Rating: 3 stars
Genre: Gothic, Historical Romance
Recommended for: Fans of gothic romance who are not looking for something new in the genre
Well, the book was not bad. On the other hand, it was not especially good either; like the GR rating says, it was ok.
The hero and heroine are forced to marry; he needs her money, she needs respectability after a nude portait of hers is publicly unveiled in an exhibition. Soon however they discover that they're really attracted to each other. Could this marriage work after all? Perhaps, but the hero's sense of guilt over his brother's death won't let him rest until he can clear the mysteries surrounding it. Needless to say he feels inadequate for her love so he pushes her away, only to realize that he can't resist her completely and draws her in his arms and submit to his feelings for her at some othet time. The heroine isn't sure if she can trust him or not, this brooding, dark stranger she's married but whose touch she craves. Sounds cliche? You're dead on it! And so it goes on, they're attracted, they make love, the next day he won't even talk to her but later he will be kind and thoughtful and then push her again... You get the picture.
The focus on the second half of the book is mainly in the mystery anyway. The Cornwall setting, the storms, the caves in the cliffs, the hidden rooms, the mysterious housekeeper, all make it a rather gothic setting that fans of the genre will probably appreciate. To be honest, I couldn't guess the 'who-dunnit' thing and it came as a complete surprise when the mystery was finally solved. Still, the fact that it took me about a month to get this finished, speaks volumes by itself:)
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