Review: A Fresh, Exciting New Voice in Romance Fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
A very exciting and fresh romance from debut romance author Jenny Brigalow.  This is an author with a very exciting voice - fresh, in your face descriptive - a bit like what my dear friend and fellow reviewer Desere calls 'kick ass' writng.  Well, this is all that and more.You know how it is in romance, boy meets girl, girl meets boy, they like, they get put off, they get involved, they split up and finally go for the HEA.  It's the author's voice that makes the difference.  That and the setting.I never saw the twist coming, not for a minute.  This author really surprised me.  I loved the premise - that you fall in love with a person, not a type, not a person picked out by your parents.  This came through beautifully.Seraphim didn't really come across as British blue blood aristocracy.  Not with a surname like Driscoll, which is, of course, Irish.  Then again, the equestrian set is diverse - it can consist of British aristocracy and Irish country people, not to mention Austrialians.  Seraphim just came over as a person brimming with love and humanity.  I was immensely attracted to her as a person.  Chad, her rodeo hero boyfriend was attractive too. But in this novel, the heroine definitely stole the show.  The Australian Outback came through vividly.  I could really feel the heat and the drought.There was also some terrific humour in the story.  I'm thinking herbal cigarettes here.  But you'll have to read the book to find out about that.I heartily recommend Jenny Brigalow's writing to readers of  romance fiction.  You just have to try it.