloecker grew up in Erie, Pensylvaina, daughter of Renee and Francis Kloecker. In the college, she started to study engineering, but she left it. She married James Callen, and they had three children: Jim, Michelle, and Laura. The family resides in a suburb of Central New York.

She needed 13 years to sell her first novel in 1999. Named the "Notable New Author of 1999," Gayle has also won the Holt Medallion and the Laurel Wreath Award, and finaled in the National Readers Choice Awards. A past President of the Central New York Romance Writers, she is also a member of Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Novelists Inc. She wrote also under the pseudoyms of Julia Latham and Emma Cane. Besides writing, she loves to read, sing, crochet, and delve too deeply into historical research.

Reviews

[Monique Takens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik heb de Nederlands talige versie gelezen : Bewijs me je liefde - Candlelight Historische roman 915
Dit is eigenlijk deel 5 van de Broederschap van het zwaard serie maar de laatste 3 boeken hebben een andere serie naam gekregen omdat ze over de 3 broers Hilliard gaan .
In dit boek staat Robert Hilliard centraal die door de Broederschap er op uit wordt gestuurd om de moord op een van hun mannen te onderzoeken en de schuldige zien te vinden . De grootste verdachte is de jonge weduwe Sarah Audley die naar zeggen van haar schoonfamilie haar man heeft vermoord .
Ik vond dit een goed geschreven middeleeuwen detective verhaal met een verrassende uitkomst .

[Gayle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This sounds like a dirty love novel, but isn't. It is a romance murder story. Not bad but NOT for young kids either.

[iva · Rating 3 out of 5]

malo bolja od prvog nastavka, zanimljiva priča ali izvedenost je mogla biti bolja, kraj je predviljiv

[B Whited · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very wholesome romance novel. It is not explicit in its love scenes and takes the vast majority of the book to build the characters and their relationships. The mystery portion of the story was wrapped up a little too quickly at the end and did have a bit of a twist which was pleasant to see. This book is perfect for those who are looking for a romance novel more focused on story than smut.

The title is rather misleading and they really should have named this Wicked, Sinful Knights to keep with the other titles in this series.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very readable book newly published in 2010, but I have to start off by saying I don't think the title really has very much to do with the story. Of all the historical romances I have read, I think this is one that is completely mis-named. It is a love story wrapped in a very well-developed murder mystery. Julia Latham is a past-master at writing stories couched in the Medieval period and this story is no departure from her past achievements. I just think the title is designed to see books and not really give the reader a true hint of the nature of the tale. The characters are well-developed and it is a book that a beautiful birds-eye view of life in the Medieval society and the workings of an active Medieval castle. There are twists and turns and surprises all through the book. Some of the internal monologues are a bit wordy and I didn't think they always added to the story, but the internal tension of the heroine, the growing attraction between the main characters, the tension present because of the murder of the Lord of the castle, the worry over the safety of the young Lord Francis -- all give this novel a well-deserved place on any reading shelf. It is well-worth the time to read.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Judging contest

[Danielles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, just good, nothing more,....
but I like her style!

[Ayla Stierwalt]

no stars it was awful and I could not completely finish it.