Review: Short and sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2012
This was a short but sweet novella of about 15,000 words. It didn't take 40 minutes to read.Given the length of the book, I think it's forgivable that the heroine, Anastasia, fell for Rhett so quickly. It's also forgivable that some details were conveniently skipped over. Rhett has been deputized to infiltrate his father's criminal gang, and report their hideout, and the location of the government's gold. If he doesn't do this, he'll be hanged for the crimes he committed as part of the gang. The capture of his family, and his escape along with Anastasia, happen off-stage.The hero is great, I loved the switches between the kind, sweet, real version of himself, and the cruel version he needed to be to fool his father and brothers. The heroine was a little vapid, a little one-dimensional.Aside from some strange anachronisms, the writing was enjoyable, and largely it felt true to the era.I gave it four stars because I loved the various dimensions of Rhett, and I loved the constant undertone of passion. It's a pity it wasn't longer.