provoked enlightenment 1 joanna chambers

His solid presence.ĭavid never expects to see Murdoch Balfour again, but their paths keep crossing as David navigates a set-up with a sweet young woman, and helps a client’s brother seek out a betraying agent provovateur. Much as he tried to concentrate on what it had felt like to kneel on the filthy wet ground and give in to his abiding weakness, what he kept remembering was the moment Balfour dragged him to his feet and kissed him. Usually though, he was mired in regret as he did so. The event has an unexpected effect on him:ĭavid was accustomed to reliving his rare encounters with other men. After witnessing the execution of two of his clients for treason, he’s understandably depressed, and more susceptible than usual to being lured into an alleyway tryst with a handsome stranger.

David, the son of a poor farmer, has worked his way up in the world and is now an advocate. Although it doesn’t exactly have a cliffhanger ending, it should be considered a first volume, like The Fellowship of the Ring. As I read it, I kept feeling a little off-kilter it gradually became apparent that this story is not a traditional romance. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Provoked is considerably different from your first two books, and not just because it’s male/male. Is he really just a bored aristocrat, amusing himself at David’s expense, or could he be the agent provocateur responsible for the fate of Peter MacLennan and the other radicals?

As their search progresses, it begins to look as though the trail may lead to none other than Lord Murdo Balfour, and David has to wonder whether it’s possible Murdo could be more than he seems.

Despite knowing it may damage his career, David cannot turn Euan away. Euan is searching for the government agent who sent his brother to Australia on a convict ship, and other radicals to the gallows. Euan MacLennan, the brother of a convicted radical David once represented, approaches David to beg him for help. But Murdo is not the only man distracting David from his work. Murdo tempts and provokes David in equal measure, forcing him to acknowledge his physical desires. And as appalled as David is by Murdo’s unrepentant self-interest, he cannot resist the man’s sway. Cynical, hedonistic and utterly unapologetic, Murdo could not be less like David. But then, into his repressed and orderly life, bursts Lord Murdo Balfour. Tormented by his forbidden desires for other men and the painful memories of the childhood friend he once loved, lawyer David Lauriston tries to maintain a celibate existence while he forges his reputation in Edinburgh’s privileged legal world.

Provoked enlightenment 1 joanna chambers