"Entertaining thirteenth century romance"
The world seems dismal with no hope for recently
widowed Catherine of Somerset. Her depression is not
because she grieves her just buried spouse. Au contrarie,
his untimely death allows her to bring home their twin
children whom he fostered on other households. Instead,
her
diabolical brother by marriage Eduard de Montfort causes
her woes. Eduard's wife is hungry herself to escape his
evil
so she now turns to Catherine to complete his malevolent
plan. Failure means he will kill his nephew and niece. Catherine must get close to Baron Grayson de Camville
so that she can help Eduard kill this man he considers his
enemy. To her chagrin, Catherine finds the compassionate
Grayson treats her with respect and fondness. She begins
to fall in love with the person she must kill if she is to
keep her beloved children safe. SECRET VOWS is entertaining thirteenth century romance
that succeeds because of the "Lady and the Tiger" dilemma
facing Catherine. The story line is fast-paced though the
abusive Eduard is too evil of a character having no
redeeming qualities. With novels like this one, debut
author
Mary Reed McCall will no longer be kept a secret from genre
fans, as readers will recall this fine tale for a long time
to come. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 23, 2001
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