Darius – Grace Burrowes

Desperate, penniless, and shunned by his wealthy father, Darius Lindsey begins offering himself secretly to jaded society ladies. He hangs onto his last shreds of honor, but he’s losing ground financially each month.

That is until the aging Lord William Longstreet makes Darius an offer he can’t refuse: get the Lord’s pretty young wife-of-convenience, Lady Vivian, pregnant discreetly, and he will earn enough money to never want again. But problems lie ahead when the stunning Vivian captures his heart, and his clients refuse to let him go. Can Darius untangle himself without scandal and offer himself to Vivian heart and soul?

Series: Lonely Lords #1
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Source: NetGalley
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

“Darius is book one in the series Lonely Lords.

Darius Lindsey is the second son, and now that his brother has a son he isn’t even the spare any longer. To make ends meet he offers himself to the ladies of the ton. He has sunk pretty low but has he sunk low enough to take the offer made to him by Lord Longstreet? Lord Longstreet is in declining health and his second wife is much younger than he is, when both of his son’s are killed he needs an heir. Will Darius take him up on fathering a child with Vivian so that Lord Longstreet can have the heir he needs and Darius can have enough money to stop selling himself.

Vivian is Lord Longstreet’s second wife, a wife of convenience to keep her from her evil step father and to help Lord Longstreet in his declining years. How can she have a intimate relationship with Darius and then just go back to being the wife of a man old enough to be her father. Will she be able to keep herself detached from emotional ties to the handsome and very likable Darius.

This was a new premise in a regency romance for me, it also was quite a bit racier than most regency’s I have read in the past. I enjoyed all the little side plots that went on through the whole story as well. Darius is a likable hero and Vivian is a loyal and conflicted heroine. As with most Regency’s the heroine has less backbone than a contemporary heroine, however Vivian does have a spark of fire to her. I thought Lord Longstreet was adorable and I enjoyed the whole book a great deal.