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I write traditional Regency romances inspired by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer – drawing room rather than bedroom.
Not a bad book, and I liked the characters, but it wasn’t as easy a read as the first book, and I skimmed quite a bit to get to where something – anything – was happening. This is interesting stuff, but it felt clunky dumped like this in the middle of the story, and especially so towards the end, when I was just waiting for the long-expected event signalled right at the beginning. Then once past the half way point, we began to get deep into Maori culture and New Zealand history, and I kind of zoned out. How does that work? Plus, she was pretty free and easy and *trusting* for a girl just recovering from a stalker. I like some steam as much as the next girl, but some of the sex scenes here felt gratuitous, and I couldn’t quite reconcile multiple-orgasm Kate with guilty-about-masturbating Kate. So the foundation for the story was solid, but once the flirting stopped and they got horizontal, the story went downhill fast.
He has a certain roguish charm, but he’s also a heart-breaker, and he has to do a lot of growing up in this book. These two are far from perfect! Kate is quick to fire up at the merest hint of a slight, and Koti is the arrogant, spoilt, gorgeous, entitled rugby player. The characters are more interesting than hesitant Hannah and perfect Drew from the first book in the series ( review here).
Their fights were good fun! But before too long they’re all over each other, the fights get further and further apart, and I began to lose interest. I liked the opening, with Kate running from a murderous stalker, and the early scenes between Kate and Koti, our hero and heroine, sparkled with genuine antagonism.
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