Review: A solidly written historical romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2012
An assassin for hire, Nicholas, gets hired to do a job that is a first for him - to protect a young woman during her uncle's machinations and then kill her. Meeting Annabel in person, however, throws a wrench in that plan.Annabel reads like a fun character - a timid maiden at a first glance, she shows more of a playful side and even some surprising depth to her later on as the story unravels.The story gives a nice, atmospheric feeling of the medieval surroundings. Granted, this is somewhat of a romanticized vision of the era but that's what romantic fiction is for anyway. Some good action scenes; I am a guy so, for me these are a must in most any historical novel that has knights in it.The adventures, and the trials and tribulations, however, is not what moves the story forward.  Instead, I think it's the juxtaposition of the two main characters that is the main drive of this tale. Their feelings toward each other keep changing as the events unravel, the more they learn about each other, and the closer they get.Without giving away any spoilers, I would say that this is a solidly written historical romance (I would put more emphasis on the Historical than Romance though) with a satisfying ending.