The Sins of Lord Lockwood

Meredith Duran

Feb 2018 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A kidnapped earl returns to claim his intended bride in this steamy historical romance: “unforgettable characters . . . rich with powerful prose” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Liam Devaliant, Lord Lockwood, was born into a charmed life. Charismatic, powerful, and wild, he had the world at his feet—and one woman as his aim. His wedding to Anna was meant to be his greatest triumph. Instead, in a single moment, a wicked conspiracy robbed him of his future and freedom.

Four years later, Liam has escaped his captor—and returned from death with plans for revenge. Standing in his way, though, is his long-absent bride. Once, he adored Anna’s courage. Now it seems like a curse, for Anna refuses to fear or forget him. If she can’t win back Liam’s love, then she means at least to save his soul . . . no matter the cost.

Ratings and reviews

How can it be possible to like and loathe a character at the same time? Meredith Duran makes it possible. The Sins of Lord Lockwood proves how underrated of an author Duran truly is. My heart broke for the lovebirds who never got the chance to be happy. Fate played a cruel joke on two unsuspecting souls. They offered their hearts and instead received heartache. Liam lost his soul to a darkness intent on breaking his spirit. Anna lost her hopes and dreams to a cruelty she fails to understand. Just as easily as hope was snatched away, it suddenly reappears. A vengeful Lord, an emotional whirlwind and a mesmerizing race to a second chance, wage a courageous battle against fate, despair and heartbreak. An epic tale of hearts and faith is at the center of an awe inspiring romance.

An Emotionally gripping story, The Sins of Lord Lockwood held me hostage until the last page was turned. On his wedding night, Liam, Earl of Lockwood was kidnapped and taken as a criminal to a penal colony for over three years. The horrors he had to endure just to stay alive would make even the strongest soul never the same and fraught with nightmares. Escaping, he comes back to England to seek revenge against his betrayer, who he figured out early on. His wife, Anna, had thought he abandoned her all the years he was gone and it seemed to fit in with her feelings of abandonment during her life. After all, their marriage had been more of convenience for her to gain her land outright and him to gain money to run his estates. But she thought there had been developing feelings between them and on her part there were. Hearing that Liam was back, she was so full of anger that he had abandoned her and not even let her know he was back. What she found when she confronted him was a different man who would not explain anything to her. Meredith Duran was a master in bringing the characters to life. I felt the intense feelings of Liam trying to deal with what he had been through and Anna, pushing her way back to help him face his demons while trying to stay strong. This story held intense darkness but also there was hope that there could be light in the end. The interactions between Liam and Anne, along with the wonderful secondary characters brought this heartfelt story to a satisfactory end. I was smiling as I turned the last page but it will be awhile before I forget this couple. Thank you Meredith Duran for such a thought provoking book. Cannot wait to read more.

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About the author

Meredith Duran is the USA TODAY bestselling author of thirteen novels. She blames Anne Boleyn for sparking her lifelong obsession with British history (and for convincing her that princely love is no prize if it doesn’t come with a happily-ever-after). She enjoys collecting old etiquette manuals, guidebooks to nineteenth-century London, and travelogues by intrepid Victorian women.