A True Lady by Edith Layton

A True Lady by Edith Layton
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Genre: Historical
Length: Full length (301 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Mistflower

With her sunset hair and flashing mocha eyes, Cristabel Stew is a rare jewel for any man. But for Old Captain Whiskey, the most notorious pirate sea dog of the Caribbean, his daughter is more precious than the richest swag of gold and silk. When he brings back a proper English gent from his latest plunder, his plan for her future seems secure. The prized captive is none other than Magnus Titus Snow, Viscount of Camcen Hall, a blue-blood with wealth enough for a freebooter’s ransom. In a hasty ceremony, Captain Whiskey weds the unwilling nobleman to his spirited brigand lass, making her Lady Cristabel Snow—a TRUE lady.

But Cristable, too, has a scheme. Raised among cutthroats, she has vowed never to surrender to any man. She will sail back with her new spouse as far as London. Then she will bid him and her pirate life farewell, and seek her fortune as a free woman. But, in a moment’s breath, the dream is dashed. For her reluctant husband reveals a secret of his own, a surprising and scandalous truth that will turn her father’s heart as black as his sins…and draw her into the arms of a dangerously seductive man she will not, dare not, love.

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I read an Edith Layton book nearly a year ago and it wasn’t one to put on my keeper shelf. However, I believe in second chances. I read the synopsis for A True Lady and felt the urge to give it a try since it sounded truly intriguing.

I was determined to take a day for me. I started this book with every intention of not being interrupted. I promise you this book was awesome. My husband and teenage boys were bringing out the ‘Cristable’ in me. Cristable is the heroine and she was fantastic. She was the daughter of a pirate. I love stories with pirates in them. She wouldn’t take kindly to being interrupted while reading her book. No ma’am, she’d whip out one of the many weapons on her person and threaten their life while giving them a good ear full. I was really close to speaking my mind in ‘Cristable fashion’ to my family. I felt emboldened reading this story! I wasn’t going to Publix to get pepperoni because they wanted to make pizza and we were out. I was in the middle of an intense love story!

The plot was spectacular. I thought to myself “Oh my gosh!” more than once. The creativity it takes to come up with riveting scenes one after the other is pure talent. I consider myself a pretty imaginative person and I didn’t predict the outcome of this story. There is a delicious suspense drama mixed into this story. There is so much more to this book that the synopsis doesn’t even hint at. What a wonderful surprise. I will say that Edith Layton does have a unique writing style. She knows how to create a web of well-developed characters that flows with a steady pace of entertainment. They interact and flow back and forth between characters without skipping a beat. From start to finish I was on an endless journey of surprise and pleasure. I was genuinely impressed with the writing skill it took to write Cristabel’s speech from pirate lingo to speaking like a true Lady would in that time period.

The hero Magnus was–Oh my goodness–book glow worthy. No woman in her right mind would be able to resist Magnus. At first I didn’t care for the character Black Jack but by the end I was kind of liking him. I’d be interested in reading a book with him as the hero. Magnus’s brother and his wife were slightly annoying to me at times but in the grand scheme of things I can easily over look that blemish. Of course I would have enjoyed an epilogue. Seriously, though, this book was nearly perfect.

I have to recommend this book to those who enjoy reading pirate stories like me. This was a wonderful romance story between Cristable and Magnus. Their love story reminds me that our past does not dictate our future. There is hope and true love for everyone who believes.