A Kiss Before Dark

by Kimberly Logan

Avon Books

ISBN:0060751878

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Deirdre Wilks, the beautiful and mysterious Viscountess Rotherby, is not who she seems. Scorned by the ton for marrying an elderly peer, Society has no idea that Deirdre’s most closely kept secret is the aid she supplies London’s poor and downtrodden. But even this penance is not enough to assuage her guilt over the death of an angel at the hands on London’s lord of the underworld so many years ago.

Lord Tristan Knight cannot forgive himself for the death of his mother in a dark alley in the seedy side of London. In his grief, he neglects his young sister, Lady Emily, then panics when she disappears. Suddenly, Tristan is very much in need of the widowed Viscountess Rotherby and her knowledge of the underworld. But can the couple find Lady Emily before the lord of the underworld does, and when Tristan and Deirdre discover each other’s secrets, can they keep the budding flame of their love alive?

This is a debut novel in the true Dickensian spirit. The characters are richly drawn as is Logan’s description of London’s underworld. This novel, with its quick pace and sweeping portrayal of London’s brightest and darkest, is a rare find.

Reviewed by Shane Bolks/Shana Galen