"I settled for soothing as many of his hurts as I could with my love. Perhaps if I kissed every square inch of him, if I whispered enough words of love into his skin as I held him as close as humanly possible, it would be a start."
A Brush With Shadows
Kiera and Sebastian Gage are going back to Sebastian's ancestral home in A Brush With Shadows by Anne Lee Huber, the 6th book in the Lady Darby series. This home has many agonizing memories for Gage. His family is not exactly welcoming, but they must be there out of duty to the family. His cousin, the heir, has gone missing. He is not exactly loved by the community and many would see him harmed. But could this situation be even more sinister than that? There are many secrets to uncover at Langstone Manor.
We have finally gotten to the reasons why Sebastian Gage built up walls around himself and why his past was so difficult to uncover. Kiera has worked hard to get him to open up to her and while they have made progress, she is now more understanding of why he never brought up that part of his life. This is a normal survival tactic we all use when dealing with trauma and many will relate to how both Kiera and Gage react to that trauma.
In this installment, we have the current mystery of the missing heir but there is also mention of the family curse which feeds into the gothic setting. Gage suspects that the heir may have been poisoned and that was also the same device used to kill his mother years before. Is it just a coincidence that both instances are poison or are the mysteries linked?
As always, Anna Lee Huber creates an exciting, tense, and unpredictable mystery, and this time I am absolutely shocked by the outcome. There are so many diversion tactics that lead to some spectacular plot twists! I love how I am always on my toes in this mystery series. There is always danger present for Kiera and Gage. I do not worry about them usually, but I am afraid to let my guard down from here on out. ---Only the next book will tell! 5 out of 5 stars!
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