


He knows he should not be attracted to men but is unable to resist. His ethics continuously war with his passions. A complicated man whose sexual preferences have cause him pain and confusion in the past. While in London Mundo’s father pays a surprise visit and delivers some shocking news that makes David question Mundo and their relationship.ĭavid Laureston, an Edinburgh Advocate, has always been ashamed of his love for men. When David’s learns his mentor is dying, David and Mundo travel to London and David agrees to perform one last act to ensure his mentor’s daughter will be safe. But David knows something is wrong Mundo seems to be drifting further away with each passing day. His lover, Lord Mundo, takes David to his country estate to recover and they use the time to indulge in their growing passion far away from prying eyes and judgemental tongues. David was badly injured when he helped a friend escape her abusive marriage. Lush emotional scenes and heartfelt declarations only serve to remind us that no matter what gender is being presented, love is a gift and should be viewed as such.Įnlightened picks up five months after Beguiled ended. The third and final installment of Joanna Chamber’s historical M/M romance brings a conclusion to this poignant and sensual love story between two men who defy convention and society’s edicts to be together. As the stakes rise, it is Murdo who must choose what he is prepared to sacrifice to keep David at his side, and ask whether there is any possibility of lasting happiness for men like them.Enlightened (Enlightenment, #3) by Joanna Chambersįavorite Quote: “Nothing about you could ever be ugly to me.” What's more, when David discovers Elizabeth is facing far greater danger than even her father feared, he is determined to help her, no matter the cost to his own safety. No sooner have the two men arrived in the capital than they encounter Murdo's ruthlessly manipulative father, who reveals a shocking secret that rocks David to his foundations. But to carry out his old mentor's wishes, David must travel to London, with Murdo. Chalmers begs David to undertake one last piece of business for him: to secure the future of Chalmers's daughter Elizabeth.

But when David's mentor, Patrick Chalmers, asks David to return to Edinburgh to visit him on his deathbed, it seems that day has come sooner than either David or Murdo would have wished. David is all too aware that some day soon he will have to leave Laverock - and Murdo - and return to his legal practice in Edinburgh, just as Murdo will have to return to his life in London. At Laverock, he has regained his health and confidence and has found - with Murdo - more happiness and contentment than he has never known before. David Lauriston has been recuperating at Lord Murdo Balfour's Laverock estate for the last five months.
