Not a bad story but the romantic lead is manipulative and abusive. I know that can be common in romance but in this context, I'm not sure this can be salvaged. ( )

This has the makings of a good story, but I fail to see the "fire" in Precious Jewell that the author claims she found. Also, despite the author stating that she had a proofreader and critique group, I found multiple errors that decreased my enjoyment. The most nagging is that the character list says Precious was an enslaved servant brought from South Carolina in 1821 to serve Eliza Marsdale--yet the chapter headings show Precious as a servant to Eliza in 1816 (and Eliza dies in that prologue).

Also, this is in a serialized form (something I didn't realize when I purchased the eBook) so you get a main problem which is solved in the 3-4 chapters in this section, but there are other problems which remain unsolved, leaving me feeing unfulfilled. I would probably only continue the serialized series if I got it free.

The many "extras" came across as shameful plugs of the author's other works to me. I chose not to read any of them due to my complaints about this book. ( )