A Lover's Kiss

Rating:
Summary: Not up to Greene's standards.
Review: Maria Greene is back with the second book in her highwayman trilogy. When Nicholas Thurston and his friend Rafe hold up the carriage, they don't expect to take a hostage, but that's exactly what they do. A blunderbuss-bearing young beauty tries to defend herself and pulls off Nicholas' mask. Because she has seen his face, he can't let her go free. He holds her hostage, first in a cottage, then in his house in London. Serena is running from her murderous uncle when her flight is interrupted by her abduction. Her life is ruled by fear, and she is the only witness to her father's murder by her uncle. She grows to love Nicholas, even though she can't get past his criminal activities, which she knows are committed to raise money for an orphanage. This novel is engrossing, but not up to the standard set by the first book in the trilogy (A Bandit's Kiss).

Rating:
Summary: Not up to Greene's standards.
Review: Maria Greene is back with the second book in her highwayman trilogy. When Nicholas Thurston and his friend Rafe hold up the carriage, they don't expect to take a hostage, but that's exactly what they do. A blunderbuss-bearing young beauty tries to defend herself and pulls off Nicholas' mask. Because she has seen his face, he can't let her go free. He holds her hostage, first in a cottage, then in his house in London. Serena is running from her murderous uncle when her flight is interrupted by her abduction. Her life is ruled by fear, and she is the only witness to her father's murder by her uncle. She grows to love Nicholas, even though she can't get past his criminal activities, which she knows are committed to raise money for an orphanage. This novel is engrossing, but not up to the standard set by the first book in the trilogy (A Bandit's Kiss).