A Wicked Entrapment Part One
Reeks: Wicked
Karolyn Cairns
- On
- the
- run
- and
- in
- fear
- for
- her
- life,
- Rose
- Dunleavy
- finds
- herself
- championed
- by
- an
- honorable
- British
- officer
- assigned
- to
- protect
- her.
- Lieutenant
- Michael
- Halloran
- is
- also
- running
- for
- his
- life,
- carrying
- a
- damning
- letter
- that
- changes
- everything
- in
- regard
- to
- Jaime’s
- tragic
- death.
Rose
- seeks
- her
- half
- sister
- in
- Belfast
- for
- assistance,
- only
- to
- learn
- Portia
- and
- Lord
- Yarborough
- are
- now
- estranged.
- She
- reluctantly
- agrees
- to
- pose
- as
- her
- nephew’s
- nurse
- as
- Portia
- faces
- cruel
- banishment
- for
- betraying
- her
- husband.
- Pretending
- to
- be
- an
- Irish
- servant,
- Rose
- is
- tasked
- to
- dig
- up
- something
- damning
- on
- the
- disreputable
- Lord
- Yarborough
- in
- order
- to
- stall
- his
- annulment
- efforts.
In
- her
- grief,
- Rose
- turns
- to
- Michael,
- seeking
- to
- save
- her
- from
- herself
- and
- her
- disturbing
- new
- awareness
- of
- her
- mysterious
- employer.
- Michael
- promises
- her
- much
- but
- soon
- disappears,
- making
- her
- believe
- he
- was
- caught
- by
- the
- men
- who
- pursue
- him
- for
- the
- letter.
By
- a
- twist
- of
- fate,
- Rose
- is
- summarily
- dismissed,
- sent
- away
- from
- Yarborough’s
- estate.
- She
- arrives
- penniless
- to
- the
- city,
- taken
- to
- her
- former
- employer’s
- townhouse.
- In
- exchange
- for
- her
- discretion,
- she
- is
- offered
- a
- place
- to
- hide
- to
- become
- Riordan
- Shelby’s
- newest
- mistress.
With
- no
- choice
- but
- to
- appeal
- to
- the
- man’s
- every
- wicked
- desire,
- Rose
- falls
- headlong
- into
- another
- vicious
- web.
- Hiding
- behind
- her
- enigmatic
- protector,
- she
- gives
- herself
- up
- to
- his
- darkest
- passions.
- Looking
- to
- dull
- the
- pain
- of
- Jaime’s
- loss;
- she
- spirals
- ever
- downward,
- nearly
- losing
- her
- soul.
Cullen
- is
- stretched
- in
- too
- many
- different
- directions.
- He
- searches
- for
- Rose
- while
- desperately
- trying
- to
- find
- his
- brother’s
- abducted
- son,
- all
- while
- maintaining
- his
- dangerous
- disguise
- as
- an
- Irish
- rebel.
- Soon
- he
- arrives
- in
- Belfast,
- seeking
- The
- Brotherhood’s
- henchman
- who
- ordered
- the
- executions
- of
- his
- parents.
Bitter
- and
- disillusioned
- over
- Rose’s
- abandonment,
- he
- turns
- to
- a
- beautiful
- Irish
- spy
- for
- comfort.
- Isla
- Downey
- is
- helping
- him
- to
- find
- the
- man
- who
- ordered
- his
- family’s
- deaths
- for
- a
- price.
- Isla’s
- innocence
- and
- fiery
- passion
- appeal
- to
- Cullen
- in
- every
- way
- but
- his
- heart
- remains
- steadfast
- to
- finding
- Rose.
After
- near
- tragedy,
- Rose
- has
- to
- finally
- face
- Rory
- with
- the
- truth
- of
- who
- she
- is.
- Heartlessly,
- he
- forces
- her
- to
- remain
- with
- him
- while
- playing
- a
- vicious
- game
- of
- cat
- and
- mouse
- with
- her
- hated
- half
- brother
- Jonathan
- Bane.
Refusing
- to
- reveal
- his
- feelings,
- Rory
- is
- disheartened
- to
- learn
- her
- identity.
- He
- risks
- her
- life
- and
- his
- if
- The
- Brotherhood
- should
- ever
- learn
- she
- is
- the
- widow
- of
- the
- man
- who
- betrayed
- his
- organization.
- Falling
- for
- his
- beautiful
- mistress
- more
- by
- the
- day,
- he
- tries
- to
- find
- some
- way
- for
- them
- to
- remain
- together.
Meanwhile,
- Cullen
- is
- working
- to
- turn
- The
- Brotherhood
- against
- itself
- from
- within,
- knowing
- he
- runs
- out
- of
- time.
- Always
- one
- step
- ahead
- and
- one
- away
- from
- discovery,
- he
- unleashes
- his
- fury
- upon
- the
- underground
- rebel
- organization
- who
- wronged
- his
- family
- long
- ago,
- only
- to
- discover
- the
- woman
- he
- loves
- now
- resides
- in
- the
- center
- of
- it
- all.
Released
- in
- two
- continuing
- parts
- back
- to
- back,
- follow
- the
- turbulent
- continuing
- saga
- of
- The
- Dunleavy’s
- until
- the
- epic
- conclusion
- this summer.
