Wicked Intentions

I suppose coming off Candace Camp's “A Momentary Marriage”, where the romance was grounded in trust and mutual respect, Wicked Intentions was jarring. I could not understand what Temperance saw in Claire and vice versa. I could only conclude this is lust at first sight and I am not that keen about this trope. The scenes were hot, sure, but it all felt hollow when the scaffolding is weak, you know?

Also I think Hoyt tried way too hard to show Caire as some debauched perv - I rolled my eyes at his attempts of being all mysterious and dangerous.

I like that there's a lot of things happening in the background - evil thief! Evil gin seller! Mysterious masked hero! But with the foundation of this book - the couples relationship - on not so solid ground, I didn't enjoy them as much. I am disappointed that I am disappointed in this - my pals raved about it after all.