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It’s 1759 and Jamie Kinross has travelled far to escape his troubled past—from the pine forests of Sweden to the bustling streets of India.
In India he becomes a gem trader, but when his mentor’s family are kidnapped as part of a criminal plot, he vows to save them and embarks on a dangerous mission to the city of Surat.
There he encounters Zarmina Miller a rich and beautiful widow whose haughtiness has earned her a nickname: “The Ice Widow”. When they meet, Jamie is instantly tempted by the challenge she presents.
But when it becomes clear that Zarmina’s step-son is involved in the criminal plot, Jamie begins to see another side to her—a dark past to rival his own and a heart just waiting to be thawed. But is it too late?
My thoughts:
Yes it is a part of a series and yes you can read it as a stand alone. Book 1 is about his mother, book 2 is about his brother and this being book 3 is about him.
There are evil women, and then there are Evil Women. Jamie was married to one nasty piece. But she died and he left to start a new life. It brings him to India. I can't say I have read a lot of books taking place in India during this time, honestly have I read a single one? Perhaps not about this century. The English are there, the French are there. Raja's rule and it's a melting pot just like today.
Jamie was good, I understand why he did not like women because arghh, she was evil. He works in the gem trade and he has a good eye.
Zarmina I did not like at once. But she is the Ice Queen after all. And the more I got to know her the more I understand that icy exterior. And she will never fit in really either, being mixed blood. I liked her brain, she knew business, and I liked her will to be free. Who needs a husband who will only rule you?
These two are thrown together and fights against the attraction. The plot at large is about a missing jewel and they both get mixed up in some shady business before they can get a happy ending. Because even if this is not straight up romance, I can still promise you that.
Conclusion:
A romance set to the backdrop of India in the 1760s. Danger and love promised.
Cover
pretty
Paperback, 320 pages
Publication: US PB September, out now in the UK. Out in ebook form now by Choc LitKinross Saga #3
Historical romantic fiction
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He seems to be drawn to difficult women lol
ReplyDeleteAt least this relationship seems to work out!
He sure is ;)
Delete:) Ooooh there are not a lot of books set in India. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI know, gotta love that
DeleteNot my genre, but I have to say the setting is incredible and I love that beautiful title.
ReplyDelete~Mogsy
I did love the setting, and talk about a title
DeleteIt sounds like a nice romance, and I'm intrigued by the period. I haven't read anything during then.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to think of something but nah, I have read nothing. A century later, yes
DeleteHmm that's a locale I've yet to read one in. How neat!
ReplyDeleteI know right :)
DeleteI love it when you get a chance to warm up to a heroine more slowly. It's great.
ReplyDeleteI liked that and it worked
DeleteThe setting appeals to me the evil woman not so much :)
ReplyDeleteShe is dead on the first page so ;)
DeleteOh the setting sounds wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteIt was
DeleteIce Queen like Elsa in Frozen?
ReplyDeleteJust normal woman who tries to stand her ground in a patriarchal society
DeleteEven though these are standalones it sounds like something I would want to read all together.
ReplyDelete*gasps* But you always read out of order! ;)
DeleteNow that you mention it... I don't think that I've read a single book that took place in India.
ReplyDeleteSee what I mean? I did read one that took place 100 years later, romance, but this early, no
DeleteI like the background setting very much. Like books set in colonial India.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you'd enjoy it then
Delete:) Me too!
ReplyDeleteI love books set in exotic places!
ReplyDeleteme too :)
DeleteDon't think I've read a book set in India. Yep, I can see why the Ice Queen wouldn't want a husband, and why Jamie was down on women.
ReplyDeleteLater yes, this early, no
DeleteIt's been a long time since I read a book set in India, and I love the sound of this one!
ReplyDeleteThere should be more books like this
DeleteI'd read it because I loooove the cover, but it sounds good too ;)
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