"On a moonless night, he rides into the winter forest on his beast as black as midnight...."

By: Sarah Ballance

Genres: Romance Historical

Posted: December 21, 2013

Lydia Colson is a midwife trying running from her dark past. The past year she has been avoiding intrusive questions on the whereabouts of her husband who has been away the past year she has settled in Salem. On her way home from helping one of the neighbors, she comes upon a magnificent horse with its rider laying on the ground still attached to the animal by the stirrup.

Henry Dunham's errand takes him to Salem in search of his half brother for his mother. He is thrown from his horse, Willard in the middle of the night and rescued by the local Puritan midwife, Lydia and taken back to her home to recover.

The next morning Lydia and Henry are caught in a compromising situation, one punishable by Puritan law, Henry claims to be her husband back from his travels. Having a fake marriage, Lydia and Henry find that their passion for one another is immediate and are taking their vows very seriously.

As their feelings for each other grow, word spreads about a stranger looking for Lydia. Their relationship is tested when neighbors turn on Lydia and she is arrested for witchcraft. Henry must find a way to save Lydia before she is sent to the gallows. As for the stranger looking for Lydia, it turns out it is someone they both know.

I really enjoyed HER WICKED SIN. Being the first, it is a great way to start The Sins of Salem Series. The characters are strong with pasts that neither are too proud of. Henry having come from a wealthy family where marriage is being forced upon him. Lydia's dark past comes from running from her abusive husband. I can't wait to see what the next book in the series brings!

Book Summary

Salem, MA 1692

 
On a moonless night, he rides into the winter forest on his beast as black as midnight...
 
Dashing stranger, Henry Dunham, comes to Salem on a mysterious errand, but is thrown from his horse in the dead of night and rescued by the local Puritan midwife, Lydia Colson.
 
Haunted by her past, Lydia is running from her own dark secrets, avoiding intrusive questions by pretending her dead husband is simply... away. But when she and Henry are caught in a compromising situation, one punishable by Puritan law, he saves her from scandal by claiming to be her errant spouse... and claiming her bed.
 
Forced to fake a marriage, Lydia and Henry find their passion overwhelming and their vows a little too real. As their lies become truths, a witch hunt closes in on Lydia, threatening not only their burgeoning love, but her life.

Her Wicked Sin by Sarah Ballance

Her Wicked Sin

by: Sarah Ballance

Sins of Salem

Entangled Scandalous
September 1, 2013
On Sale: September 9, 2013
Featuring: Lydia Colson; Henry Dunham
147 pages
ISBN: 1622662490
EAN: 9781622662494
Kindle: B00EMT2D5K
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