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Title: Old-fashioned or just appalling?
Review: I quite liked this book at the beginning, but I began to get tired of the old-fashioned plot of a young woman in danger who turns to an older, more experienced man who takes care of her completely, down to picking out her clothes. I can understand that plotline in a Regency romance, but surely in 1971 women were more interested in a partnership than a sugar daddy? I was truly appalled, however, when (*SPOILER ALERT*) she realized that he truly did love her when he flipped her over and spanked her for disobeying his orders (and putting her life in danger). Yeah, when he hits you, it means he really loves you...I read another romance by Anne McCaffrey from the 1970s which was much better - The Kilternan Legacy - about a woman picking up the pieces after a nasty divorce. She inherits a property in Ireland and takes her children to check it out. Less suspense, danger, and sex than Ring of Fear, but more fun and romantic. I have also liked many of her fantasy novels.
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