Set in 1604, this is the story of
Mariel Brandon, who, on the death of her parents and to feed herself and her
younger brother, becomes a seducer of men to learn their secrets for an evil
man named Aaron. Her latest assignment (that will hopefully set her brother
free) is to seduce a Scottish laird, Kieran MacDonald, and find the whereabouts
of Blair and Dougal Hampton, who are under Kieran’s protection.
Mariel attaches herself to Kieran and convinces
him to take her with him when he leaves London for Skye. Though she continually
tries to get him into her bed, he resists for reasons that are unclear. He
wasn’t meant to be laird, but at his older brother’s death, has assumed the
role.
This is very definitely a
steamy romance and a well written one. While there is attention paid to
historical detail (which I much appreciated),
and a mystery surrounds the two Mariel hunts for,
the focus is clearly on the will
he-won’t-he seduction of Kieran.
Once in Skye, Mariel tries to
be useful, even spending a day dying clothes with blue woad die. The people are
initially mistrusting of her, but she wins them over, managing to save a child
from a horse. Oh, and she also speaks fluent Gaelic but does not let the people
know. You have to feel sympathy for Mariel given her hard life.
Kieran’s sidekicks, Colin and
Alec, are worthy of note. One a ladies man and the other a brooding Scot, they add
dimension to Kieran.
All in all, if you like
romances that dwell on the steamy side, this may be the one for you!
Buy on Amazon.
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