content: This book is the first I have ever not been able to finish. I think Nora Roberts is a poor author. I don't know if it is because she used too many adjectives or because she jumps around in time too much, but I found this book to be too confusing. Her character descriptions do not offer anything concrete to remember the character by... so you are constantly trying to remember who she is talking about. Also, there are too many characters - which also confuses the story. I lost my concentration so much that I finally gave up and put it up for auction on Amazon, thank goodness I got most of my money back.