by Maggie Robinson

Bev, thanks so much for having me back again to discuss the last book in the Courtesan Court series, Master of Sin! I’ve moved off Jane Street with this one—very far off. The story is set on a remote island in the Sea of the Hebrides off the coast of Scotland. There are no expensive mistresses around, just sheep and seagulls and Gaelic-speaking fishermen. How did sophisticated sinner Andrew wind up there?

You met Andrew in Mistress by Marriage—he was as far from hero material as could possibly be. He was Caroline Christie’s unhappy past, and his own amoral present. As the back cover of the book says: “Andrew Rossiter has used his gorgeous body and angelic face for all they’re worth – shocking the proper, seducing the willing, and pleasuring the wealthy.” But all that changes when his secret son’s life is threatened. Andrew has to rise to the occasion and find the man he was always meant to be.

He thinks if he can hide, he can protect his child. But he can’t hide and protect himself from Gemma Peartree, the unusual governess that Edward Christie has hired to help him. She teaches him the one thing he’s never known—love.

Gemma believes in destiny, and her duty to see that Andrew’s soul is saved…one kiss at a time. Here’s an excerpt:

Fate had not been kind to him thus far. But she was here now.

He had been saved for her, but she didn’t dare tell him that. He would think her quite mad, but she was a big believer in Fate. Her mother had often said things happen for a reason, even if the reason was not immediately apparent or seemed hopelessly wrong. It had been Fate that caused her to see the London List advertisement for a governess buried amongst the others, Fate that brought her to this isolated island splendor, Fate that had her standing trembling with nerves and cold by the side of Andrew’s bed.

Redeeming Andrew was not an easy job for Gemma or me, LOL. But I hope readers will enjoy his journey to a much-deserved happily-ever-after.

Do you believe in Fate like Gemma does? Do all things happen for a reason, or is life just a compilation of random events? I’ve got a signed copy of Master of Sin for one commenter!