Review: Another page-turner from Barbara Samuel...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
who really knows how to write a romance I have a hard time putting down. I felt sorry for both principals in this tale. Lucien, a talented composer and musician, had a disastrous youth which damages his ability to bring his music to fruition as an adult. Madeline has a very manipulative step-mother with her own dark secret, who is determined to arrange a loveless, albeit advantageous marriage for Madeline very much against the girl's will. When Lucien meets Madeline with the intent of a seduction, buried sparks are ignited in Madeline. However, all's well that ends well (this is a romance, after all) but not before intrigue, lies, separation, and subterfuge almost destroy any hope of future happiness that Lucien and Madeline may have. Woven into the plot is an intrigueing sub-plot which involves Madeline's step-mother and her young lover, Jonathon Child; all in all very tastefully done by a very talented author.