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A review by sarah_moynihan
Captivating the Scoundrel by Darcy Burke
4.0
'Daphne Foliot has always known she’ll be married off to a man who, like her, descended from one of King Arthur’s fabled knights. That doesn’t mean she wants to be, even if it is her beloved father’s wish. Raised without a mother, she owes everything to the man who encouraged and funded her education and supports her dream of becoming the first female member of the Order of the Round Table. But when she suspects her chosen husband is a traitor to the Order, she plans to expose his treachery, regardless of their extraordinary mutual attraction.
Heir to the thirteen treasures of Britain, Gideon Kersey vows to do anything to protect his family’s legacy from a secret society bent on exploiting the items for personal gain, including marry a woman he doesn’t love. Except she ignites a passion he was certain died with his first wife, and when the truth behind the Order’s objectives threatens everything Daphne knows, Gideon must fight to save her—and any future they hope to share.'
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Captivating the Scoundrel is the fourth and final book in Darcy Burke's Legandary Rogues series and is a historical romance and adventure.
Considering his actions in the previous book, I was doubting whether or not I would be able to support his character and find him redeemable. But he won me over and I fully believed that he was no longer the man he had been before. I also wasn't sure about Daphne for a while, as to whether she was in league with her father or not based on some of her actions, but he character grew on me as the book progressed.
I have really enjoyed this series and so had hoped there would be more books to be added, but I do think the author was right in having the series end here. With reading this book, it made sense to the series to culminate with Gideon's story. Were there to be more books, they would probably seem like an afterthought and maybe even seem forced. So although I'm sad to see the series end because I loved the adventure and danger throughout, I do think this was the perfect way for the series to end.
This book could be read on its own, but I'd recommend reading the whole series since the main characters from each book are all related and make appearances throughout the series(minus the prequel novella) and each book serves to find more of the 13 treasures.
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I would like to thank the author, Darcy Burke, for sharing an electronic copy of Captivating the Scoundrel with me. This is my honest and voluntary review.
Heir to the thirteen treasures of Britain, Gideon Kersey vows to do anything to protect his family’s legacy from a secret society bent on exploiting the items for personal gain, including marry a woman he doesn’t love. Except she ignites a passion he was certain died with his first wife, and when the truth behind the Order’s objectives threatens everything Daphne knows, Gideon must fight to save her—and any future they hope to share.'
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Captivating the Scoundrel is the fourth and final book in Darcy Burke's Legandary Rogues series and is a historical romance and adventure.
Considering his actions in the previous book, I was doubting whether or not I would be able to support his character and find him redeemable. But he won me over and I fully believed that he was no longer the man he had been before. I also wasn't sure about Daphne for a while, as to whether she was in league with her father or not based on some of her actions, but he character grew on me as the book progressed.
I have really enjoyed this series and so had hoped there would be more books to be added, but I do think the author was right in having the series end here. With reading this book, it made sense to the series to culminate with Gideon's story. Were there to be more books, they would probably seem like an afterthought and maybe even seem forced. So although I'm sad to see the series end because I loved the adventure and danger throughout, I do think this was the perfect way for the series to end.
This book could be read on its own, but I'd recommend reading the whole series since the main characters from each book are all related and make appearances throughout the series(minus the prequel novella) and each book serves to find more of the 13 treasures.
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I would like to thank the author, Darcy Burke, for sharing an electronic copy of Captivating the Scoundrel with me. This is my honest and voluntary review.