"She was so many different types of women. The alluring camp follower. The damsel in distress. The bashful ingenue. And he wanted to fuck them all."The first hundred pages or so will cure you of any sexual dry spells you may be experiencing. A virgin miss enters a camp full of men in seventeenth century France in order to drug them all with laced wine. She is willing to offer her ‘services’ to their leader, but has no intention of following through on her offer. You see, Sabine Laurent is intent on stealing the chests of silver that the men guard in order to replenish the money that was wrongfully stolen from her admittedly lower class family. When the leader of the group decided not only to take her up on her offer, but refuses the laced wine, Sabine is forced to follow through with her charade. And what’s so terrible about that, you say? Absolutely nothing, considering the man is none other than the conveniently placed man of Sabine’s childhood fascination and girlhood crushes…Jules Moutier, her “Dark Prince.” Le Sigh!!!Okay, the real problem is that Jules family, the uppercrust Moutiers, are the very people responsible for Sabine’s destitute situation. And now…..Sabine has the chance to not only relieve her financial burdens, but to get even with the snobby, nasty family. Revenge is sweet, especially served with multiple orgasms!Then we get to the meat of the story, and I have to admit that Lila Dipasqua can write a really intriguing Historical Romance. There are two sides to this story, and though neither person proves to be infallible, there is definitely more to Jules than meets the eye. He IS quite the high handed upper crust ass, but he can admit when he’s wrong and become a better man. It’s all in the way the aristocracy was raised back in the day…the lowly peasants and lower class servants are meant to stay put in their place. In his mind, there is nothing more to the relationship between he and Sabine than a strong sexual connection…never can be, because he is of noble birth and she of inferior birth. Love rears its pretty head and years of political intrigue comes to light. The book takes on a more traditional role of an HR tale with a smattering of some really juicy love scenes. And they are, at this point, becoming love scenes. Jules and Sabine complement each other very well, though they each fight their feelings for a very long time. While Sabine has dreamed of her Dark Prince for most of her life and Jules has only recently found the one woman who can make him care more for her than his vengeance and social standing, they both have to learn to let go of the past and accept each other.This was a surprisingly meaty story with loads of sex, dirty talk, and some really dirty words. If you’re offended by the ‘c’ word, that’s used a lot. It tends to heighten the naughty factor for me, so I like it ;) But I know it’s a big no no for some. Other than that, if you’re looking for a smoking hot historical romance with a lot of action, this is the book for you!
 - Lila DiPasqua)
