A Gentleman's Curse

Name: A Gentleman's Curse
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Adele Clee
ISBN: 9781915354075

Author: Adele Clee

Series: Avenging Lords #4

Narrator: Liisa Ivary

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Adele Clee

Published: 10/10/2025

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

The wait for vengeance is over.When a man wakes to find himself gripping a dagger and sprawled next to a corpse, what else can he do but board a boat for India? But after five years spent avoiding the hangman’s noose, Hudson Lockhart has returned to England to prove himself innocent of any crime. Suspecting a family member conspired to incriminate him, Lockhart devises a plan to trap the culprit. All he needs now is someone to pretend to be his devoted wife.An opportunity too good to miss.Since the death of her father, Claudia Darling spends her days managing their dilapidated manor house whilst caring for her blind sister. Every day is much like the next until a dark, handsome stranger arrives in the dead of night looking for a place to stay. Claudia’s attempts to discover more about the mysterious gentleman lodging in the coach house leads to an unexpected proposal she cannot refuse.Will Claudia throw caution to the wind for a chance to escape the daily drudgery and bring an end to her financial troubles?And what of her weak and lonely heart? Can she remain indifferent to the stranger’s charms whilst pretending to be his wife, whilst sharing his bed?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on March 05, 2019

A Gentleman’s Curse Avenging Lords book 4 by Adele Clee Hudson Lockhart has been running from the hangman’s noose for the past five years, framed for a murder he never committed. After amassing a fortune he’s back to uncover the culprit/culprits. Confident that it’s someone in his family and to flush o......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on February 24, 2019

Another great read from Adele Clee. Hudson Lockhart is the last of the friends to have their story told. The characters of Claudia Darling and Hudson Lockhart were engaging, Claudia would do everything to provide for her sister, she was caring but had a steel core when needed. Hudson was determined......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Caroline Trevor on March 02, 2019

I found this a good book. Claudia is a really great character. She accepts a proposition from Hudson Lockhart to pretend to be his wife and carry his child in order to flush out who framed him for murder 5 years ago. She is in danger from a number of sides during the book but she is never afraid and......more

Goodreads review by Betty on March 08, 2019

Another exceptional book. Each book in this series has a HEA but an excellent story of love, deception, and mystery. You think you know who the culprit is but it has enough twist and turns to keep your interest. The sex in explicit but not too much. It is not what I would call darkly erotic but it is......more

Goodreads review by Judith Fletcher on August 04, 2019

Lockheart This series has been wonderful, full after adventure, and righting wrongs, but most of all love, long and lasting true love. Adele has such a way with words she brings you into her stories, and gives you hope that thing's will work out, even though you may be surprised how the story pans out......more