Review: To Wed a Wild Lord (Hellions of Halstead Hall #4) by Sabrina Jeffries
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Series: Hellions of Halstead Hall #4
Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Published November 22nd 2011 by Pocket Star
Goodreads Synopsis
Drowning in guilt over his best friend's death seven years ago, Lord Gabriel Sharpe, the Angel of Death, knows his only hope at redemption is a race against a shocking opponent.
Shrouded in darkness for the past seven years, the infamous racer Lord Gabriel Sharpe is known to accept every challenge to race thrown at him. When his next challenge comes in the form of his late best friend's sister, Virginia Waverly, Gabe is shocked. Yet she presents just the opportunity Gabe needs--marriage to fulfill his grandmother's ultimatum and ensure his inheritance. What he didn't count on was needing her love.
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In To Wed a Wild Lord, it's now the turn of the youngest Sharpe son, Lord Gabriel, who has adopted the 'Angel of Death' title following the death of his best friend, Roger Waverly, seven years ago during a race. He only wears black as a way to atone for his sins, and wants nothing more than to make it up to the Waverly family, who utterly despise him. When Roger's younger sister, Virginia, reappears in his life, and challenges him, he thinks this is his chance, and also finds himself falling for Virginia. Is he just hoping to make up for his past sins, and fulfil his grandmother's ultimatum, or is there more at play here?
I think this book worked really well, but Minerva's story was better, in my opinion. Gabe was the traditional wounded hero, with a troubled past, and he needed a woman to help him recover. He was only a child when his parents died, and was reckless in his youth, and is still as reckless now. He doesn't want to settle down, because he is so guilty over Roger's death, and that galls Virginia like nothing else. When Roger died, she was left with only her grandfather, and cousin, Pierce, and has lost that security of knowing her brother will inherit the family stud farm. She needs to marry, but also doesn't want to leave her grandfather, and the hatred he has for Gabe has soured her own feelings for him. Gabe has to seriously work hard to redeem himself in her eyes, even when the truth comes out, and it was refreshing to see him brought low and humble in this way. The secondary plot between Virginia and her cousin, Pierce, the Earl of Devonmont, was a little forced, though the way it kickstarted Gabe was enjoyable. All in all, a good instalment in the series, and I can see how the overreaching arc of the Sharpe parents deaths is pulling together.
Dates Read:
September 12-13, 2020
Rating
4 Stars
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