Review: Not a normal Romance novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2013
*** The author, Catherine Winchester,  sent this  book to me. I just want everyone to know before they read my review. This is an honest review. ***The plot of this book is very well developed. It's set in the Victorian era. I enjoyed the way Catherine pulled you into the story. She made me feel as if I was living with the characters while I was reading the book. The characters are fully developed.  There was a few characters I had to wait until much later in the book to see how they developed.  I liked that, it gave a little bit of mystery to the book.This is a romance novel with a little mystery, suspense, and drama. I'm not a big fan of romance novels,  but this novel wasn't a normal romance novel.Annabelle is one of main characters in the story. She is my favorite. She has some really bad luck at the young age of 16. She is an aristocrat with the title of "Lady" which she stops using once tragedy strikes.  Six years later she meets Richard. That's when the romance starts. Not much later, her half-brother Frederick. The tragic past between Annabelle and Frederick is revealed. A strong friendship develops between Annabelle and Richard's mother,  Lavinia. As the story continues,  Richard keeps trying to get Annabelle to begin a romance with him. Annabelle fights her feelings for him and refuses his advances. All kinds of strange things keep happening, causing suspense. Then, the unthinkable happens which brings in more suspense, drama, and mystery. I definitely didn't see that coming!This is a very good romance novel.  I did feel a little cheated at the end. I felt the story should have continued a bit more. That is just my personal opinion, as I'm more into mystery, suspense, and thriller books. I did enjoy this book. I also really enjoyedDegrees of Hopea little more. Great job to Catherine Winchester, she continues to amaze me with each book I read of hers.