With Fabio on the cover, I didnt expect much from this book. I expected style with no substance and I was wrong. Compared to the other Patricia Potter tomes Ive read, this takes place on the open seas and near seaports (most of the others are American frontier novels).
The time frame is during my favorite era: during and immediately after the Civil War.
This is a story opens as a tale of revenge. Lauren is alone; her father and brother both doctors are dead. The brother, Laurence, was Laurens twin. When Lauren finds out how he died, she decides to wreak revenge on the responsible party, a gun runner named Adrian Cabot.
Lauren becomes a Union spy, trying to ensnare this amazingly successful Confederate ally by sabotaging his ship. Things dont go as planned; Lauren is attracted to her brothers killer. She waffles between her growing attraction and her duty as a spy.
When things dont go as promised to her, Lauren makes plans to free Cabot (from the Union prison guards) using a charming monkey, Socrates. The monkey was a clever addition to the story.
Lauren and Adrian carry heavy burdens a host of secrets they are unwilling to share. This leads to extended unhappiness for both of them. I felt the sharing of these secrets was done rather quickly (2 3 pages), after being important for 300+ pages. Potter even used minor characters to inform the main characters of the secrets! I thought this was odd.
Overall, I enjoyed the story 4 stars.
The time frame is during my favorite era: during and immediately after the Civil War.
This is a story opens as a tale of revenge. Lauren is alone; her father and brother both doctors are dead. The brother, Laurence, was Laurens twin. When Lauren finds out how he died, she decides to wreak revenge on the responsible party, a gun runner named Adrian Cabot.
Lauren becomes a Union spy, trying to ensnare this amazingly successful Confederate ally by sabotaging his ship. Things dont go as planned; Lauren is attracted to her brothers killer. She waffles between her growing attraction and her duty as a spy.
When things dont go as promised to her, Lauren makes plans to free Cabot (from the Union prison guards) using a charming monkey, Socrates. The monkey was a clever addition to the story.
Lauren and Adrian carry heavy burdens a host of secrets they are unwilling to share. This leads to extended unhappiness for both of them. I felt the sharing of these secrets was done rather quickly (2 3 pages), after being important for 300+ pages. Potter even used minor characters to inform the main characters of the secrets! I thought this was odd.
Overall, I enjoyed the story 4 stars.
