While traveling through Maine the iconic scenery was breathtaking! However, reading this book made me realize that I couldn’t possibly put this book down to look up at the mountains and skyline! This book wiped out all thoughts of looking at the boats and lighthouses when I was so immersed in Cleo and Aidrics story! The thrill of wondering how Pearl was going to get free from the evil Archbishop and how Aidric was going to save her enticed me to keep turning the pages! The pages flew by and at the end, I was wanting more, but the the thought of a DeVelt book 📕 kept me from melting down to tears!! I definitely would recommend this book and I personally can’t wait to hear the audible book! Five plus stars!
I received this book through NetGalley and these are my own personal words and review!

A Terrific Heartwarming Love Story
This maybe my favorite Guard of Six story so far.
Many emotional moments that kept me glued to the pages in this story of discovering true love for these intriguing characters.
Cleodora, one of the kings 7 jewels has a horrible life and when she and Aidric meet their lives with change for the better but, their road to happiness was filled with betrayals, assignation plots, the kings' protectors, seduction, building desire that had my pages smoking when they finally came together and filled their passionate desires.
The final scenes were completely breath taking which led to a very delightful, beautiful ending which grabbed at my heart.
An awesome story I highly enjoyed.
Mature Advisory:2/5

Retribution by Kathryn Le Veque is the newest in her Guard of Six series featuring the group of men who are the king’s personal guards. Edward has returned from his crusade and there are questions in the air as the Guard of Six was formed by his father, Henry. The leader of the group is Aidric as he has the most seniority. A former Executioner Knight known has Gerard has joined the group, making it seven. The Bishop of Cambridge has built his own kingdom and he is not happy about Edward’s return. In fact, he comes up with a plan to murder him. It involves his Pearl, one of seven beautiful courtesans brought together by Henry and dispersed to wealthy men. Despite the fact he is elderly and a priest, he has ownership of one of these women. Thankfully she has never had to share a bed with him but has been forced into some other pretty demeaning acts. She is his plan to murder Edward.

Aidric is approaching his middle years and has no women in his life. He as played false as a young man and he took the lesson he learned to heart. Cleodora (Cleo) was basically sold to the bishop by her father to support the drug habit he picked up in the Levant. She is a good person and hates her life, but sees no way out. Court intrigues are not for her but she is attracted to Aidric the moment she meets him, and he to her. Schemes and plans abound, on both sides. The story is complicated, but in the end it is a romance. A genre of which Kathryn Le Veque is a master. As this story unfolds the reader sees all her mastery put to good use. Different kind of storyline but the same in so many ways. Terrific book..

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