The Black Sheep

Mmmm...meh. I liked the historical mysteries by this author (“Still Life with Murder” had me coming back to buy more in the series) but this romance felt more shallow and contrived, like the characters fell for each other because that's what they were supposed to do in a book of this genre, not because they necessarily would do that without authorial intent. Also, the mismatches between a story written decades ago and re-relased/updated are what stuck with me as I kept coming over the plot in my memory to figure out what anachronism kept snagging my attention. I'll be reading more P.B. Ryan mysteries, but not the Patricia Ryan romances.