Giles) allows him to do things that the Duke needs done but cannot sully his hands with. He is her despised uncle’s “fixer,” meaning that his low-class background (coming from St. Gideon has been obsessed with Messalina for years - but from a distance because he knows that she is not for him. Gideon is a man who has lived in a morally ambiguous world. Funny and gritty, I loved that these characters have to examine their expections of one another as they find common ground. There is incredible chemistry between Gideon and Messalina from the beginning. I enjoyed the first book in the series, but this one was superior in my estimation. Messalina agrees to the marriage but has her own plans - to leave Gideon as quickly as possible with at least part of her dowry in her own hands so that she can create her own life. Now her uncle, the Duke, has a special task he wants Gideon to complete and is willing to induce Gideon to agree by giving him Messalina in marriage.
THE STORY: Gideon Hawthorne has watched Messalina Greycourt since he was a young man in her uncle’s employ.
Romantic and dark, this is my favorite Hoyt book since Duke of Sin. Loved how he is completely devoted to her. When a Rogue Meets His Match (Greycourt, #2) by Elizabeth HoytįINAL DECISION: Absolutely amazing book because of the deep affection between Gideon and Messalina. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The fifth novel in Elizabeth Hoyt's sensuous, New York Times best-selling Georgian Maiden Lane series.I received this book for free from Netgalley in order to prepare an honest review. But when Margaret learns the truth - that the Ghost is her husband - the game is up and the players must surrender.to the temptation that could destroy them both. When passion flares, these two intimate strangers can't keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. Fierce, commanding and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St Giles is everything she feared he would be - and so much more. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn't seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognise the man behind the mask. Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St Giles - the man who murdered her one true love. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head - and realises she is his wife. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St Giles, Godric St John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London.
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