Review: A wonderful read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2011
When I first saw this eye-catching cover three women came to mind: Josephine Baker, Lena Horne and Billie Holiday.  All were beautiful, sensual and romantic women, living with and loving men in a time where it would have cost them their lives. My own great-grandparents dared to love and marry during the early 1920s. If I could talk to them now, I have no doubt in my mind that their own love story would have been just as fascinating.Buttercup and Silvio's journey to their HEA is told in quite possibly one of the most authentic voices I've read in a long time. What I mean is that the research into the Carnie lifestyle, what is considered justice under Carnie law and the interactions between colorful character is clearly written with care. What I loved the most about this story was the fact that you were instantly transported back in time, to when the carnival circuits were at their peak. You weren't just reading about it, you were actually there.There is an instant attraction between the two of them, something that they immediately recognized. Silvio is a wanted man and risks everything to be with her. Buttercup, born and raised in the carnival, knows only too well what could happen if they are found out.I couldn't help but fall for the two of them, wanting and wishing that they could love each other out in the open without fear. This story moved at a fast past, with an opening sequence that hooks you from the beginning. It doesn't let up all the way through, even when forces tear them apart. It picks right back up without a hitch.My only complaint about this is that it the story ended. I want to know more of them, what happens next. It is a wonderful story, filled with hot steamy sex, heartbreak and enduring love.