Review: When Two Strong Characters Are Attracted, Yet Clash
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
It should have worked out. In a whirlwind romance Nicolas Vecca loved her and proposed marriage. She loved him back and accepted. Then he stepped out of the house momentarily to shop at a nearby grocer. When he cameback, she was gone!Outside, he thought he saw her enter a boat with a large man. In a few moments they roared away and he tried to follow. The ensuing explosion rocked the air for blocks and no one could find any survivors. For four long years he grieved for his Catherine and searched fruitlessly for her family. He directed his energies to further the study of medicine, solving many medical research problems in blood disorders. It earned him fame worldwide.One day, he was summoned to a small kingdom to attempt to save the life of their queen who was taken ill suddenly. No other doctor had the skills to even discover what her illness was. Upon entering the castle, he came face to face with...Catherine! But she wasn't just Catherine. She was Princess Amelia Catherine Theresa of Ophella. Her mother was queen of Ophella, a small realm, but important nonetheless. Four years earlier Princess Amelia's brothers were assassinated, leaving Amelia the heir to the throne. She felt she had no choice but to disappear from Nicolas' life to avoid the curse that plagued her family for so many generations. The curse always destroyed the men married to the Queen of Ophella.But Nicolas wasn't a famous medical doctor for no reason. He was persistent and dogged in his pursuits, and he had made up his mind not to abandon his love for Catherine. The result was the clash of two very strong personalities, both striving for the others' and their own happiness. This is the element of the story that attracts me the most. A characteristic I admire in strong protagonists and antagonists is tenacity and persistence, especially if it is selfless in nature. But the final question is, will the curse destroy Nicolas and Catherine's relationship and chance at happiness?Rate: PG for implied sex; very little swearing