Beth Kery has done a great job setting up the characters in the tale. Sin Drake has gone from debauchery to a life of thievery with honorable intentions. Lora also is built from scratch as a woman spoiled by everyone from the Queen to her husband. Seems like there are no repercussion for a woman like her who breaks out of the mold of the times as long as she’s charming and lies well. Lora has no stability in her life. Sin on the other hand has been where she is and come through it to have a control and even nobility. Those he has helped over the years are intensely loyal. But Herrington is nothing more than an egotistical braggart and villain pretending to be a friend. He’s as easy to dislike as Sin is to admire.

This is a well written tale told with eroticism throughout as Sin tries to tame the wildness in Lora while they both fall in love. The loyalty of the so-called servants who are more trustworthy and dependable than anyone in the aristocracy adds a lot to the flow of the story.

Ms. Kery keeps most of the story lighthearted when possible but there is sadness in the reality of the times and lives she’s writing about. It’s all worked together into a great romance.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Dee Dailey
August 27, 2008