It's hard to believe that the pampered aristocrat would find Billy worthy of her attentions, but his irreverent charm and innate sense of justice will quickly endear him to readers. The two eventually meet again when Billy is forced to reunite with his abusive father and reclaim his title as Earl of Rackford, but her desire for independence clashes with his resolve to make her his wife. Hard-bitten Billy Blade, a troubled Robin Hood–like figure who's not quite what he seems, takes an ungrateful Jacinda back to her brothers but not before they share a heated kiss.
Not one to concede defeat, Jacinda chases him into an alley and winds up in the middle of a turf war between rival gangs of thieves. She makes it as far as a coaching inn before she falls prey to a young purse-snatcher. Lady Jacinda Knight, a spoiled and sheltered beauty, defies her eldest brother and guardian by running away to avoid an arranged marriage. Fourth in Foley's Regency-era Knight family series ( Lord of Ice, etc.), this tantalizing tale offers a glimpse of a world that historical romance authors rarely acknowledge-the slums and back alleys of London.
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