Historical Fiction > England
16th-19th Centuries
Dawn in My Heart
Back of the Book:
Called home to Regency London after his brother’s death, Tertius Pembroke, Earl of Skylar, must marry quickly and produce an heir. Lay Gillian Edwards seems the ideal bride: young, beautiful and innocent. But Sky is no ideal husband, having returned from the Indies gaunt, ill and plagued by a darkness that he dare not reveal—even to his betrothed.
Lady Gillian had promised Sky her hand in marriage but cannot give him her heart—not when she gave it to another man three years ago. Afraid of repudiation, Gillian buries her secret so deep inside herself, no one will ever know—or so she hopes.
Through lies and deceit, their marriage slowly unravels. Then Sky becomes deathly ill, and his newfound faith offers two virtual strangers a second chance at becoming husband and wife.
My Review:
I was not able to finish this book. I had high hopes for it, considering the fact that Winter is Past is one of my top five favorite books. I even purchased it rather than getting it from the library. I was very disappointed.
I couldn’t get past the first 100 pages. It was like watching a train wreck. I knew it was coming, and I didn’t want to read about it happening. The characters were going down paths I could clearly see were wrong. They were lying to cover things up, and I just knew they would get caught in the act at any moment. I didn’t want to find out how bad it was going to get.
I had no motivation to keep reading it, so I haven’t touched it for over a year. I thought I would eventually go back to it, but I really don’t care to. Maybe the third book in the series will be better?