Tacitus Everhard, the Marquess of Dare, fell in love with Lady Calista Chance six years ago. Tacitus assumed he was courting Calista--he never said the words out loud since he thought Calista understood his feelings. Calista made a huge mistake when she asked Dare to help her run away from her parent's home. Dare was hurt and refused Calista's request. She wasn't able to explain why she needed his help or apologize to him because Calista was forced into marriage by her father. Tacitus' heart was broken when he learned of her marriage.

Six years later, Calista Holland meets her sister, Lady Evelina, at an inn that is a day's carriage ride from her home. She intends to send her son Harry to Dashbourne, her family's estate with her sister for an extended visit. Calista has been entrusted to deliver a rare statue of Aphrodite to her mother. Harry is waiting outside the inn when he is almost trampled by a horse. Calista recognizes that the person who pulls Harry out of the way is the Marquess of Dare!

Katharine Ashe is a fabulous storyteller. Her characters are original and her writing is lush, lyrical and very romantic. I love Ms. Ashe's heroes and I adore Dare. He was smitten with Calista when they first met and was deeply in love with her even six years after their last meeting.

AGAIN, MY LORD is a second chance at love story told with a magical twist. The story works as it enables Calista to mend her relationship with Dare and allows the reader to understand that she was powerless in her earlier position with Dare. The cat, the never-ending rain and the smiling statue are clever symbols that the author uses to add depth, and a dash of fun to the story. Serious undertones and social commentary are woven into the storyline. I loved the honest dialogue between Dare and Calista. Although always true to their characters, underneath the back and forth banter the conversations between the hero and heroine are at times very emotional and sad.

Kudos for Ms. Ashe for taking a chance and creating a story with mystical and supernatural elements. I enjoyed Dare and Calista's love story it's filled with humor, a bit of magic and lots of romance!

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