"An entertaining romance"

Meggie Sherbrooke has waited for this moment for over 6 years. Dressed in her finest she is attending her first London ball and will be reunited with her only true love Jeremy Stanton-Greville. Well, that is how Meggie sees it but Jeremy sees her as his cousin and is betrothed to another. With her heart broken she marries the first man that comes along.

Earl Thomas Malcombe the earl of Lancaster, truly cares for Meggie and wants to make her happy so he agrees to marry her and takes her to his home in Ireland. Thomas has been hurt in the past and doesn't know if he can make his bride forget Jeremy.

At Thomas' castle Pendragon, Meggie has to deal with a difficult mother in law and an attempt on her life. Will Thomas and Meggie find the killer before it's too late? Will they trust each other enough to fall in love?

I have to say that I am not a fan of most historical romance but I love Coulter's contemporaries so I gave this a chance. For the most part I enjoyed the story but felt lost at times. I knew that this was the fifth book in the series but I expected this story to stand more on it's own. Some of the family traditions were pretty weird.

For those of you that have followed the saga from the beginning, I know you will enjoy this latest edition. I have to say that I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series. Now I know why I always read books in sequence.

Helena L Beasley

Reviewed by Helena Beasley
Posted February 12, 2002

Summary

The story of the Sherbrooke clan continues with Tysen Sherbrooke's 19-year-old daughter, Meggie. Meggie adores Jeremy Stanton-Greville, but he breaks her heart. Depressed, she hastily marries Thomas Malcombe, Earl of Lancaster, who takes his bride to Pendragon, a castle on the coast of Ireland. Pendragon charms Meggie, until she discovers that the reason she's there could lead to disaster.