Poison or Protect (Delightfully Deadly #1) -

Gail Carriger

Kindle

2016

147 páginas

4h 54m

ISBN-10: 1944751041

Can one gentle Highland soldier woo Victorian London’s most scandalous lady assassin, or will they both be destroyed in the attempt?

New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger presents a stand-alone romance novella set in her popular steampunk universe full of manners, spies, and dainty sandwiches.

Lady Preshea Villentia, the Mourning Star, has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation. Fortunately, she looks fabulous in black. What society doesn’t know is that all her husbands were marked for death by Preshea’s employer. And Preshea has one final assignment.

It was supposed to be easy, a house party with minimal bloodshed. Preshea hadn’t anticipated Captain Gavin Ruthven – massive, Scottish, quietly irresistible, and… working for the enemy. In a battle of wits, Preshea may risk her own heart – a terrifying prospect, as she never knew she had one.

Buy Poison or Protect today to find out whether it’s heartbreak or haggis at this high tea.

Warning: Contains men pleasing women, and ladies who know what they want and ask for it, sometimes in detail. May also contain plaid, appearances from favorite characters, and the strategic application of leather gloves.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

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Ahhh, eu tava com saudades do Parasolverso! Foi bom retornar a esse mundo, ver algumas carinhas conhecidas e se deliciar com a escrita gostosinha, sarcástica e sagaz da Gail Carringer. Não li ainda a série prequel, Finishing School, mas gostei de conhecer um pouco desse outro aspecto desse mundo e espero em breve me aventurar com esses personagens. Talvez ai eu consiga apreciar um pouco mais essa novella. Por que, apesar de tudo, eu tive alguns probleminhas aqui, principalmente com os protagonistas e o romance - eu não simpatizei muito com a Villentia, e não senti tanto a química do casal. Além disso, o plot real é bem qualquer coisa, e um deles até fica cheio de pontas soltas. Mas a leitura é tão levinha, gostosa e divertida, que isso não me incomodou tanto, até por ser algo mais curto. Já valeu por me lembrar o quanto eu gosto desse universo e dessa autora, e como em breve eu preciso ler os outros livros!