Review: Can a Huge Deception Lead to Love?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2012
I love medieval romance so I chose this one when I saw it up for free on Kindle.  It was a short novella which was a surprise to me, but that is my fault because I had not paid attention to the length of the book when I got it.The story jumps right in with an arranged marriage between Lord Reese and Lady Jayce.  I was hooked in right away because Reese was so angry about the marriage though he seemed to be the one who wanted it.  It is only a little later that the truth comes out.  He has been coerced into marriage because his bride's father holds his sister captive.  Jayce is unwitting in all this, but Reese doesn't believe her.  He is rude and wants nothing to do with her.  He plans to send her back as soon as he has his sister, but then fate takes a part.  He gets his sister back, but Jayce's father dies and she has no place to go.  Reese reluctantly keeps her.  At this point, Reese's younger brother returns and he too is angered on his brother's behalf.  Jayce only wants to be a good wife to Reese and only seeks to do well by him.  Will she ever win him over?I liked the premise for this story which is what hooked me in and there was a delightful twist near the end that I did not see coming.  The plot was a little weak in spots.  There was a resolution to the main characters, but the situation with the brother and sister's subplot situation is left hanging.  The pace is fast, but that is to be expected in a shorter story.  I really enjoyed the well written scenes with the war horse, Jayce, and Reese.Though this would fall under the category of historical romance, the focus is almost entirely one the characters and their situation.I liked the characters, but felt there could been more in the area of description so that I could know them better.I think this is a story that would have benefited from having more pages.  It is nice for a light, short read.