Guest Review: Thief of Shadows – Elizabeth Hoyt

A MASKED MAN . . .

Winter Makepeace lives a double life. By day he’s the stoic headmaster of a home for foundling children. But the night brings out a darker side of Winter. As the moon rises, so does the Ghost of St. Giles-protector, judge, fugitive. When the Ghost, beaten and wounded, is rescued by a beautiful aristocrat, Winter has no idea that his two worlds are about to collide.

A DANGEROUS WOMAN . . .

Lady Isabel Beckinhall enjoys nothing more than a challenge. Yet when she’s asked to tutor the Home’s dour manager in the ways of society-flirtation, double-entendres, and scandalous liaisons-Isabel can’t help wondering why his eyes seem so familiar-and his lips so tempting.

A PASSION NEITHER COULD DENY

During the day Isabel and Winter engage in a battle of wills. At night their passions are revealed . . . But when little girls start disappearing from St. Giles, Winter must avenge them. For that he might have to sacrifice everything-the Home, Isabel . . . and his life

Series:  Maiden Lane #4
Release Date:  June 26, 2012
Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing
Source:  NetGalley
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

Isabel a Baroness who has picked up charity work to fill some of her time and get out of the house, she joins a group with other society women, that are trying to help an orphanage in St. Giles a very bad part of London.

Winter Makepeace the manger of the orphanage cares very deeply for the children of St. Giles wanting to keep them safe. Makepeace seems to be just a boring manger but he doubles as the ghost of St. Giles.

Isabel is sent to view the new orphanage building that her and the other ladies of the group had sponsored. After meeting with Makepeace the women decide that he needs to be taught how to interact with high society people, that way he reflect well on the woman who are sponsoring him and the orphanage. And to also be able to find other sponsors. Makepeace has a hard time gaining the sponsors approval on his behavior and manners. And he also doesn’t really want to be able walk and talk in society. Wanting to help the people of St. Giles.

The interactions between all the character is well written. I really enjoyed the secondary characters as well, they were well written and seemed to real life in them and the main characters.

The interactions between Isabel and Makepeace were very interesting, they were both blowing hot and cold at each other. The romance between the two took awhile to get off the ground. But  there was definitely chemistry between the  two.

Thief of shadows was an amazing book the story was well written and i felt drawn in and apart of their lives while reading this! I now want to read the rest of the Maiden Lane Series!

I give the Thief of Shadows five cocktails!

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