Review: wonderful historical I/R adventure
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
Anyone who has ever read a history book but was bored by the drab facts and wanted to know the lives behind the story, I feel this is a perfect example.  Anyone who has ever read a I/R romance but felt cheated out of a substantial plot and character development, this book finally satisfies the itch. As Book 2 in the series about fancies: women of color born for the sole purpose of man's pleasure because of their unmistakable beauty, I was swept away into a story about a desirable fancy named Asiza. I experienced all the "what ifs" from this time period in American history of how a woman of color felt about her life, her future, and utimately how she would face those challenges.There was not a dull moment, from the opening scence of holding my breathe as she fought for her life, or feeling my heart grow along with hers as she came to terms with her immortality and acceptance of a possible soul mate. I laughed, cried, yelled at characters, and at times shook my head at the honest character development stretching across every page.I fell head over toes for the lead male, Broc. His strong personality as a bounty hunter mixed with his caring nature was a perfect blend. Add to that his Irish accent, good looks and ohhh so funny Alpha male sense of humor, he became a keeper in my favorite males catagory. There were some scenes in the book, where their banter was so real and understandable, I had to read them more than once. No high school contrived dialogue or forced situations just to fill the pages.At 35 chapters, this book was not filled with overtly sexual content to help push the story alone. Yes, it has the heat but correctly done and does not make you feel like taking a long hot shower later. At the end, you feel a real sense of pride for the characters knowing although a fictional account, there were men and women during this time period who went through these challenges and survived; knowing that just made the story that much more satisfying.Buy it, read it, love it, Joy