Helpful Score: 2
A very enjoyable story surrounding the Creole culture in New Orleans in mid 1800's. Concerns a group of master swordsmen who have been trained in France and Spain and own their own training salons in New Orleans and who swear to defend the helpless and put their expertise to good use. They are just a bit beyond the pale as far as Creole high society is concerned but one of them finds a girl who was drugged and left in a cemetery. He rescues her and so begins an intriguing, mysterious romance that involves all the maitre d'armes and some of the best Creole society with plenty of duels and concerns for etiquette of the time. Historical romance, exciting and entrancing.
Helpful Score: 1
loved this story. The characters are fantastic and I really enjoyed this story and I think Jennifer did a masterful job with building the romance and introducing and forshadowing the stories of her next heros. I have to say it was refreshing that it wasn't instant sexual gratification, but a building of the two together. Caid being so honorable that I could not help but love him and Lisette so indepenant and head strong. It was brilliant. I found the anticipation for when the characters would come together exciting. And I fell in love with her Masters at arms. I'm so looking forward to the other men's story and meeting some more in her next works. I just adored these characters.
Helpful Score: 1
New Orleans in 1840. Swordsmanship, schemers, and a murderer. Mix it all with romance and you have another great Jennifer Blake read.
Helpful Score: 1
New Orleans, swordsmen, gossip, murder plot.
Excellent read.
Excellent read.
