Review: Good short story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2013
I enjoyed this novella and it was way better written thanShipwrecked (Book One of the Shipwrecked Series), which supports my theory that this author has improved a lot. Again her main characters share a deep love and you have the feeling that they are soulmates despite the difference in their positions. The h is the Laird of her clan's niece and the H is a blacksmith. They have been best friends since childhood. Now that the h is being forced to marry an old Laird to strengthen clan alliances, the H and h declare their forbidden love for each other.***Spoilers***I think that the author did a good job in the space of a short story. I had one or two small problems with it. Although the author seems to have researched her subject very well, I thought that a handfasting needed witnesses. I also thought some sort of document had to be signed. The other issue I had was the h's uncle. I cannot accept that he'd be happy for the h to become the old Laird's mistress and still allow him to take the younger sister as a wife. It didn't seem realistic to me.