Review: Warning - not for the faint-hearted
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
I am actually truly annoyed by all the reviews about this book, after finally getting around to reading this book, I discovered an element to the story that I had a very serious problem with. All the other reviewers lightly touched on it but never came right out with it, if they had I wouldn't have bought this book. I am extremely picky and read most reviews before buying a book. I want romance, I want a good story, I don't mind a bit of angst but this book had issues for me, which I will detail below under spoilers. I lovedSanctuary of Rosesand it is in my favourites folder, where very few books make the cut. I don't remember much aboutA Whisper of Rosemary (Medieval Romance) (The Medieval Herb Garden Series).This book follows the story of the sister of the H from A Sanctuary of Roses and she's been at court ever since her brother killed her late fiance. She is a favourite of the queen and the queen will never let her go to get married. The h knew the H when she was a young girl and sees him again when he comes to court to petition the King for a new wife. His late wife died 4 years prior to the beginning of this story. He wants a quiet, biddable wife and has actually ear-marked a woman he thinks will be perfect. The H is immediately attracted to the h even though he doesn't want to be but leaves court once the King fixes his eye on the h. Ultimately the H comes in to save the day when the h falls out of favour with the Queen because of the King's attention.*** Big Spoilers****The h has a past and was previously intimate with her late fiance. When she comes to the attention of the King, she becomes his unwilling mistress for several weeks and at one stage thinks she is carrying his baby. It is at this point after the Queen attacks the h, that the H steps in to marry the h and to save the day. He is even willing to say the child is his if it became necessary. The H was disgusted with the h when he found out that she was the King's 'whore' as she became known at court but a few weeks later is quick to marry her. Their relationship hadn't developed to a point where I could believe in his love. Honestly this is a plot line that I wanted nothing at all to do with. The h and H end up consummating the marriage exactly a week after she stops sleeping with the King. The other fact is that H and h spend very little time together after they are married and are separated for about 4 months because of misunderstanding and circumstances. I am not a big fan of big misunderstandings and when this book had very little romance to redeem itself with, the misunderstandings pushed it into the unacceptable realm to me. Ugghh.The only reason this book didn't get one star is because the editing is good and the author writes well.