The cruelest duel may not spill a drop of blood but it could break their hearts.Enlightenment, Book 3Five months ago, David Lauriston was badly hurt helping his friend Elizabeth escape her violent husband Since then, David has been living with his lover, Lord Murdo Balfour, while he recuperates.Despite the pain of his injuries, David s time with Murdo has been the happiesThe cruelest duel may not spill a drop of blood but it could break their hearts.Enlightenment, Book 3Five months ago, David Lauriston was badly hurt helping his friend Elizabeth escape her violent husband Since then, David has been living with his lover, Lord Murdo Balfour, while he recuperates.Despite the pain of his injuries, David s time with Murdo has been the happiest of his life The only things that trouble him are Murdo s occasional bouts of preoccupation, and the fact that one day soon, David will have to return to his legal practice in Edinburgh.That day comes too soon when David s friend and mentor takes to his deathbed, and David finds himself agreeing to take on a private mission in London Murdo is at his side in the journey, but a shocking revelation by Murdo s ruthless father leaves David questioning everything they ve shared.As tensions mount and the stakes grow higher, David and Murdo are forced to ask themselves how far they re prepared to go and how much they re prepared to give up to stay together And whether there s any chance of lasting happiness for men like them.Warning Men in love, men with secrets, and men armed with dueling pistols.
What did we learn from this experience? We learnt that Renee is always right, and we should never doubt her.I'm utterly in love with this series. Undoubtedly my favorite historical after A Seditious Affair. The resolution was BRILLIANT. Read it!
1st read - 27 to 31 October 20142nd read - 29 September to 2 October 2016_________________And Murdo, oh MurdoThis series is just an absolute joy to read. I enjoyed it even more the second time and kind of want to start a reread already. David and Murdo are just so, so lovely and it's just all so, so lovely.
A pleasant read and a lovely ending of David and Murdo’s story.The last 30% were the best part of the book for me.Even though David and Murdo’s relationship developed more here than in the two previous installments, I enjoyed this the least of the three. It was a bit too melodramatic and only a couple of scenes stood out in the first 70% for me.My reading buddies, however, enjoyed it more than I did so it may be the case of it’s me and not the book with Irina, Sofia and Therese here.