#Purple firelords set free#

But, I forgave her when she had the decency to go to him and apologize and trust him. Alice is a wonderful character, although I wanted to kick her when Lucien risked his heart and talked to her and she stomped on it. Linda: I loved Alice’s reaction to the orgy and the glimpse of Lucien as Draco was very compelling. She is irresistibly drawn toward Lucien, even though she knows staying in his home is a horrible idea. She’s fascinated, attracted, disgusted and repelled – all at once. It’s really Alice who carries the whole thing off. Like LLB, I’m not sure I bought into the concept that an orgy was the number one best place to make spy contacts, but I was more willing than she to go with that. I enjoyed Alice and Lucien’s first meeting, which takes place during what can only be called an orgy. But the characters made the stories seem fresh to me. The plots of both stories are fairly familiar we’ve seen plenty of wounded war vets (with physical and mental wounds), Hellfire Club type groups, and scheming relatives. Damien seems more stable, but actually is needier then Lucien, and Miranda was his salvation too.īlythe: Lucien was compelling to me from the beginning.

Lucien is seemingly a bad boy and needs Alice’s lightness to save him. The fun thing is that these two books are as different as the twins are. If I hadn’t already loved Damien, his performance at the school would have clinched it. But, her determined rescue of Amy proved her to be my type of heroine – smart enough to know when to tell Damien the truth, yet willing to risk much for the safety of a small girl. Of course some of her experiences there were nasty enough to keep her from completely trusting anyone. Linda: I thought it made sense that Miranda was young and naive as a result of having spent her life in the Yardley School for Girls. But Miranda just seemed so clueless, at first, that I found it difficult to warm up to her. He had this “hey, baby!” sort of sensuality that I found kind of cute, even though in real life it would be annoying. He makes no secret of his enjoyment of prostitutes (in fact we “hear” him thinking that his brother’s wife is a little dull because she’s so “good”). What initially appealed to me about Damien is that even though he was a war hero, no one would really have called him virtuous. But, I love those tortured heroes and from our first glimpse of Damien in Lord of Fire it is obvious this man is really hurting.īlythe: Well, I preferred Damien to Miranda, who just seemed a little young and flighty to me, especially at first. I also enjoyed his role in Damien’s courtship. I loved Lucien, and Alice was a terrific match for him. Linda: I honestly can’t decide which book I like better. I had no problem turning the pages, but I wasn’t as interested in the characters or their story. I much preferred Lord of Fire, in no small part because I connected with the hero and heroine.

Miranda immediately falls in love with Damien and now has to prove to him that her love can heal his wounds.īlythe: I found both books to be surprisingly quick reads. Miranda is now his ward and Damien is determined to marry her off as quickly as possible so he can return to his lonely estate where he feels safe. After the murder of a friend, he is forced to leave his lonely sanctuary to escort Miranda FitzHubert to London.

#Purple firelords set free#

Lucien needs Alice to save him from the darkness of his mission and she needs him to free her true spirit.įoley’s Lord of Ice is Damien Knight, the Earl of Winterley, a hero who has returned from the Napoleonic wars psychologically scarred. During that week Alice discovers that there is a lot more to Lucien then the world knows and that he is actually a spy working for the crown. He blackmails virginal Alice Montague into residing at his country estate for a week. Lord Lucien Knight, Foley’s Lord of Fire, is seemingly a rogue who indulges in the worst of perversions. Lord of Fire and Lord of Ice, both by Gaelen Foley, were published in consecutive months (January and February) and feature twin brothers as heroes.