The Deadly Sins book 3: read in 2025
This is the 3rd book in this series and while it can be read as a stand alone I did read these books in order some information about Andrew (younger brother to the Earl of Emerson and is a twin) is learned in the previous books like he helped his family by playing cards when they had been banished and were barely making it due to their eldest half brother leaving them with nothing for support in an estate falling apart.
The story starts when Andrew finds that he has been left an estate in the country (Blackbird Heath) he had won it in a game of cards but being honorable he did not want to take the man's home this man remembering this and wanting to do "the right thing" leaves his home to him in the will there is a condition though that his widow must be able to stay there as long as she wants to stay there.
Andrew working with a business partner wants to sell this newly inherited property as soon as possible...he hates the country and he can use the proceeds for future investments. The wrench in this comes in the form of the man's widow he's expecting an elderly woman but what he finds is a sassy, fiery tempered beautiful red head Hester and until she leaves the property he can't sell anything.
Hester has had to put up with a lot in life including losing her mother at a young age, being poor and fighting for survival with her father who was neglectful and thinking that things might be moderately better after getting married she ends up marrying an older gentleman who has a home but a bad gambling problem, how could he not leave her their home in his will she has been running the farm for years and even making a bit of a profit. Hester is going to fight for what's hers... this is her home and she's not leaving.
Hester does some kind of childish pranks when Andrew first shows up including slipping a garden snake in his bed, and making sure that the rooster droppings might get right where he is walking with his fancy shoes.
This book wasn't my favorite in the series and took me a bit to get into. There is a bit of a mystery in that someone has started trying to attack Andrew and even though he has gotten closer to Hester and doesn't believe that it would be her... maybe it is... she has been very verbal about her willingness to do "anything" to keep her home... does that include getting rid of Andrew by killing him?
there is a happy ending after some drama unfolds and I did finish reading the series
*enemies --> lovers *some spice
*possible triggers gambling, child hood neglect, alcoholism, abduction
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