Betrothed to the son of her father's Spanish friend, Mistress Deborah Stirling is taken captive by a roguish privateer. Nicholas, Marquis de Vere, has vowed vengeance on her future husband, and plans to use Deborah to lure the murderous Spaniard from his hiding place. Revenge was never so sweet-or so tempting...At first furious, Deborah soon finds herself unable to resist her handsome captor's charms. Swept away by their passion, she can't help but fall in love. But what if its a lie? Could it be part of Nicholas's revenge to seduce her, then be rid of her?
Linda was born in Swindon. Her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire when she was nine, and Linda attended the local school but left at fifteen to work as a hairdresser in her father's business. She was married at eighteen and ran her own hairdressing business for some years before moving to Cambridge, although Linda has now moved to somewhere a bit quieter in Cambridgeshire. She started writing in 1976, combining this with helping her husband to run his antique shop.
Writing as Anne Herries, Linda won the 2004 RNA Romance Award and the Betty Neels Trophy. She lives in Cambridgeshire. After many happy years of taking their holidays in Spain she and her husband, now have a second home in Norfolk. Being only a short drive, they can visit for a few days at a time, which suits their busy lifestyle these days. They are only just across the road from the sea, and can see it from their windows. At home and at the sea they enjoy watching the wildlife and have many visitors to their gardens, particularly squirrels. Anne loves watching their antics and spoils both them and her birds shamelessly. She also loves to see the flocks of geese and other birds flying in over the sea during the autumn, to winter in the milder climes of this country. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature and sometimes puts a little into her books, though they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment and to give pleasure to her readers.
I libri di Anne Herries mi piacciono sempre molto. Il suo stile è diretto e anche questa volta la trama movimentata mi ha tenuta incollata al Kindle fino all'ultima parola. I protagonisti sono interessanti e ben sviluppati. La cosa che mi piace di più è che non si perde in fronzili anche se penso che qualcuno potrebbe trovare che lo sviluppo della storiasia un po' affrettata. Tuttavia, lo consiglio a chi sia alla ricerca di una lettura poco impegnativa e ricca di suspense.
Une histoire bien plus riche que ne le laisse présager le résumé qui est très réducteur. Les personnages sont sympathiques, il y a de l'action jusqu'à la fin du récit. Beaucoup de faux semblants également. On se laisse prendre par l'histoire.