Suzanne J. (suzyj) - , reviewed on 11/9/2011

Helpful Score: 1

Clare didn't endear the hero to readers at all. Nothing in the book adequately explains his lightening-fast transformation from an indifferent, unfaithful drug dealer to a devoted, besotted husband. In most scenes he is sullen and overbearing. The sacrifices required to make the marriage work are all Emma's, and although Mansfield expresses regret for the lives he destroyed as an opium dealer, he pays no real penance. In fact, he and his wife live in high style using profits from his trade.

His best attributes are his looks, his extra-large, uh, "manhood," and his friendship with a charming business associate--the hero in the story's secondary plot (whose heroine is more interesting than Emma).

If you like steamy, frequent love scenes you'll still enjoy this book, as long as you overlook its weak plot and characters.

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