I loved Bertrice Small's books. And I keep on buying them hoping that she will get back to writing. This book, and others that she has written lately, is more like copy what she has done before, paraphrase, and ship it out.

I think many buyers are like me. They want the old Bertrice back and keep on buying her books hoping that this one is it! Unfortunately, this book is boring. I didn't even finish it.

Why is it that when a romance book is set in Scotland it becomes almost unreadable? When a book is set in France, the author does not write the dialogue in French or in English with a French accent. The author assumes that we, as intelligent readers, will know that the characters are speaking in the language of their country. Then why are we subjected to "dinna" and "ken" all through books set in Scotland? Please! We know that Scottish characters will speak with a Scottish burr. We do not need to be hit over the head!

If you do not mind wading through the dialogue, the story is fun and enjoyable.