The Marked Lord by Sharon Ibbotson

 Sophy Honeywell De Browarec has fled France after being exposed as a British spy.  The one place she knows can hide is Ravensbourne Estate, home of the man that was going to be her stepbrother. 

When Sophy was eight, her mother fell in love with Fitzwilliam Ravensbourne's father.  Unfortunately, Sophy's mother died days before the wedding and Fitz's father raised her.  Since Fitz was badly burned, he has become a near recluse surrounded by his beloved plants.  Sophy was the one person that looked at him as a man, not a monster.


This is a book you don't want to put down until you are done.   I loved the gothic romance with the tragically scarred hero and the spy who lost her first love in Revolutionary France.  Both Fitz and Sophy carry a lot of baggage.  Their relationship is tempestuous as they figure out how to love each other.  I loved this book.

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