Only In Her Dreams
Veronica TowersHistorical romance
Available from The Dark Castle Lords
ISBN: 978-1-921347-03-0
March 2007
| Sarah Montague was just trying to get to London; she was alone since the death of her father, Sergeant Montague, the quartermaster in the military for many years. His death was as a result of his actions to save the life of Captain Marcus Derning, and the Captain was determined to marry Sarah to make up for losing her father. When they next met, Sarah was trying to board a ship for London, but was being refused admission for lack of room; they had, however, already taken her money. Captain Derning demanded that they give his cabin to her. When she became aware, during the night, that there was a severe storm, and knowing that the Captain was still injured, she went and got him and insisted that he stay in his cabin with her.
When the ship sailed into Portsmouth and the Captain found out that Sarah intended to take public conveyance into London, he refused to allow it and told her she would travel with him. During that travel, they had much trouble, including an attempt on their lives. When they were forced to stay overnight at an inn, he introduced them as husband and wife. Upon finding that she had slipped off and taken separate coaches, he followed her to the mission, in a bad part of town, where her cousins lived. He adamantly pursued her, even declaring they were betrothed. Still, the attempted murders continued. There are many sub characters involved in this book. They have strong, likeable traits which endeared them and enhanced the storyline. It was easy to get totally involved in this tale and feel as if you were part of the plot. As the cast increased and the murder attempts continued, the story got better and better. Ms. Veronica Towers has done a good job of telling the story in such a way that no one will want to quit reading! It is a fine work which I can highly recommend.
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Reviewer: Brenda Talley |
