In other words, unmitigated escapism with some humour thrown in, and it just about manages to avoid being predictable. This is an enjoyable romp involving booby trapped houses, financial ruin, trips on the high seas, pirates, shipwrecks and political turmoil. The thing that sets this apart is that Sheridan is totally and uncompromisingly evil throughout most of this book and I really struggled to envisage how he is ever capable of redemption. The heroine, Olympia is charmingly naive but after suffering trials and tribulations at the hand of Sheridan shows she has more mettle than she originally promises. The hero, Sheridan is a devilish scoundrel who betrays and lies to everybody around him. This book follows more or less the same formula but this doesn't stop it being a good story in its own right. This is my second book by this author (Flowers from the Storm was the first). Spiced-up and entertaining historical romance
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