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1.0 out of 5 stars
Good writing about absolutely nothing!, Jun 19 2007
By DaintyC - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Aurora (Mass Market Paperback)
From the cover:
Handsome Lord Blacklaw rescued her from the horrors of Bridewell prison-then made her his pawn in a dangerous game of intrigue and espionage.
She became Lady Aurora. Beautiful and mysterious-a charming favourite of Queen Elizabeth's opulent court and a cunning spy for the nobleman who saved her life.
But was Blacklaw a hero or rogue? What scandal had driven him from the royal court? And what strange power did he hold over Aurora that carried her to new heights of aching passion?
Soon Aurora's love is put to is greatest test. She must accept a proposal of marriage from a man she does not love-to prove herself loyal to Lord Blacklaw, whose strong embrace and fiery kisses she longs for....
My review:
I can not fault Ms. Atwood writing skills, she just didn't have a worthwhile story to tell as far as romance and a plot goes. This book consist of 305 pages, however you'll have to endure a 150 pages of background: routine day-to-day living and the heroine lessons to being a lady before all the questions posed on the back cover are even hinted at being answered. The first half would be justified if you had a sense of who the hero and heroine are and why they love each other but atlas, no, the protangists just conveniently do.
As I write this review, I am at page 223 and I still don't know why the hero needed the heroine for whatever schemes he has planned.
If you really need to read this story, borrow the book, don't waste your money buying it.