Review: Bringer of Life and Death
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
This book opens with a BANG!  I love it when a book can pull me in from the very first! Orphan Lily has been thrown into a marriage by her uncaring uncle after an ugly rape.  This union proves to be most unpleasant for her as she is beaten and abused at will.  When she becomes pregnant the abuse only gets worse. At 18 and heavy with child she begins to run away with nothing but the nightgown on her back after a particular brutal beating.Arthur's life has become routine and wanting for adventure.  While on a ride he comes across a small woman, very pregnant, who has been running, delirious and doubled over in pain, she's on his property and to his horror it's obvious she's been beaten and she's in labor!  What unravels is a story of intrigue, suspicion, honor and love.This is a very good book.  I would recommend this book and I would read this author again.  The plot was rich, the characters were interesting and identifiable.  It does get a bit draggy in the middle but, it's worth the time to read this book.