Review: Very Enjoyable!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
I've read the Raveneau series intermingled with the Beauvisage series and love them all but I believe this is one of my favorites. I truly enjoyed the complete adventure of Adrienne and Nathan!It's a thoroughly entertaining take from beginning to end. A story filled with laughter, suspense, emotion and a wonderful romance. From London to Barbados we meet varying characters to hate and some to love with those in between. It truly is a well written and captivating romantic tale with non stop entertainment on land and sea.I think I like best the way we get to know Adrianne in the beginning as an immature, reckless and a bit selfish young woman. Nathan is a fairly arrogant, controlling and cocky young man. Brought together by Adriannes' father desiring to keep her safe and chaste until her 21st birthday (he loves his daughter very much and knows her flaws), knowing Nathan and especially his parents very well, he makes a deal with him to protect her for the next few months until her birthday.He fears not only because of Adrienne' s  adventurous, mischievous nature but her previous employer has also threatened her and she's not taking it serious enough for her father's satisfaction. While Nathan would much rather be out sailing on his ship, a piece of land connecting to his own in Barbados, that he desperately wants, will be given to him if he agrees to protect her. A deal he can't turn down!The story takes off, except Nathan disguises himself and hides his true name from Adrianne. She has no idea he is one of the Raveneau family, old and dear friends. The suspense and drama begins as they continually butt heads and eventually unknown feelings begin to develop between the two. It's a bumpy, fun and delightful story as they slowly grow individually as well as together, into two mature, caring (but still very adventurous) individuals, very much in love. I thoroughly enjoyed their story.Unlike many books today that are more about lust, this is the real deal filled with Romance and falling in love! I'd recommend this book to adults (there are some sexual scenes, though not as graphic and drawn out as most these days) who enjoy getting lost in true Historical romance.