Lions And Lace

I struggled with how to rate this book, but I've finally settled between 3 1/2 and 4 stars.

It's very well written, it kept my interest, and it made me FEEL, but oh the pain and hurt and misunderstandings just didn't let up. My heart was twisted into knots the entire time.

I love angst, but I'm discovering I love it most when balanced with a bit of happiness. In Lions and Lace there were no happy moments for the H/h until the VERY end of the book, followed by the short epilogue. I didn't like how the hero revealed his true feelings for the heroine in a letter. After all the hell he put her through he should have had the courage to say it to her face. As a reader I needed more, more of a satisfyingly happy ending after all the heartache.

I did enjoy the secondary romance story very much...so sweet, and a breath of fresh air after the constant turmoil. And I did love the unique setting and time period as well.