Lemonade. Marzipan. A single flower in a bud vase. The repetitive use of these images is frustrating. A further frustration is the relegation of secondary characters to a tertiary role. The female protagonist's sister is presented as a significant part of her motivation but is rarely mentioned once it is revealed. I can only imagine that the series of books that Burrowes has planned will flesh out some of these characters, but I would have enjoyed a bit more detail.The best parts of this story are the dialogues between the male protagonist and his brothers. I was amused by them as if I were eavesdropping. The dialogue helped set each of them apart from the other. I could imagine their camaraderie as brothers and their personalities as individuals. This book was all over the place. The dialogue was ordinary and I had to stop and wonder if I missed something because it seemed to just shift mid sentence. I also had to wonder what period it was set in a few times as the terms used were not consistent with the period. I thought at one stage it might have potential but then found myself skimming a book for the first time because I didn't really want to read the boring exchanges. Given the book and characters were all over the place I don't feel I missed anything. It only started getting interesting in the last quarter of the book and even then I found I was a little bored of it.
Steamy historical romance with typical conventions, just what I was in the mood for.
—jlynn18872002
Favorite romance series.
—jibi123
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—racingteam
