"Heroine in search of herself"

This is a story of a girl whose life had been so busy pleasing everyone else that she didn't have time to find out who she really was herself.

Marie had talent that were hidden and never allowed to surface. Talents like painting and writing. One day she ran away from her father's dominance to seek out new adventures. She went to Europe and met Fredik, a mysterious man with eyes that could read straight into her soul. Marie was warned to stay away from Fredik as he was no good, he would break her heart and maybe even murder her. She felt a strange drawing to him though, and when he told her of a back road that would take her to her hotel quicker, she took his advice only to find he had arranged for her to have trouble with a tire on her car. After she scrambled through his woods for awhile, he came upon her and took her back to his estate. He kept her there and told her she was to stay with him for one week, naked the whole time.

Marie escapes on the fourth day and runs away to Ireland where she hides in a little cottage from him. Finally she reads the letter he had left for her and her life takes a turn for the better.

In my opinion, this story does not rank high on my "good books" list. I found the first seven chapters all sex and frankly it got boring. The storyline was so simple, I knew the outcome before I reached the end. There was nothing that held my interest and the reason I finished the book was sheer stubborness; I always finish what I start.

Rated NC17/Hard R by Ellora's Cave.

Reviewed by Shirley Alguire
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted May 9, 2002