Review: Wonderful Historical Romantic Suspense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
The Temptations of Anna Jacobs by Robyn DeHart is book two in a trilogy. However, I found it to be fine as a stand-alone since I had not read book one.  There is much to like about this historical romance. The story has dark suspense that is even stronger than the romance. Also it gives the reader a keen sense of the late 1800’s. I like Anna and Drew who both battle their demons. His is one of former addiction and all the problems that come with it, while Anna’s struggle deals more with societal expectations and limitations. These are not glossed over by the author, but there is spirit of hopeful change.The overriding suspense, which takes on a life of its own, is well done; the murderer is one scary guy. The question of will Anna be the next victim causes this book to be a major page-turner, read-late-into-the night kind of novel. It is easy to tell that this story is plot driven with an intriguing romantic development between Anna and Drew. I want to read the first in the series now. I can hardly wait for  the third final book to find out the outcome, so perhaps this series is addictive.Highly recommend it to anyone who likes romantic suspense no matter the time period.Copy provided by NetGalley for an honest review.