Title: 3.5 stars
Review: The Whispering Rocks is a wonderful gothic story, full of that gloomy gothic atmosphere, danger, and people who aren't what they seem to be.Illegitimate Sarah Jane Stratford has been recognized by her father and brought from a life of poverty into the wealthy world of Regency society... so that he can marry her to his nephew and heir. When she's innocently involved in scandal, he sends her away to Mannerby and places her under the care of Paul Ransome and his sister Melissa, and it's a frying pan and fire move, as they seem to dislike her even more than her father and cousin do.In true gothic tradition, sinister things start happening, and Sarah Jane's only ally seems to be her maid.I've always liked gothics, even before I knew they were romances, but this one gets docked a star because I didn't get to see the relationship develop between the hero and heroine. Which was always typical of gothics, but I find I'm less tolerant than I used to be.
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