"I laughed one minute and cried the next reading this one!"
Sandra Hill has been on my auto-buy author's list
for years. Every book and every novella that she's ever
written resides on my keeper bookcase. I cannot say enough
about how much each and every one of her books has brought
me hours of enjoyment. With that said, I will admit that
Sandra Hill has done it yet again with this book. This is the story of Rurik the Viking. Even though
characters from preceding books show up, this is a totally
stand-alone book although I believe it is all the more
enjoyable for having read the previous books. Rurik is
very concerned about his appearance and all the more so
after Maire somehow tattooed a blue zig-zag down the middle
of his face five years ago after a night of passionate
loving. Now Rurik has spent these last five years combing
Scotland in search of Maire so she will take the blue
streak off of his face. Little does Rurik know what he's
getting into in taking on this mission of looking for
Maire. Oh he finds her all right but there much more to
this story! I found myself laughing one minute and crying the
next over this divine story! Rurik is such a fastidious man
and to have to live with this blue streak and to be teased
about it for five long years is almost more than he can
take. His men do nothing but remind him about it through
the whole book. But Maire is not to be taken lightly. She
may be a failure as a witch with her spells going awry
every time she tries to cast them but she has a good heart
and only wants what is best for her people. There are some
scenes in this book that just had me laughing myself silly
but there are also some very serious scenes where I reached
for the Kleenex box. I highly recommend this one!
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted March 16, 2002
Summary2001 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice
Award Winner - Best Historical Love & Laughter
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