Christi Caldwell has continued to be one of my favorite authors. The Lady's Guard was amazing and Diana and Niall are most mismatched couple, yet.

Diana is a forgotten daughter of a duke and a duchess (who recently committed to Bedlam for attempting to murder her half sister). She is feeling very lonely, confused, and scared she may become her mother.
Niall is an orphan who as raised himself above poverty to become one the members of the Hell and Sin Club. He has no respect for the nobility and wants nothing to do with them.
When Diana becomes threatened she end up with Niall as her body guard. What follows is a slow, sweet romance about two seemingly different people from different worlds who both need to love and be loved. I loved this book so much. All of the little interactions...I laughed, I cried, and at the end I wanted to reread it again.

Loved Niall and Diana's story. We start with two people who for all appearances are completely different, but as we delve into their story we see that they are so much alike and perfect for each other. I've loved all of the books in the Sinful Bride's series, but this one is definitely my favorite!!

The Lady's Guard is the third installment of Christi Caldwell's Sinful Brides series. Each book that Christi writes is my favorite until the next one comes along. This book is no exception.

Diana Verney is the heroine. She is a Duke's daughter and has 2 half siblings that we've met in previous books. She believes someone is out to kill her and needs to enlist aid from her her half brother Ryker Black.

Our hero Niall Marksman is assigned the task of guarding Diana. He was raised in the seedy end of London and the last thing he wants to do is move to posh part of town.

Both characters have their own set of demons to get over. There are tender moments that make you cry, moments that make your heart race. It was a pleasure to get to know these people and watch them grow.

Get the book! You will not be disappointed

This is the story of Lady Diana Verney and Niall Marksman. Lady Diana believes that someone is trying to kill her and so she goes to her half-brother, Ryker Black for help. Ryker assigns Niall (a fierce and strong guard of his gaming hell) to guard her to determine if the threat is real or imagined. The problem is that Niall does not like nobility, and he certainly does not want to be bothered with a lady of the ton. Still, he reluctantly acquiesces to Ryker's request and finds himself in a situation that he could have never foreseen in his wildest imagination.

This book is very well written with a very complex plot that will pull you into the story very quickly and keep you there right up until the last page. The characters are well-developed, very interesting and very likable. The story has drama and suspense along with some excellent twists and turns. It is also a book of intense emotion to the point that I wept. This book touched my mind and heart and kept me very entertained as only Christi's stories can do! Another excellent read from Christi that I highly recommend.

London, 1822At the notorious Hell and Sin Club nestled in London’s dark streets, Niall Marksman relishes taking the fortunes of the very same society that once disregarded his existence. Oh yes, Niall has sold his soul to the devil and paid dearly. It’s only when Lady Diana Verney appears at the gaming club looking for help that Niall knows that the devil has finally come to collect…by forcing him to protect the duke’s pampered daughter.

Disdained by the peerage and ignored by her father, Diana knows that someone wants to harm her. Her only protection is Niall, a scarred, intense man who lives and dies by the knife. Now her life and safety are in the hands of the most dangerous man in London. But a man raised on the city’s mercenary streets is adept at stealing anything he wishes—including a lady’s reputation and her heart.



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Wow! I read historical romances as a way to escape the stress of everyday living. I achieved that goal in spades with THE LADY'S GUARD.



The tone of this book is darker then I usually run across in this genre being set in both Diana's world of the peerage and the rundown streets around Niall's club. It deals with two people in two entirely different worlds who are more alike then they would have thought. One thing that I really appreciated was how much both Diana and Niall grow and change as they get to know one another.



I do feel that any of my readers that enjoy a good historical romance will love THE LADY'S GUARD. There is some violence as someone is looking to kill Diana. I know that I will definitely keep an eye out for any future releases from Ms. Caldwell.



*** I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within are my own.

Lady Diana Verney is insecure and haunted by her mother being committed to Bedlam a year earlier. She feels since she is of her mother's blood she too will eventually be institutionalize. She suspects someone is trying to kill her but when she voices her feelings to her father, Lord Wilkinson, he just dismisses her. Since he had his wife committed to Bedlam he has become a shell of a man totally ignoring Diana.

Diana disguises herself as a boy to get into her half brother Ryker's gaming establishment the Hell and Sin. It is outside the Hell, she is apprehended by Niall Marksman the head guard in charge of security. Niall despised all nobles and when he realizes this is Ryker's half sister he is incensed by her.

