4 stars! ****
Title: The Lost Soul of Lord Badewyn (The Order of the MUSE, #3)
He vowed to never fall in love...
Meg Anthony was never raised a lady. Instead, she grew up amongst grifters who used her unique “finding” ability for their own selfish purposes. Recently, she's been taken under the wing of the Duke of Camden and the Order of M.U.S.E., learning not only the fine art of becoming a lady, but how to use her extraordinary talent to help others.
But Meg's gift is a beacon to unsavory characters who would possess her.
Charged with her protection, Lord Badewyn knows—too well—that his wild, Welsh castle is no safe haven for this lovely, all-too-desirable creature. Part human, part fallen angel, he is one of the Nephilim. He is a recluse sworn never to love. As the dangers to Meg grow more threatening, he cannot help but find himself tempted beyond all reason...and tested to see if he has both a heart and a soul.
Meg Anthony was never raised a lady. Instead, she grew up amongst grifters who used her unique “finding” ability for their own selfish purposes. Recently, she's been taken under the wing of the Duke of Camden and the Order of M.U.S.E., learning not only the fine art of becoming a lady, but how to use her extraordinary talent to help others.
But Meg's gift is a beacon to unsavory characters who would possess her.
Charged with her protection, Lord Badewyn knows—too well—that his wild, Welsh castle is no safe haven for this lovely, all-too-desirable creature. Part human, part fallen angel, he is one of the Nephilim. He is a recluse sworn never to love. As the dangers to Meg grow more threatening, he cannot help but find himself tempted beyond all reason...and tested to see if he has both a heart and a soul.
A third instalement in the series but can be read as a standalone (I had no trouble understanding, it was like this one was the first part of the series). I'm sure there are many historical novels with supernatural in them, but it was a first for me and I might look up others like this one.
Meg is no lady. She's a lowborn but Duke of Camden took her in and he is trying to help her with her gift. He alsou founded the M.U.S.E. whose member are people who possess some supernatural ability and together they are helping others.
Meg ran away from her cousin and uncle, who made her steal with her gift - she can become corporeal and find things, animals or people.. Pretty much anything she wants. And they want her back. So she flees to the other side of a country.
Lord Badewyn is a loner, he studies stars and human interaction doesn't say much to him.
He's got a reason for that. His father is a fallen angel and everytime one of his sons marries, he seduces their wife and plants a child in her womb (a son of a fallen angel can't produce children) who then dies in childbirth every single time.
Although Samuel aka Lord Badewyn immediately falls in love with Meg (it might have taken him a bit longer to realize it though) and she with him (she realized it sooner than him, but it still took her long enough) they can't be together. His father is far too dangerous and Meg's life is far to precious to him.
The beginning was a bit slower, but I wasn't overly bored. There were things happening all the time, although some of them just weren't really interesting.
Meg's inability to act like a "proper lady" was quite funny and Samuel's talks about stars were intriguing. I'm into stars and universe so this was my cup of tea.
I liked that in between each chapter there was a short text - it was either part of Samuel's diary, Meg's letters or some excerpt from somewhere (how accurate!).
Those two bonded immediately and it was lovely to see how the lonely wolf transformed into a protective papa bear.
This book has a bit of everything - magic, love, angles, stars, secrets, lies, redemption, fight, betrayal, tears, laugh..
Definitely an enjoyable read for me.
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