Review: 3 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
I have read all of Ms. Crosby's highland books and LOVED every single one. While waiting for the next Guardian book to come out, I decided to give her back list a try. I found this book via a book bub recommendation.It just wasn't for me. The writing was good and the plot had promise. But, I found Jessamine aka Jessie to be one of the most annoying heroines I have ever read. She cried, she got angry, she couldn't speak and at times she was too stupid to live. Christian was not much better - but, just when I was ready to toss the book, he admitted that he hadn't been with a woman since he met Jessie - and I decided he was finish the book worthy.This book seemed like it could have gone several different ways, that I might have found more interesting, but it never seemed to pick a theme ( we had several to choose from - revenge, piracy, big misunderstanding, bad guy who wants the girl, etc. ) But instead of picking one and going with it - we got all of those, but none of them really took the lead. It just felt incomplete.It honestly pains me to give a book by Ms. Crosby a 3 star rating - but this book was not want I have become accustom to from this author. She can and has written better books, she is gifted story teller and a great writer. I can only assume this is an early work and she hadn't hit her stride yet.If you haven't read her highland brides or her guardian series - skip this book and read those!!