Review: Better than the first book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2013
I quite enjoyed this book. Actually I enjoyed it more than the first in the series 'Heart's Ransom', which I gave a good review. I'd probably drop a half a star on that one now since when I quickly re-read parts of it so that I could read this one, there were things that bugged me. I was quite surprised that one of the reviewers thought this was a rehash of book one, for me it was very different. The things that bugged me in this book were also very different to the ones she mentions.The h in this book was rescued by the H back in the first book, when she was 8 and was kidnapped. He was 18 at the time and the step-brother of the h in the first book. That h, Gwen, asked him to take over her inheritance in Wales and become the Earl of that property. It's quite complicated but the H was also named heir by Gwen's own father, when he married the H's mother. He always felt like a poor farmer's on and not a true noble. It's one of the weak points of the book for me because it's been 18 years since that all happened and he still doesn't feel worthy.+++Spoilers+++The H saw the h for the first time since he rescued her when she was 18 and he 10 years older. There was an attraction but nothing happens for another 8 years. This is my main reason for deducting the extra star. I'm a big romantic and if there were such a great connection between the main characters so I don't understand why they would've waited 8 years to act on it.Anyway the story was pretty good as it hinges around hostilities in Wales and the various sides, which include the English (Longshanks) and the 2 princes of Wales at the time. The H is in an extremely difficult position and needs to choose. The h's father suggests that he marry the h and then he'll have a legitimate excuse for getting backing from the English. It's quite a complicated plot but very interesting. The course of true love doesn't run smoothly and it does take quite awhile before the main characters marry.It really is a good love story with a very nice hea.