Madeline Hunter, The Sinner

Reviewed by victoriajanssen on May 14th, 2008, 8:27am

by Madeline Hunter

Format: Print Books

Series:

Madeline Hunter, The Sinner:  Another complex and devious evil plot underlies the romance between a rakish but honorable hero and his brother's former fiancée.  As usual, the evil plot interested me less than the rest of the book.  I was torn between wanting more of the historical setting and the heroine's associated charitable works (early industry! Miners! Railroads!) and the relationship that develops between hero and heroine, which I loved a lot because the two characters were friends and enjoyed talking with each other as well as feeling physical attraction.  I felt the heroine had a valid reason to fear physical intimacy, and I liked reading her struggles between her fears and her desires.  Perhaps if I could keep what I got, and also have more of the history, which Hunter works in well.

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Victoria Janssen
The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, Harlequin Spice, 12/08
The Moonlight Mistress, Harlequin Spice, 10/09
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