Daniel Rada Rada itibaren Minden, TX 75680, USA itibaren Minden, TX 75680, USA

Not neccessarily the best book in terms of the writing but a pleasure to read as it very clear the author is speaking courageously from her heart. Some of her family childhood memories are as riveting as her coming out experience.

Set in 1780, Ranulph Lord Charing, is the ideal hero. Tending arrogant, a man of means with a mistress to boot, of hawkish good looks and superb horseman, he suddenly finds himself attracted to the delightfully charming Celeste Armitage. Torn between duty to a long-standing mistress and desire for young Celeste, he commits the unthinkable in wild moment of rash indulgence. News of his interest in Celeste soon stretches beyond the confines of Hazeledene House, and listened to with vindictive intent by his mistress. Forced by circumstance of a dead man’s debt and his mistress’ cunning, Ranulph has no choice but to sacrifice his own happiness and that of Celeste’s. And, without spoiling the plot, I can tell you there are twists and turns aplenty as truths come to light and debts settled, though not without heartache and much soul searching as Ranulph sets out to counter his mistress’ hold upon him.

This book was AMAZING!!!! I wish I could give it 10 stars! And yet, it's a little hard for me to explain why I love it so much. As someone in a review below said, it is definitely character-driven, rather than plot-driven. But Mori's voice is so distinctive and unique, I fell under her spell immediately. She's someone who is constantly on the borders -- of country, of class, of childhood and adulthood, and of the everyday world and fantasy. Reading sci/fi and fantasy rescues her in many ways, and as a sci/fi and fantasy fan myself I appreciated that. Now I need to go back through the book and write down all the books Mori mentions, so I can read them myself!