Published By: Bell Bridge Books
Genre: Historical Regency Romance
Release Date: 24 July 2012 (Reprinted)
Provided By: Myself
Series: The Big Cat Series
Lady Jessica “Jessie” Carville gave up on up men six years ago, after being deserted by Lord Hugo Duran, the man she loved beyond all reason. She has carried on with her life and . . . shockingly . . . with her career. Although most of Society frowns upon a woman in business, Lady Jessica is a natural at collecting and selling antiques. She’s put the past behind her until one night at an auction, when Duran shows up. He’s back in England, and he has plans that involve her. Can she resist what he has in mind?
Duran, though willful and mysterious, is a gentleman—when it suits him. Yet he left his lover without so much a note saying why. Now he’s on a mission filled with danger. If he doesn’t succeed, he will die. Can he convince Jessica to help him without endangering her as well?
- My Review -
When your life is in the hand of an assassin, and you only have less than a month to find an India icon, the smart thing to do is show up at your ex-girlfriend's house. Currently that's Hugo Duran's life, except he shows up a little more politer in regency fashion. The first of the Big Cat Trilogy, Hugo's story is exciting, and keeps the reader interested from start to finish. A reprint of Lynn Kerstan's 2002 publication of The Golden Leopard will interest historical romance readers, as Hugo convinces Lady Jessica Carville to join him on his search for the India icon, a golden leopard."Jessie" Carville, isn't a conventional lady of the time, as a women in business she collects and sells antiques. She makes a joke of marriage, and shockingly enough for the public is good at her job. Left behind by Duran six years ago, Jessie has no need for a man in her life. And when Duran appears at her antique viewing, she has to decided to join him or stay out of his search for the golden leopard. With a sister in need of help, and a vicious brother-in-law, Jessie's mind is in debate whether to help Duran to gain a return favor or to leave him behind.
When Jessie's mind is made up it makes for an adventure she had no expectations of getting into. Kerstan's The Golden Leopard was a very detailed oriented adventure, that made a reader want to continue on looking for clues and to know if Duran would survive. Additional books in the trilogy included: Heart of the Tiger, and The Silver Lion, all books were previously published and are currently being re-released.
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