Review: Deep, Dark and Sensual
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2013
Charles Cavendish, the Earl of Edgington, is an old, wealthy, bitter man with a dark soul. A man who enjoys using his wealth and power to manipulate people. He is so evil that when he chooses his victims to obtain what he wants, no end justifies the means. He discovers what is most precious and loved the most to get what he wants from his victims. In this case, the victim is his own recently married 18 year old wife Melody, and the son of the wealthiest and most prestigous Duke of Rutherford, Gavin Montrose. Charles has no physical ability to father an heir. He decides to do the most shocking. Force his wife to obtain that heir from another. Melody, so very young and innocent, now realizes why she, the daughter of an impoverished Baron, was chosen by this older Earl. Her loving family desperately needs the funds from her marriage for the care of her very ill brother. She realizes she has no choice in being the pawn of this vile scheme, otherwise, her family will be destitute and her brother will die without the care needed for his special illness.The youngest son of the Duke of Rutherford, Gavin Montrose, only remembers walking in the garden with his beloved sister and hearing her screams as four men attacked and abducted him, only to wake up in an unknown cottage with a note stating he is do something horribly vile to a young innocent who will be meeting with him or his family will suffer. Melody and Gavin, pawns in this evil scheme, must comply to the evil Earl's commands, get Melody with child, while not only seeing each other in a darkened room, but also not talk and give away their names or any other personal information. While the weeks go by, they at first uncomfortably do what has to be done in order to protect those they love. Neither realizes that within this shocking situation, love secretly would grow. It is a love grown, sight unseen.I won't be a spoiler and give away more of this story, but as you can imagine, this storyline makes for some shockingly interesting outcomes. It is interesting to see how these characters grow and develop by the end of the story. Will they ever meet again? And how will they ever recognize each other if they did? What about the child? I have thoroughly enjoyed every historical romance written by this author to date. So I did not hesitate and immediately downloaded this most recent release. In reviewing Ms. McNare's previous books, I have described her characters as deep and endearing with storylines that grab you from the very first chapter, a story so absorbing that if you put it down, you will be haunted until you can return to it. I also have stated that this author has that special "it" that romance fans are looking for in a historical romance; an ability to totally entertain and place the reader in another time with engaging characters. Dreaming of You is another winner. It is a definite keeper, one that even though you know the ending, you will want to read over and over again. I highly receommend this and the other historical romances by Jennifer McNare.