by Mary Jo Putney, 352 pages
Lady Kiri Lawford knows that some in society dislike her half Indian blood, but she is proud of her royal heritage despite its foreign origins. When she hears her potential fiance's mother disparaging her mother and her ancestry, Kiri leaves his house in a fit of temper. Her ride quickly turns dangerous when she crosses paths with a group of smugglers. Captive and plotting her escape, Kiri takes her chance when a stranger arrives and distracts her captors. Damain Mackenzie doesn't realize that Kiri is the sister of one of his brother's closest friends when he helps her escape. The moment he finds out, he rushes her to safety and promises to put her out of his mind. Kiri, however, is determined to pay him back for his assistance. The good deed leads to another as she interrupts a kidnapping and suddenly becomes part of a group charged with foiling a royal assassination plot with Damian by her side.
Mary Jo Putney is one of my favorites for historical romance. Her characters and settings are richly drawn, and her plots are always fast and intriguing. This is part of her Lost Lords series and adds one more piece to a larger puzzle that began in Loving a Lost Lord.
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