![]() ![]() Boy, does Carola Dunn know how to make a setting real. ![]() ![]() Daisy also finds an attractive man in the crowd.Īnyway, troubles begin at Wentwater Court during the 1920's. ![]() I loved how most of the suspects asked for Daisy to come in and at least be a support while they were questioned. She is smart, observant, compassionate and curious. It's not long before she is totally involved in a murder which happens at Wentwater Court. The name alone made me want to like this woman with spiffy clothes. Daisy is also doing the photography for the article since no photographer is available to go along with her to Wentwater Court.įrom the very beginning I liked Daisy Dalrymple. Wentwater Court being one of these beautiful mansions. At this time she is writing the History of different English estates. Daisy Dalrymple has chosen to be a reporter. Fortunately, it wasn't long before I knew who was whom walking in and around Wentwater Court.Īll I had to do was stay close to the main character, Daisy Dalrymple. I worried whether it would be necessary to write the characters names down on paper with their relationship to Lord Wentwater and Annabel, his wife. Show More misgiving was that at the beginning there were so many characters being thrown at me. ![]()
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Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. ![]() ![]() In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael Ferraiuolo did a great job narrating this book, and my spacing in places is no way a reflection of his performance. It lacked something, there wasn't that spark or quite the same depth and feeling that I'm used to getting from this series. It just didn't hold my interest as much as the previous books did. On the other hand, all the wedding planning got to be a bit much for me too, and I'll admit to finding myself spacing out a few times while listening. There was no case to solve, no one to rescue - part from themselves. 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