When Diana speaks to Ryker he does not dismiss her suspicions and assigns Niall to return home with her and assume responsibility as her guard. He is to remain with her until the danger has passed.

I have followed the Sinful Brides series and I have waited patiently for Nail's story. Nail was raised in the streets of St.Giles. As a child, he was forced into thievery and to commit murder. He became soulless, caring for no one, loving no one. He lived everyday just to survive. His three brothers of the streets Ryker, Adair and Calium were all he cared for and protected.

His assignment to guard Diana was so against all he believed. As a giant of a man 31 years of age he carried the scares on his body of the horrific life he had endured. Diana, in her innocent and pure heart, weakens his abrasive nature and he is able to feel emotions he has never experienced before. She invites him to tea and pastries everyday and they converse. It is like Beauty and the Beast. Diana wiggles her way into his stone heart and he can never be the same as he was. Although from two different worlds, the kinship is there, the love is there. Niall needs only to let go and learn to enjoy life. This story has so many facets murder, mystery, love and acceptance. The electricity that emanates between these two is palpable to all.

Christi Caldwell uses her pen as a sword and carves her characters into you heart and mind. Another great story now I await #4.
A Book Obsessed Chicks Review Team Selection written by Joann Maggio

One of my favorite Christi Caldwell books. Niall Marksman, a man that had grown up surviving the underbelly of London becomes a personal guard for Lady Diana Verney, his brother's sister. This is a special brotherhood- one derived through survival, and honored as thicker than blood.

Niall is mad about the assignment, at first, thinking he is safeguarding one of the ton's snobby ladies. Instead he finds a woman that is truly frightened for her life. She believes that someone is trying to kill her- and turned to her half brother for help. His help in the form of Niall Marksman may cha her her life in more ways than one.

They irritate each other; they mock each other; and they learn to count on each other. But once feelings begin to develop, they try to learn to avoid each other. They are forced together, but when given the chance to dissolve the assignment- will they?

Will Niall and Diana find the way to happiness? And can that be with each other?

Christi Caldwell's books in her series (Sinful Brides) can be read separately- but I prefer to read them all! I wouldn't miss Niall's story- and look forward to Adair's and Callum's. Great characters, and believable story. That's Christi's trademark!

The Lady's Guard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️by Christi Caldwell
(Sinful Brides #3)

Lady Diana Verney is insecure and haunted by her mother being committed to Bedlam a year earlier. She feels since she is of her mother's blood she too will eventually be institutionalize. She suspects someone is trying to kill her but when she voices her feelings to her father, Lord Wilkinson, he just dismisses her. Since he had his wife committed to Bedlam he has become a shell of a man totally ignoring Diana.

Diana disguises herself as a boy to get into her half brother Ryker's gaming establishment the Hell and Sin. It is outside the Hell, she is apprehended by Niall Marksman the head guard in charge of security. Niall despised all nobles and when he realizes this is Ryker's half sister he is incensed by her.

When Diana speaks to Ryker he does not dismiss her suspicions and assigns Niall to return home with her and assume responsibility as her guard. He is to remain with her until the danger has passed.

I have followed the Sinful Brides series and I have waited patiently for Nail's story. Nail was raised in the streets of St.Giles. As a child, he was forced into thievery and to commit murder. He became soulless, caring for no one, loving no one. He lived everyday just to survive. His three brothers of the streets Ryker, Adair and Calium were all he cared for and protected.

His assignment to guard Diana was so against all he believed. As a giant of a man 31 years of age he carried the scares on his body of the horrific life he had endured. Diana, in her innocent and pure heart, weakens his abrasive nature and he is able to feel emotions he has never experienced before. She invites him to tea and pastries everyday and they converse. It is like Beauty and the Beast. Diana wiggles her way into his stone heart and he can never be the same as he was. Although from two different worlds, the kinship is there, the love is there. Niall needs only to let go and learn to enjoy life. This story has so many facets murder, mystery, love and acceptance. The electricity that emanates between these two is palpable to all.

Christi Caldwell uses her pen as a sword and carves her characters into you heart and mind. Another great story now I await #4.
A Book Obsessed Chicks Review Team Selection

I loved the characters and liked the plot. It did take a while for this one to grab me, but it has a great ending. Happy ☺reading 📚!

