Rites of Possession (Harlequin Presents, No 1345)

Rating:
Summary: Stranded
Review: Cristabel was charged with delivering two young children to their reclusive uncle. Except when she arrived, Uncle Roland, wanted nothing to do with any of them. Roland was everything he reputation said he was and more, and Cristabel found herself stranded in the house with this man and not so sure if it was a bad thing after all. Roland eventually came around to allowing the children to stay as long as Cristabel agreed to stay as chaperone. Roland had one wife who betrayed him, and now is suspect of all women, including Cristabel. But eventually, Roland begins to see Cristabel in a better light and they fall in love. This was a good story for the most part, except there was a lot of cruelty that Roland heaped on Cristabel that I found hard to forgive. It was often hard to sympathize with Roland, even though he had been hurt, but he made up for his cruelty in the end. I marginal recommendation.
Cyndi