Review
I'm feeling a mite sick so I'll be brief with this review.
I liked this book and as this is my first Amanda Quick book, I'm glad I purchased the first few books of the Arcane Society series. The characters were compelling, the dialogue quick, witty and easy and the mystery interesting enough with a reasonable twist at the end.
Alice & Hugh are both similar enough in their temper, wits and dogged determination that it's easy to see why they like each other. However, while Hugh rules with steel, Alice rules with liquid fire which can be either painful or warming. They were both forced to grow up fast and both were saddled with a responsibility that rightfully belonged to their fore-bearers.
When Hugh comes to Lingwood Manor where Alice and her brother have been since their parents died, looking for a stone that will secure his place as rightful heir to the Scarcliffe Manor - they butt heads and stir up emotions. Alice, smart and stubborn, strikes a bargain with Hugh only to have it come and bite her in the butt. He will agree to all her terms but in return he wants her to become his betrothed - temporarily, with the fine print being until he can make her see that marriage to him would be convenient and practical.
Alice wants love and Hugh doesn't understand what that is. Together they have to face the dangers that the surrounds the stone and the danger that surrounds their hearts.
I liked this book and as this is my first Amanda Quick book, I'm glad I purchased the first few books of the Arcane Society series. The characters were compelling, the dialogue quick, witty and easy and the mystery interesting enough with a reasonable twist at the end.
Alice & Hugh are both similar enough in their temper, wits and dogged determination that it's easy to see why they like each other. However, while Hugh rules with steel, Alice rules with liquid fire which can be either painful or warming. They were both forced to grow up fast and both were saddled with a responsibility that rightfully belonged to their fore-bearers.
When Hugh comes to Lingwood Manor where Alice and her brother have been since their parents died, looking for a stone that will secure his place as rightful heir to the Scarcliffe Manor - they butt heads and stir up emotions. Alice, smart and stubborn, strikes a bargain with Hugh only to have it come and bite her in the butt. He will agree to all her terms but in return he wants her to become his betrothed - temporarily, with the fine print being until he can make her see that marriage to him would be convenient and practical.
Alice wants love and Hugh doesn't understand what that is. Together they have to face the dangers that the surrounds the stone and the danger that surrounds their hearts.
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