From Publishers Weekly
This pre-Revolutionary War romance disappoints with its cliched characters and excessive reliance on convenient coincidences. Rich, beautiful, willful American Brittany Chambers vows not to marry; then she meets dashing, possessive English aristocrat Bryce Tremaine, who finds the task of taming her almost as compelling as the mission of vengeance that brings him to the colonies. Their passion mingles pain and pleasure, sometimes displayed in scenes of questionable taste. Anachronistic improbabilities abound: Brittany gives little thought to the stigma attached to her premarital deflowering and subsequent pregnancy; she buys her slave Tansy's freedom, they become bosom companions, and Tansy eventually marries Bryce's best friend, who is half-black although he's been passing as white. Sattler's ( The Bargain ) lack of surprises leaves the reader unsatisfied in this sluggish romance.
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From Library Journal
Dashing ship's captain Bryce Tremaine sails for colonial Virginia in 1773 to seek revenge on the ne'er-do-well aristocratic father who raped and abandoned Bryce's young mother in merry old England. His thirst for vengeance is constantly interrupted by Bryce's passionate encounters with the tempestuous Brittany Chambers, the despair of her matchmaking papa. Bryce and Brittany are ably supported in this melodramatic tale by the usual characters that frequent novels of this genre: the slobbering, salacious, suitor; the wicked stepmother; and of course the kindly, widowed aunt. Comic relief is inadvertently supplied by wretched attempts at dialect and genuinely provided by Brittany's likeable twin cousins. Fans of Valerie Sherwood et al. may enjoy but only if they read everything in this already saturated market.
- Lydia Burruel Johnson, Mesa P.L., Ariz.
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- Lydia Burruel Johnson, Mesa P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
