Review: Rousing and tender story of romance and smuggling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2012
'Hope's Betrayal' introduces an appealing heroine and a wounded hero who needs to admit his softer feelings for her. Their relationship, begun when George Huntley captures Hope as a smuggler, is wreathed in suspicion but also mutual attraction. How their feelings develop and blossom is deftly and teasingly explored by the author and their disputes and reconcilations always seem and feel 'real'. Huntley in particular is an interesting character, stubborn and passionate. His and Hope's mutual love for each other and the sea shines through the novel and the author paints a lively picture of life for the poor Regency times.This story is the second in a series but can be read independently. I shall be reading the others soon.