- Gorgeous cover – it caught my eye when I was browsing NetGalley titles.
- I wanted something a bit.. steamy to warm me up. It’s chilly here today!
Summary from GoodReads:
During China’s infamous Tang Dynasty, a time awash with luxury, yet littered with deadly intrigues and fallen royalty, betrayed Princess Ai Li flees before her wedding.
Miles from home, with only her delicate butterfly swords for a defense, she enlists the reluctant protection of a blue-eyed warrior…
Battle-scarred, embittered Ryam has always held his own life at cheap value. Ai Li’s innocent trust in him and honorable, stubborn nature make him desperate to protect her – which means not seducing the first woman he has ever truly wanted….
My Review:
Hey – romance lovers. Let me introduce you to a nicely priced, fantastic little adventure book. As those of you who visit my blog regularly know, I’m not really a romance reader (although I do tend to read more romance during the fall/winter months). Still, I saw this title on NetGalley and decided to check out it. Warrior girl? Bring it on!
Of course, there were all the normal cliches in this book, but that’s what makes a romance novel a romance novel. There’s the sense of danger, the muscled leading guy, the beautiful leading girl, the forbidden romance. Still, even with all of the normal ingredients a romance novel can be really bad.. or good, depending on the writing.
Jeannie Lin did a fantastic job with the pace, her choice of words and her character development. My only complaint was that.. for being a story set in the Tang dynasty… the language and actions of the main characters were.. pretty modern. Still, it’s a romance novel and not an educational history book.. so I’m willing to overlook that.
Full of steam, romping fun and a good adventure overall!
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