Reviewed by Sandra Scholes
Darina O’Malley is distraught at the knowledge that her cousin, Kyra is to be betrothed to a man she does not know – he might as well be a stranger as far as she is concerned. She knows there are secrets about her clan that could undo them, but she is far more interested in the Laird Kyra is to be married to.
A lot is mentioned about the scenery and surroundings of O’Malley Castle as well as the scenery inside it. It is a convincing story, and setting, and the characters are written to play their parts well enough. Instead of appointing her as clan Laird, even though she was adept in battle, her family instead decide to marry her off to another clan’s Laird, and in doing so want to forge an alliance. Not many girls would be up for marrying an older man-not even nowadays, so it is easy to understand what Kyra would be going through.
There are certain sections of the story that can leave you baffled though, as to why Ruarc would send Kyra, a woman on horseback dressed like a man to send a message. If the men don’t respect her as a warrior, they are risking a lot using her as a messenger-she could get caught and anything could happen. I can see from Rhodes's point of view that she is trying to prove that Kyra is just as good at espionage as any man, though.
Rather than this novel just being a steamy romance, it is easy to tell that a lot of research has gone into the history of Ireland for the story. Rhodes has shared the past of two main characters that make up a good part of it. The warning at the beginning helps readers to notice what the subject matter will be in the novel, so in a way it prepares the reader for what to expect. In this novel’s case it is the occult, and a great deal of erotic scenes that some, if they like erotic romance novels as much as I do won’t get offended by.
If you like romance novels to be historical and erotic with a nice touch of political Irish court intrigue, then this will be as hot as you want it, and you will be as desiring to get hold of a copy.
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Sandra Scholes – who has written 169 posts on Love Romance Passion.
Sandra delights in immersing herself in anything period romance, says that supernatural romance novels have a tendency to grasp her in a way that some don't, and thinks GLBT romances have that extra something and show a different way of how people of the same sex find love and try to keep it. She likes a wide variety of novels and is interested in reading stories, and in some cases, the shorter the better. Romance of all genres can keep her interest, but she finds that the Regency period is one of her firm favourites. Learn more about Sandra in her Reader Highlight.
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