Review: New York meets Old South
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
This romantic tale unfolds against the backdrop of increasing tensions between the slave-holding and free states in pre-Civil War America. Heather is a New York debutante beginning her first season alongside her identical but self-centered twin sister Jasmine. The more socially responsible twin falls in love with a dashing young army officer. But Heather is involved with the abolitionist movement and finds her love tested when she learns that David is heir to a Georgia plantation. After she and her chaperone travel south to meet her fiance's dying father and devious mother, Heather's beliefs and lifestyle put her in a perilous situation. Can these star-crossed lovers prevail? I spent a few late nights glued to my Kindle to find out for myself. This is the second book of the new Cotillion Ball Series by Becky Lower, but it stands alone as a compelling historical romance.