This is one of the best HR debuts I've read, and it is riveting from start to finish. There is nonstop action and suspense, but there is so much emotional and romantic development as well. Maizie, the heroine is apprehended by Trent, Earl of Radburn, who is tasked with apprehending a Robin-Hood-like character, the Midnight Rider, who has been stealing from the rich (and corrupt) and giving to the poor. He knows Maizie has some connection to this highwayman, but what could it be and how much does she know?
Trent is my very favorite type of hero. He is honorable and principled and determined. He is serious, stern, and strong. He believes that justice will always be served by the law and by precedent. He believes that he in particular has a duty to uphold the law because of his position as arbitrer of justice.
Trent and Maizie have an ideological clash (which is my favorite type of clash in a romance). Maize does not believe the law can always help or be fair to those who are taken advantage of by people with wealth and power. She tries to even the scales herself by giving to the poor and wronged by stealing from the rich who abuse their power. To a man who sees in black and white, Maizie is the ultimate conundrum. How can a woman who is otherwise so kind and compassionate be a criminal? It also doesn't help that as they get to know one another, they begin to appreciate and sympathize with each other. Maizie learns that while Trent might be a little blind where his father and his priveledged peers are concerned, he is a very honorable, principled, and good man, who could do a world of good for his people and his country. Trent meanwhile finds out that while he cannot agree with her disregard for the law, Maizie is a good-hearted, compassionate woman who is moved to do the things she does out of a desire to champion those in need and right their wrongs.
Throughout most of the book both characters grow closer, emotionally and physically, while they are still enemies and are at a stalemate. Maizie, as much as she grows to love Trent, cannot betray the Midnight Rider, and Trent, much as he sympathizes with Maizie, cannot relinquish his honor or his duty. This is where the emotional tension and suspense grows intense.
I am already salivating for the next book by Ms. LaValle. Hope it comes out soon!
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