This was my second reading of this story. It passed the second-reading test with flying colours and I have to give it a higher rating than the first time. Maybe I read it more slowly this time, maybe all the romances (good, bad and mediocre) that I've read in the meantime have refined my tastes and my reading, but I have to rescind all the criticisms I gave in my original rating and just say it is a damn fine story - not amazing, bet very, very good. Rothewell is fantastic as the tortured hero and George Kemble, the best character Liz Carlyle ever created, makes a memorable appearance, as always.
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