It is 1848 and the future looks grim for the beautiful, newly-widowed Grainne Shonley.
With all her family gone, she has no future in ravaged, famine-torn Ireland, so she accepts a position as housemaid in a Warwickshire mansion where she is abused by the son of the house.
Saved by a mysterious criminal, she joins his gang in order to survive. But will this lead to a better life, or has she just leapt out of the frying pan and into the fire?
Sara Fraser is the pen-name of marine commando and foreign legionnaire Roy Clews. Fraser is the author of Tildy , The Surgeon’s Apprentice , Til Death Do us Part and The Healing Nightfall , among many others. Fraser has written a number of mysteries as well as a number of novels influenced by a life of travel and work all over the world.
I have had the best time reading this book. It was thrilling, with just the right amounts of emotional play and action to spur me on. I admired the main character, Grainne Shonley, but in the same breath, I disliked her unnecessary sense of justice. The only redeeming advantage of her justice system is that it ended up saving her life somewhat.
In the course of reading, Grainne acquired herself a number of admirers who wanted her for life. I thought she would end up with Morgan Hunter, but he proved to me that his self-preserving nature would not suit taking care of her. Reuben Murdoch on the other hand showed me that he would put Grainne above all else.
All in all, a lovely book with an amazing character cast. I'm glad to start the year off rounding up reading this book.