This was a pretty cute book. I had a couple issues with the wording about the hero... he seemed a little too sure he knew better than the heroine just what she wanted, a little too quickly into their relationship. Iw as appeased, however, because they do spend time apart and she has the opportunity to decide for herself. A good read, not too difficult, and done easily on the Kindle app.

It's been a while since I have read a historical fiction like this, in a good way. The story is compelling, I truly believe the character motivation, and the length of time it takes for understandings between characters to occur is reasonable.

I felt the ending was both timed right, and a little rushed, somehow. I can't say how it should be different, only that I guess I wish I got to enjoy a little more of the couple now that they're finally together.

Well-written, based on historical persons, and set on a plantation I now want to visit, I really enjoyed this book. Don't read if you're looking for a quick escape; this is the type of book you savor.

You know, I really wanted to like this book as much as I liked the first, but the first was a tough act to follow. The lure of the first book was as much felt during the process of getting to know the characters and landscape as it was the Gothic-inspired, steampunk-lite environment.

This book tried to recapture that feeling but fell short due to the supporting cast. Unfortunately, where the last book had a healthy troupe to love and follow, we basically abandon everyone as we adventure to Paris. The naiveté of the heroine worked for her in the first book, and was just plain confusing in this one. The ending felt rushed, and everything was tied up a little too neatly.

Not sure I will be picking up the third, if there is one.

I think I enjoyed this book because it allowed time for people to change. If you're going to write inspirational fiction, then help me suspend my disbelief and give the characters time to wrestle through their trials with themselves and God. This book did that and more, throwing the characters into trial after trial, weakening them, strengthening them. Everyone always says, "In God's time," well, this book is a great example of that at work.

Solid book, I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to read more of this series.

This was an adorable sweet romance about a little girl's crush influencing her as an adult to rush to the rescue. Hearing about a plot to sabotage the man who saved her from a bear tap as a child leads us on an adventure reminiscent of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

A great, quick read for moments when you want to escape and feel all warm like a Hallmark special.