A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Chris
Relegated to a life of servitude since her father’s death, ever optimistic and happy Danielle is called on the carpet by her stepmother. Whatever could she want? Informed she’s been sold into marriage to a man she’s never met, Danielle is horrified. When introduced she notices his bad leg and he wears a mask to hide scars. Can he be any worse than her stepfamily is?
Christopher spotted Danielle in the market and was struck by her beauty and the happiness that just seemed to bubble out of her. He decided on the spot he must have her. Once he secures his bride from her evil stepfamily, he agrees to her plea to get to know one another before entering the marriage bed. Can the inherently gentle man win her over, or will he always be seen as the beast.
Another spin on a classic fairytale by Wendy Stone, and again she pulls it off beautifully. Christopher is so lonely and isolated, even though he has friends. It’s like the light went out of him. But Danielle re-ignites that light, and more. His heart is awakened, as well as his body. And Danielle, though hesitant at first, is experiencing an awakening of her own. With encounters with her lecherous stepbrother to stir the pot, Danielle and Christopher have a romantic and tumultuous courtship. Can anything but true love be the result?
May 15, 2009 |
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for A Gift of Love
Historical Romance, 16,900 words
Danielle had no idea what would happen to her when her cruel stepmother called for her. She didn’t know she was being sold in marriage to a man she’d never met. And when she did meet him, she couldn’t see beyond the foreboding mask he wore.
Christopher would pay any price to win Danielle as his own, even respecting her request for separate bedrooms. But can his gentleness win her over, or will she always see him as the beast?
|