Padrick recognized that Madeline was just as desperate for love as her mother, a woman he loved deeply. He watched as she struggled with her problems and her love for her brother and never judged her. He simply let her find her way, guiding her along the way when she was lost and they had formed an unbreakable bond. A bond soon strengthened by love.

Now, Padrick knows the time is right to claim Maddie for his own, if she’ll have him. And if he can convince her brother it’s time to let go.

I really liked the meat of this story, but the rest of it was a bit confusing to me. I gathered that Maddie and her brother had some sort of physical relationship, but the details were very unclear. Incest was implied, but no one ever came out and said this was the true nature of their relationship. Padrick’s role in the story was a bit strange too. He was married to a woman with little passion and had an affair with Maddie’s mother. Even though the author addresses this relationship and Maddie’s feelings about it, it just seems a bit unbelievable that Maddie would run to him given how she feels about her brother’s recent engagement. This book is book is inspired by the Judgment Card in the Tarot deck, a new beginning, this couple certainly creates a beautiful one for themselves.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Amy L. Turpin
December 29, 2004