Adair Radcliffe is the mistress of Stanton Hall, which is
located on the lush countryside of England near the Irish
border. After a raid takes both of her parents' lives,
Adair and her maid travel many weeks to reach King Edward,
whom they hope will protect her from the border wars. King
Edward declares himself her protector and young Adair, age
six, will receive the same schooling and training until she
turns 16 as the children who will one day rule England.
After 10 years, Adair decides she wants to return to
Stanton, so she approaches the king to ask him to send her
back. For political reasons, King Edward agrees, with the
stipulation that Adair marry the man of his choice. Instead
of agreeing, Adair flees to Stanton on her own and
unbeknownst to her, begins the long journey to a fate and
destiny that will define her and those she loves.
As the first book in a new historical romance series, it
was a good and descriptive read, but very typical of
Beatrice Small. While reading A DANGEROUS LOVE, I
couldn't shake the feeling that I'd read this story before.
And the use of modern slang to describe intimate moments
did not fit the era and was a bit disruptive to the reading
experience.
Adair Radcliffe is only a child when her family perishes
in the War of the Roses, so her real father, the
womanizing King Edward IV, takes her in, honoring his
promise to her mother. Once Adair turns sixteen, the king
marries her off without her knowledge - and to her later
outrage - in a wedding by proxy. But when tragedy leaves
her a widow twice over, Adair realizes that her already
tenuous social position has sunk even lower. Now, all she
can do is hope that the Scottish laird to whom she is sold
will have mercy on her. But little does master or servant
suspect that love knows no rank.
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