3.5*
Niall Marksman was basically born in the streets of London and sold to a cruel man who raised him to be a thieve and kill. Until the day Ryker, Adair and Calum became his brothers and opened the Hell and Sin Club. Lady Diana Verney lived the life of the ton until everything changed and her mother was sent to Bedlam for arranging the murder of her fathers mistress and his children Ryker and Helena.
Diana knows there's someone's out to harm her but her father doesn't believe anyone would want to do her harm. Sneaking out to the Hell and Sin to seek Ryker's help she's caught by Niall the Clubs head Guardsmen. Dressed like a boy Niall doesn't recognize her until he has her pinned against the alleys wall and his arm to her windpipe. Ryker assigns Niall as Diana's constant guard until the threat is found or she marries. Niall does not want to guard the pampered princess and he hates everything to do with the upper crust of the ton. Diana has no plan to marry, she wants to travel and see the world before madness takes her just like it has her mother. The weeks Diana spend in the company of Niall's she learns there is much more to the scared man. Niall has no plans to get to know Diana and wants this over as soon as possible, but the more time he spends with her the more she slips under the walls he's built. Niall will do what ever it takes to protect Diana but he may be to late when the villain sets up the trap to make Diana pay for the sins of her mother.
This book lagged for me but I loved the ending. I can't wait to read the next book.

Both Diana and Niall have nightmares. They share pasts that were filled with more horrors than children should ever see. With the help of their new-found families, though, they will be able to move beyond those pasts and find love in a new future for themselves.

A worthy addition to the Hell and Sin Club series!

I absolutely adored Niall and Diana's story. They are two completely different people, from completely different worlds and upbringings but they turn out to be more alike than they ever could have imagined. I loved Niall's gradual transformation the most. How he was so closed off and close minded at the beginning of the book and how by the end he didn't deny his feelings and realized he was wrong about a lot of things. I really felt sorry for Diana and the feelings of loneliness that she struggled with her entire life. Diana and Niall being total opposites really made for some delicious tension. I loved the steam in the book; it was perfect and not at all overdone. I also liked the fact that Ryker seems to be warming up to his half sister and that Diana and Penelope are friends. There was just the right amount of suspense to round out this historical romance! I'm really looking forward to the next book in this Sinful Brides series!!

The Lady’s Guard is the third, standalone book in Caldwell’s highly enjoyable Sinful Brides series, and it is a great addition. Lady Diana Verney might be the son of a duke, but she’s been ostracized by society after her mother was attempted murder and deemed insane. After a series of mishaps, Diana worries her life is threatened and seeks the assistance of her powerful bastard half brother, who owns the notorious Hell and Sin club. He assigns his “brother by circumstance", Niall Marksman, to serve as her bodyguard.

Niall has suffered and fought his entire life as an orphan of the streets, and he has no love for the nobility. He reluctantly accepts the position, but he is surprised when he finds himself attracted to and liking the vivacious and charming Diana. She’s just as drawn to him, but the two must reconcile their differences in station while also dealing with the threats against Diana.

Niall might be rough around the edges, but he has a tender heart that is slowly revealed as he falls for Diana. She is endearing and caring, and she and Niall’s love story is truly romantic. The Lady’s Guard is truly romantic and a feel-good experience.

Beauty enters the lair of the beast and ends up rescuing them both. An adventurous spin on a tale embedded within the hearts of many romantics all over the world. Christi Caldwell has that touch. The Lady's Guard proves it. Niall is a broken man who lives on the edge of society and wallows in the center of danger. Diana is a woman that finds herself in the midst of a mysterious power struggle that lands her in serious danger from an unknown enemy. There is always a twist and a hidden lesson of value waiting hidden within. The most valuable one: The most beautiful person shines from the inside, not dazzles from the outside. Through dazzling adventure, the darkest of dangers and the tragedy that surrounds them this couple creates something beautiful.

Christi has written a lot of very good books but this series (Sinful Brides) has been my favorite along with “My Lady of Deception” (Brethren of the Lords). This book is my favorite of the series, so far.

Lady Diana Verney, half-sister to Ryker Black and Helena Banbury, believes someone is trying to kill her. Her mother has been committed to Bedlam and her father has not been paying much attention to her. She dons a disguise and goes to the club seeking help from Ryker. He chooses Niall Marksman, one of the owners of the Hell and Sin Club, to protect her around the clock.

Niall is not happy having to watch a spoiled aristocrat all the time, but as he gets to know her his opinion slowly changes to desire and love. Diana is not invited to many ton events due to her parents’ scandals. She fears ending up like her mother and is happy painting and planning an escape to St. Georges island when she gets her inheritance. She wishes Niall would come with her.

