Rape, rapey rape, rape, rape, raping rapey rape, painful rape, attempted rape, rape. Then some past love interest shows up and stockholm syndrome sets in. Sex, thinly veiled mysteries unmasked, HEA. Had to skim read it. So bad.... so unromantic. Barf
Great book
Good novel to read while passing time, though I'm pleased that Bettina found happiness towards the end, I'm not so satisfied with Tristan's character, his actions and intimate treatment of Bettina could have been a lot more compassionate due to how his mother was treated in the past. I've read may Johanna Lindsay novels and I know Tristan's character could have been better and more loveable