I must commend the author for how Edda was portrayed. In the end, the characters behind the murder attempts are revealed and justice is served. A similar plot was used in the first book in this series, and I found myself rolling my eyes as I read the pages about the attempts on Alex's life. Fast forward several chapters and we discover someone has been drugging Alex and wants him dead. She's happy to soon be rid of her drunken father and brothers, but is disappointed when she meets her future husband and presumes he's also a heavy drinker.
He's in no hurry to claim his bride, so Merry's father decides to take her to him. Alex, a soldier during the Crusades, has been away fighting in Tunis and has returned to England only because his father has died. Merry, the Stewart Shrew, journeys from Scotland to England to marry Alex, the man she's been betrothed to since a child. When the hero and heroine journey from England to Scotland, I couldn't even tell the setting had changed! One of the reasons I enjoy reading historical novels is the genre offers free tickets to many places during any time period.
Yes, Lynsay Sands tells us the action occurs in England and Scotland, but there are no descriptive paragraphs that transport the reader to either location. As I was reading the second book in this series, I suddenly realized this story could have been taking place in Montana or Wyoming.
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