I just finished reading it. I had a hard time find sympathy for Sarah. While I'll concede part of her hesitation in contacting her family was guilt and shame, I still believe the majority of it was simple pride. She didn't want to admit her mistakes to them and apologize, which shows a lack of maturity and stubbornness that borders on stupidity.

I understand that basis of what the author was trying to achieve, but I feel she failed for the most part. While I give her credit for taking on such a hard character, I think what should have come across as fear and guilt just seemed cold and cruel instead. I'm afraid I saw her only as a prideful martyr, all the way through the end.

It was hard to sympathize with her as she was.

I can't say I was very impressed with the book as a whole, though it did have a few redeeming qualities.

I may be curious enough to read the second book, Sweetest Little Sin (which I have in my TBR pile), however. We shall see.

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Lady Wombat says:

A clear step forward from her previous, Dangerous Duke, but still a long way to go to make for an above average read.

A great story with some unexpected twists, twists I've come to expect from Christine Wells. Well done! ( )

Intriguing plot but disappointing execution. The plot blundered around and additional plot elements seemed to be added to extend the length of the book. The background of the hero and heroine was well developed but their wasn't much character development throughout the book. I didn't feel like the trust they needed was ever established. And the hero's interest in the heroine is never fully explained. Why has he been interested in her all these years? This book had a lot of unique elements and could have been amazing but it was just a disappointment. ( )