The Soldier’s Dark Secret

The Soldier’s Dark Secret (2015) Marguerite Kaye (Comrades in Arms)

Set in England in France in 1815

Jack struggles to deal with the things he saw during the way, not just the Battle of Waterloo, but before.

Dammit! It had been two years. He should be over it by now. Or if not over it, he should have it under control.

‘The things he has experienced on the battlefield would frighten anyone.’

‘Yes, but—Charles, you must have noticed, there are times when one may address any number of remarks to him, and it is as if he were deaf or asleep. I thought he was simply being rude the first time, but—it is very odd.’

‘I don’t know what Charlie is playing at, telling Robert those stupid stories, making it sound as if war is some great adventure.’

‘Isn’t that what you thought at that age?’ Celeste asked carefully.

‘Precisely.’ He ran his fingers through his hair. ‘And now I know better.’

Characters: Jack Trestain, Sir Charles Trestain, Lady Eleanor Trestain, Celeste Marmion, Finlay Urquhart, Duke of Wellington, Colonel John Carruthers, Madame Juliette Rosser,
Blythe Marmion, Henri Marmion, Arthur Derwent, Georges Rosser the Comte de Beynac

Publisher: Harlequin Historical

Rating: 8/10

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