Dawn Thompson (1937–2008)

⭐⭐ : It was ok

° Third person perspective (switches between male and female lead)
° Trigger warnings: attempted rape
° Other warnings: sexually explicit
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Thompson writes a very detailed historical romance. Of that this book gives no doubt.

But I found there to be too many needless details, like how Sara's slippers are almost always referred to as "Moroccan leather slippers" instead of just slippers. Every time. The same goes for Nicolas's boots, or his pantaloons.

Then there's the plot. It could easily have been done in half the amount of pages as it was fairly simple.

Sara's personality also left much to be desired. She goes against every warning, to disastrous results. She's referred to as being intelligent, but I personally saw no higher intelligence within her.

Overall, this book left me wanting. I couldn't quite like the two leads, despite their peculiar circumstances and potential.… (mehr)

A woman- betrothed to a cold mean man finds herself thrust back in time and into the arms of his ancestors greatest enemy. The male lives for vengeance and holds the woman hostage in order to win back his stolen castle. Stockholm syndrome sets in quickly as the woman finds herself attracted to her kidnapper. It felt a little odd seeing as how the male was not the plucky romantic hero in the beginning-in fact it was almost to the end before you believed he loved her-not just lusted for her. The heroine was a well-bred lady with a horrible habit of being in the position to be attacked sexually and kidnapped by numerous people. It got almost comical how every time she found herself alone with a man it would result in them trying to have sex with her.… (mehr)