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Title: I'm a big Garwood fan, but
Review: I found this story - and the related "Lion's Lady" -disappointing. And I rate them 2 stars because other Garwood books - The Wedding, Saving Grace, Gentle Warrior - are so much better than this. Part of the problem - Garwood tends to write in a very modern voice, with characters saying things that you and I would say today. Somehow, this works just fine with Scottish clans in 1100 - but it just doesn't "click" with Regency characters. Another problem - the non-romance plot gets muddied and rushed here, with characters thrown in to "solve" the mystery. The pirate plot could have been so much more successful. Both Lion's Lady and this book are very rushed at the end, trying to wrap things up. My recommendation - skip this and read Saving Grace instead!
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