Review: Short Novella That Reads as Complete as a Longer Work
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
On the brink of the French Revolution, General Isaac Fairchild goes to Versailles at the request of a friend to bring the man’s estranged wife and daughter back to England. Isaac has already been there once, where he posed as a French nobleman he bore a striking resemblance to. Before he can meet the pair, he attends a masked ball and encounters a charming young lady he can’t forget. When he meets the pair of females, the daughter turns out to be the young lady at the ball, and she has been as taken with him as he has with her. Now the problem becomes how to get her away when her fiancé begins to keep her in seclusion and tightly controls those who are allowed to see her.This short novella, tells what happens to Colonel Fairchild, who wanted to marry Winter in RING OF SECRETS, but she chose another instead. Isaac was a likeable character, and I was glad to see him find another love interest. It would also be just as good read as a stand-alone. I'm not a fan of short fiction, and almost never read short stories. I like a longer work, where the story and characters have a chance to develop more. But, I must admit, I thought this one was excellent. I don’t have any criticism of it, because I found it thoroughly enjoyable with no noticeable errors. I really thought it read like a much longer work.