The Wicked Truth

by Lyn Stone

The Wicked Truth by Lyn Stone released on Jan 24, 1997 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373289588
• ISBN13: 9780373289585
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Discovering The Truth Is The Path to Love

I love this book. It has a heroine who had her reputation slandered and an upright hero who ends up helping her and falling in love with her. This book really impressed me because of the transition of Neil from being a stuffed shirt to a man deeply in love with Elizabeth. Elizabeth really got a bad rap, and did what she could to extricate herself out of the situation, but in the minds of society, she was tarnished goods. Neil starts out looking down on her and believing the lies and the superficial gossip of what was seen on the fateful night that was the nail in the coffin of Elizabeth's reputation In fact she is an innocent and virtuous woman who is being preyed on by an unseen enemy out to ruin her. As Neil gets to know her, he comes to realize that she is a really good person. If you dislike the virginity proof is a sign of innocence plot, you would enjoy this book. Elizabeth seduces Neil while he's drunk, thinking he'll be more likely to have a sexual relationship with her if he doesn't believe she's a virgin. So his feelings for her and coming to love and respect her have nothing to do with her virginity because although he has a vague memory of having sex, he doesn't know it was with her. Fans of the woman dressed as a man theme would also like this book. Elizabeth doesn't quite make a very convincing man. Neil and his friend immediately know she's a woman, and Neil, feeling sorry for the runaway, takes her into his house for her protection until her situation can be resolved. Events unfold to reveal that although Neil is priggish (it's a Victorian, so that's fitting) he has a good heart and a good head on his shoulders. Although Elizabeth is rather young acting and somewhat impulsive, it doesn't ruin this book for me. I think she is a good match for Neil, who really needs to learn to relax, and slowly does unwind over the course of this book. This is another underrated gem from the Harlequin Historicals line, in my opinion.