Put together a dark and
stormy night, shipwreckers, smugglers, and rumors, a brooding and
handsome man, a beautiful, but flawed woman sold into bondage, and a
story packed with suspense! That is Eve Silver's new release Dark
Prince. Ms. Silver has brought back the classic Gothic Historical with
an extremely well-written and developed story and characters. A book
that simply cannot be put down and a great late summer read!
The moors of Cornwall is the backdrop to the intrigue. When the dark,
handsome Aidan Warrick shows up for revenge against the father of the
beautiful and crippled, but not helpless, Jane Heatherington, sparks
fly and rumors and gossip of death and destruction abound. Jane has
suffered emotional and physical abuse by her father for years. He has
blamed Jane for the death of her mother, which just happened to be the
same accident in which Jane also became crippled. His rough verbal
abuse, together with the physical abuse of making her work long days
and nights at his local inn, has not broken Jane's spirit. So when
Aidan shows up and forces Jane's father into signing her away as a
bondswoman into the service of this handsome, dark, and mysterious man,
her kind heart and optimistic spirit agrees, feeling the exchange of
one cruel life for another in order to save her father from ruin will
be difficult and one more thing she will have to endure. But Jane is
surprised and confused when Aidan turns out to be kind and protective
to her and her feelings of hurt and frustration over her crippled
emotional and physical life. As Aidan and Jane's attraction and desire
grows, the struggles of their past blend into their current
relationship, and the reader becomes intrigued by more than one
outcome. Who is the local shipwrecker that has been responsible for so
many deaths for so many years? What will happen to the beautiful Jane,
now signed away to another life of service? What are the deep, dark
secrets of Aidan Warrick at Tevisham House?
What is most enjoyable about this book is that Ms. Silver has
accomplished what is difficult for most suspense writers. The true
villians are unsuspected and there are many surprises at the end!
Reviewed
by Beverly,
Beverly Romance Books