Diana is truly in danger, but from an unexpected source. I will not spoil this wonderful book with its twists and turns, and eventually a HEA. I was given an ARC of this book by the author, but no one has influenced my review. I loved it! Release day is July 25th!

"The Lady's Guard' By Christi Caldwell is book Three in the "Sinful Brides" series. This is the story of Lady Diana Verney and Niall. I have read the previous books in this series but feel you can read this as a standalone. But I would also say this has been a great series so far...so you might not want to miss out on reading them all.
Diana is the half sister of Ryker Black. whose story played out in book two "The Scoundrel's Honor". Diana doesn't really know her half brother because he was a illegitimate child along with his full sister. Ryder owns a Gambling Hall alone with a few other men...one being Niall. Diana has a feeling someone is trying to kill her after she had so many 'accident' and strange happenings at her home. Her father doesn't believe anything is going on so Diana sneaks out one night to go to Ryder's Hall to ask for his help. Ryder's help came in the form of Niall as a bodyguard until they can find out if there is someone after her.
Niall is a hard type of man due to him growing up on the streets and being bullied into hurting people to stay alive. So he doesn't want to watch over a "Princess" while they find no one is threatening her. But their time together they find they aren't so different after all.
Ms. Caldwells books always deserves more that 5 Stars....she puts allot emotions for me in her books. I honestly couldn't put it down! Loved it!
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Niall and Diana are not so different. They think their past marks their future. Not so. There is so much emotion in this story and it never lets up. The characters are beautifully written and their journey to their happy ending is not always flowers and teacakes. I dare you not to cry at the end.

I also loved seeing all of the brothers. Great series.

I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review. The relationship between Niall and Diana developed from bodyguard to lover. Niall's who is from the streets of St. Giles and Diana a Duke's daughter are an unlikely match and yet it takes Niall longer to realize this than it takes Diana. The story is about murder, kidnapping, a Duchess placed in Bedlam, a young girl ignored by her family and the slow developing love between Niall and Diana. The book is a good read and I would recommend it.

This book is going to rip your heart out. It is easily the darkest tale Christi has ever told us. Regular readers of Christi Caldwell will know what I mean when I say this book is even darker than Rutland or Derek.I loved every single page.

The characters are full developed and well rounded. Not only are they believable, they are lovable. I wanted to be friends with Diana. I wanted to wrap her in a hug. She feels society’s censure in a whole new way. This is not the story of some miss who is avoided for some indiscretion of her youth, this is a girl with madness tainting her bloodline. No one in society would possibly wish to be involved with her. The interesting part of it, for me, was that Diana didn’t really blame society. She was lonely, and wished for companionship, but she never wallowed in self pity or whined about missing balls and parties as other young ladies might. After Robert and Helena, I completely underestimated Diana’s strength and cleverness.

Enter the hero! Step aside, Robert and Ryker. You have been completely overshadowed. Niall piqued all of our interest in Ryker and Penny’s story when Rival gang leader Killoran’s men attacked. We all know how Penelope wriggled her way past his defences, at least in part. Well, rest assured. He is everything you’ve dreamed and more! We know from Helena and Ryker’s books the hard life the brothers knew at the hand of crime lord and gang leader Diggory, but their stories hardly prepare you for the things forced on the little boy named Marksman. Diggory fully intended for Niall to earn that name. My stomach churns just thinking about it. It did take me awhile to get adjusted to the idea of big, serious Niall wearing dandy colors. Sapphire breeches just didn’t really seem to fit into my preconceived notions about his character. But get used to it, I did. Furthermore, I understood it, which is even better.

The discourse in this book is perfect. I loved the witty banter between Niall and Diana. We know going in that Niall is a laconic, hulking beast of a man, and Diana is a slip of a thing with a penchant for asking probing questions. I absolutely loved watching them go toe to toe. Their conversation is some of the best I’ve ever read. I also thoroughly enjoyed Diana’s internal monologue, and conversations with her father.

The cast of side characters is completely unique and lovable. I cannot wait for the rest of the Hell and Sin brothers to have their day!

This story is well rounded. The plot is believable and well conveyed. The writing is, as usual for Christi, flawless. If you skip this book, you are doing yourself a disservice. This is hands down my new favorite Christi book. I already want to reread it.