You know, it’s funny. London in the 1800’s is full of polite society. Act this way, be this
way, dress this way. Anything that meet with the standards of polite society are shunned, made fun of,
gossiped about, in general, thought to be less than everyone else.
Evangeline suffers from that problem. She’s part Roma, or
gypsy. As a result those in polite
society gossip about her and call her loose. Even though she’s followed all the
rules, the men continue to say she loose and the women are just harridans! It’s
awful!
Ian has come to London to avenge the death of his brother
and father. He’s been told by his step-mother and sister that Evangeline is
responsible for their deaths AND she stole away his sister’s beau. Due to his
honor, he ends up married to Evangeline and risking everything to protect her.
In many ways Ian was lovable. While I did love him, I also
wanted to smack him on the head! He needed a serious wake-up call. He did get
that wake-up call unfortunately it came a bit too late. Part of his lovability
was his honor. He wanted to believe in the goodness of others. Part of the
reason I wanted to smack him upside the head was his ability to believe in the
good of others. That ability to believe in the goodness of others cost both Ian
and Evangeline.
Evangeline was an interesting character. Her Roma heritage
managed to give her a positive outlook when most of us would have only expected
the worst. It also gave her the ability to look at what was going on around her
and listen with her heart. Unfortunately it also cost her dearly.
Many lessons can be learned from the characters in this
book. Look for the good in others. Watch the actions of others to learn their
true intent. Forgive each other. Love with your whole heart.
I really enjoyed this story. Collette Cameron has quickly
become one of my favorite historical romance authors!
Find it on GoodReads!
1 comment:
Thanks so much for the lovely review!
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