Romance

Deveraux delivers another wonderful romance that goes far beyond the average romance novel. Highly recommended.

FROM AMAZON: When fulfilling a favor for her godfather puts Catherine Edilean Harcourt in danger, the southern bell must decide if trusting an alleged, yet attractive, convict will be the best or worst decision she’s ever made.

Charleston, 1799. A daughter of Southern gentility and a gifted painter, Catherine Edilean Harcourt has no lack of suitors at home in Virginia, waiting to fulfill her dream of marriage and family. But Cay’s adventurous spirit, fostered by growing up with her three brothers, is piqued while visiting her godfather in South Carolina. Bedridden with a broken leg, he asks Cay to fill in for him on an urgent task: on her way to a fancy dress ball, she must deliver a packed horse to an old friend’s son—who also happens to be an escaped convict charged with murdering his wife! Cay agrees to the plan, which doesn’t’ go at all as planned… whereupon she finds herself fleeing Alexander McDowell’s captors, riding blind into the night with the fugitive Scotsman. Through she should fear him, Cay finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to Alex, and drawn into his tale of misguided justice and his innocence as they seek refuge in the steamy Florida everglades. Will trusting him be the worst mistake of her life? Or will falling in love be the salvation both of them have been looking for? ( )

This book was good, not up to what I used to expect from Deveraux (none of this series really is) but it was better than some of the previous ones. And may I add, that I don't really enjoy when authors write a new book that precedes another in the same series... then when you read the later one finally the things that were "supposed to be important" in the previous ones finally make sense. Personally I wished I had known this and read Scarlet Nights after this book. I think it would have made it more enjoyable.. just my opinion though :) ( )

Alex and Cay end up needing to flee to the Everglades together. Cay pretends to be a boy and gets to paint the fantastic things she sees there and Alex sets out to clear his name. Cay's three brothers are hot on the trail of their "kidnapped" sister. There are plenty of narrow calls and adventures in store for Cay and Alex. Along the way there is lots of friendship and love. This is a really compelling read that you won't want to put down! ( )

I enjoyed this historical romance with lots of exciting action, a good plot and a touch of humor. I liked the feisty heroine and the frustrated but level-headed hero as they go through their adventure. Cay helps convicted murder Alex escape from jail. ( )