Review: Very good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2013
This is a gothic in the style of Barbara Michaels or Victoria Holt, set in the sultry Louisiana bayou. Justin has his reasons for marrying Claire; we come to see them as the novel progresses, though Claire cannot. Claire is too caught up in the mysteries surrounding Justin's family and the odd things that keep happening to her. Because she doesn't understand Justin's motivations, she keeps her suspicions to herself. The novel is clean because the emphasis is on the gothic mystery rather than any underlying romance.