This was my first Heather Grothaus and I would definitely try her again. And this is shocking to me, because this story was basically sweet. That is so not my thing, yet I was really immersed in this story and found myself enjoying most of it. There is one very short sex scene at the very end of the book, about 98% and a few kisses prior to that. The book isn't extremely heavy on the romance, it's there, but it's more about the characters and the history of their clans.

This novel had so much that I normally dislike. Plenty of plot, mystery, action, some murder, flashbacks, BASICALLY NO SEX