Review: Dark Romance, Gritty Intrigue
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
Dark and gritty with an ominous shroud over each scene and every character, The Minaldi Legacy by Courtney Cole is a truly riveting dark romantic tale filled with intrigue and a mysterious and malevolent dark secret that has been handed down through the generations. Eva comes to Malta to finish her studies as a psychiatrist, while escaping from her own demons of the past. She meets the darkly handsome Luca Minaldi who seems warm and caring one moment and distant and cold the next. There is an undeniable connection, but the stronger that connection becomes, the harder Luca tries to push Eva away. Luca is one of a long line of Minaldi men who have been cursed to blackouts while committing heinous crimes they cannot truly remembering committing. Their only trusted confidants have been their manservants, who have admirably served the Minaldi men for generations. Eva, determined to help save Luca from this curse travels down a deadly road to discovery that may take Luca from her anyway.Courtney Cole has painted a bleak world where the only light is the love between Luca and Eva, two very well-developed characters who both seek to save the other, but in very different ways. Luca knows being with him will put her in the same danger past Minaldi women have been in and he selflessly pushes her away. Eva, love Luca enough to risk both his wrath and her life, if necessary to find a way to free him from the family nightmare. Ms. Cole complimented these two with a cast of characters that each play a significant role, while never firmly establishing whether they were good or evil until the exact moment it would have the greatest impact! Brilliant!If you are a fan of excellent writing, intriguing plots and some shocking twists, you have to take a look at The Minaldi Legacy, a tale that will haunt the recesses of your mind for quite some time!I received this copy from the author as part of the Minaldi Legacy Tour.