Annora MacKay senses a disturbing evil in Dunncraig Keep, the estate acquired by her cousin, a cruel and ruthless man. Only her affection for the tiny girl he claims is his daughter stops her from fleeing. Then a mysterious woodcarver arrives at the castle, and she cannot stop thinking—or longing—for him . . .
James Drummond, once a laird, now an outcast, wants what was stolen from him—his good name, his lands, and his child. His disguise for getting into Dunncraig is step one of his plan, but the enticing raven-haired woman who cares for his daughter is an unwelcome surprise. For he has come seeking justice, not love . . .AMAZON 4 STARS
Great main characters and that includes not only good people in the story ad the bad guys too. The evil was well portrayed and it was intense. This story does have violence and a fair amount of sex in it, just to let you know.
Annora was a beautiful, smart, kind, good woman and I loved that name. She has learned how to survive in less than hospitable places and being at the Keep with her cousin has really honed that skill. It doesn't help that the lecherous brute of a man, Egan was forever panting after her and constantly chasing after her. And with the full approval of her cousin Donnell MacKay the supposed laird. That just made things so more dangerous for her and her virtue.
James, has been through quite the wringer as he has been falsely accused in a clever way and things are stacked pretty high against him. As he searches for the truth, he also encounters unpleasant surprise after unpleasant surprise. He is a good man though and has quite the skill as a woodcarver which he uses to get closer into the Keep and hopefully closer to the way to clear his name. I liked how things developed between James and Annora and even Meggie.
Margaret or Meggie as she was called was one savvy, little girl who has had to learn to make herself as invisible as possible. She learned fear from a really early age having lived at the Keep under MacKay's thumb. And to top it off she' s pretty sure he's not her father as he claims. The relationship between Annora and Meggie was so sweet and enjoyable to read.
Big Bertha the long-time cook at the Keep is another really interesting character. Watch for her, she's been keeping her eyes on things and knows more than she lets on at least at first.
Powerful picture chosen for the eBook cover right? It also represented the truth in the book that a lot of what people are seeing is not as it appears.
This book is intense throughout so don't expect that intensity to end until things get resolved in the end. There is also a nice Epilogue to wrap things up.
I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book via Netgalley and this is my honest opinion of it.
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