"Exciting historical romantic suspense"

In 1814, the Ton compares twin brothers Lucien and Damien Knight. While Damien recently returned home a war hero, Lucien left the military two years prior. Lucien has earned a reputation as Lord Lucifer for his decadent parties while Damien seeks a wife. Lucien eliminates the widow Caro Glenwood as a spousal candidate for his sibling by sleeping with her.

Alice Montague worries about her sick nephew Harry who needs his mother. She decides to go to Lucien's house of sin to bring Harry's mother Caro home with her. Instead she meets Lucien and finds herself attracted to the enigmatic male who can be so compassionate towards a little boy yet so passionate with her. Alice will soon learn the truth behind Lucien's dual nature when she becomes a periled pawn of his enemy because Lord Lucifer uses his debauchery role to hide the counterespionage ring that will insure Napoleon fails to return from Elba.

LORD OF FIRE is an exciting historical romantic suspense novel that never slows down for a moment even as the story line remains within normal sub-genre boundaries. Lucien is an intriguing lead character because he displays a duality that enables the audience to understand his motivations as his two disparate lives clash between love and loyalty. Alice is a heroine whether she is fighting with her country's enemies or raising Harry. It is this lead couple that makes Gaelen Foley's novel so entertaining that the audience will anxiously await Damien's tale to be released in February.

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 1, 2001

Summary

After years of preparation, he has baited his trap well, luring the depraved members of Society into his devil's playground so he can earn their trust and uncover their secrets. Yet no one in London suspects that Lord Lucien Knight is England's most cunning spy, an officer who has sacrificed his soul for his country. Now an unexpected intruder has invaded his fortress of sin, jeopardizing his carefully laid plans -- and igniting his deepest desires.

Beautiful, innocent Alice Montague finds herself at the mercy of scandalous 'Lord Lucifer'. But as he begins his slow seduction to corrupt her virtue, Alice glimpses a man tormented by his own choices, a man who promises her nothing except his undeniable passion. . . .