One Moonlit Night

by Samantha James

New York Times bestselling author Samantha James has captured the hearts of readers everywhere with her dramatic love stories of fiery passion, intense emotion, and unforgettable sensuality. Now, Samantha has created a spellbinding romance between two people whose passion defies all logic--yet cannot be denied.

The Vicar's Daughter

Forced to leave her home in the vicarage, proud and resolute Olivia Sherwood has hired on at Ravenwood Hall, where preparation for the new earl's arrival is underway. At first glance, Olivia stands transfixed by the dashing gallant with eyes dark and gleaming in the moonlight. Though his origins are shadowed in secrets, and Olivia knows better than to trust a man she's never met, she is intoxicated by him.

The Dark Earl

Crossing the threshold of his new home, Dominic St. Bride, the Earl of Ravenwood, sees suspicion in the faces of everyone surrounding him--for his staff knows of his illegitimate birth and dubious background. Yet, the radiant face of a beautiful servant intrigues him. Although the familiar wariness flares in her eyes, Dominic senses a smoldering desire there as well, and he determines to claim her. But can his passionate soul win the unlikely devotion of a defiant maid--thereby redeeming him with her unconditional love?

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Regency, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1998

About the author

Growing up in Joliet, Illinois, Samantha James had many childhood aspirations--being a writer was never one of them. When she was ten, she was certain she was destined to be an astronomer. That soon changed (happened a lot during those pre-teen years!) when she decided archaeology was in her future. Detective work was her next goal, thanks to the Trixie Belden mysteries she was reading, and before long, nursing beckoned (courtesy of the Cherry Ames series). In college, she set her sights on teaching history, then briefly entertained the notion of becoming a flight attendant, only to discover she did not like to fly.

Having been raised in a family of avid readers, she was rarely without a book in hand. Her tastes were rather eclectic. She got hooked on the Doc Savage series and Edgar Rice Burroughs after her older brother finished them, in her teen years, moved on to Agatha Christie, Daphne DuMaurier, and Phyllis A. Whitney.

In the meantime, the right guy came along. They met on a semi-blind date at an office Christmas party. She was told he wanted to go out with her, and he was told she wanted to go out with him. Six months later, the U.S. Army shipped him off to Germany--and she wrote faithfully at least three times a week--she often jokes this was the start of her writing career!

Marriage followed, as well as three daughters. Samantha left the detective work to her husband and turned her attention to raising their girls. When her youngest was six months old, two things happened: 1) she read Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain and scrambled to find every historical romance she could lay her hands on; 2) her older brother revealed he was writing and submitting his short stories to big-name magazines. As he put it, "I've been rejected by the best of 'em."

The seed was planted. Rejection was a dreaded word, but Samantha figured, "Well, if he can take it, so can I."

That summer, she wrote not one book, but three--longhand, in a notebook, during naptime. Bedtime. Any time she could. The burning desire to write was a long time in coming--she was nearing thirty by then--but she discovered that once she set pen to paper, she couldn't stop.

Those three manuscripts did get the dreaded rejection letter (they're still languishing somewhere in her attic), but she finally hit pay dirt with her fourth. Samantha's brother promptly proposed collaborating on a fantasy together--alas, still unwritten... Nowadays, she's firmly convinced she's the queen of rejected titles for her books. She's only managed to retain two original titles thus far, but writing is indeed a dream come true...

To date, her books have been published in numerous foreign countries (her daughters' number one choice for show-and-tell were always the foreign editions of Mom's books). Known for her heartfelt, emotionally charged "three-hanky reads", her books have been nominated for numerous awards, and have consistently hit the bestseller lists.

Maybe someday she'll do that fantasy-romance collaboration with her brother. For now, she's having a great time spinning dramatic, passionate tales of old...

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read: 8/13/25
Setting: Late Regency England
Trope: Gypsy earl and a former vicar's daughter

This was a pretty average hr. Not bad, but not great, either. I'm coming to the conclusion that it's her medieval books where this author shines the best.

liked:
1. I enjoyed the characters, and the story flowed well. 205 pages was the perfect amount.
2. Olivia was strong, kind, and handled all her tragedy with a positive attitude. Most would've crumbled from the weight, very few that would lower their pride to work as a maid and do it without complaints.
3. I especially loved Dominic. 🥰 I just wanted to hold him. He's used to people's reaction to him, but it doesn't make him bitter, and he has many reasons to be. He showed himself to be a good but misunderstood man.
4. The romance pacing was great. I enjoyed this couple. They needed each other.
5. The secondary romance. Olivia 's sister went blind after she and her father were attacked by a Gypsy. One day, her chaperone doesn't return outside to help her home and a Gypsy man helps her home. Andre helps heal Kate. Unfortunately she doesn't know he's a Gypsy. Usually, I hate side romances but this author did a great job. The romance enriched the story without taking the focus from the MC.

Conclusion: So why only 3 stars? This was a quick, easy read but nothing special either. It needed more drama or less mature characters. Never thought I'd say the last part.

[Nabilah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice change. So, so sweet. I was getting tired of reading about jerks masquerading as heroes. Not this one though.

The hero, Dominic, half-gypsy and half-English has never been cruel towards Olivia, the heroine. He was the epitome of a gentleman. He was, at times, a bit aloof towards Olivia because he was vulnerable and uncertain on Olivia's reception towards him due to his tainted blood. Olivia had good reasons to be wary against the gypsies. However, she overcame her small-mindedness as she started to see Dominic's goodness towards the people around him.

This book also portrayed the villagers as small-minded bigots against the gypsies. It turned out the villain was one of them. This just shows that evil exists everywhere.

I also liked the secondary romance between Olivia's sister, Emily and Andre, another gypsy. This book reminds me of Lisa Kleypas's The Hathaways series.

I had a good time reading this. This book left me with a warm fuzzy feeling in my chest and a smile on my face. An oldie, surely, but a goodie.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book because I was intrigued by the complications and character that could arise from the hero, Dominic, being half gypsy. I really like reading about gypsies in my historical romances. I like getting a deeper look at their culture and watching a hero (or heroine) move past their own prejudice and come to love someone so different from themselves.

I felt that I didn't really get as much as that as I was hoping to. Dominic did talk about being torn between two worlds, but I didn't really see it. He seemed like an average historical romance hero. Where were the differences that marked him as being raised by gypsies for half of his life? I just expected some practices to remain to mark him as different. I eventually felt that he was just reciting lines and didn't really mean it half the time.

I looked up the date the book was published because it had a dated feel to it--not the actual storyline because, hello, historical romance--but the feel of the actual writing. It reminded me of a lot of the more emotional, melodramatic historical romances I've read in my past. It was a sweet romance, but it had a muted feel to it, even with the melodrama.

It was angst and turmoil that didn't really suck you in. It was there, but you were watching it from a distance. And even with the turmoil it never came off as anything other than sweet. That's not a criticism, just an explanation for any who are thinking of reading it.

I felt that this was an average romance. I never really got to know the characters, and their overwrought behavior felt silly instead of emotional at times, but there was nothing extremely unlikeable about it.

I wish I would have gotten to know the hero and heroine better. I really didn't quite understand their attraction beyond the fact that he's the hero and she's the heroine. I found Olivia quite frustrating at times. She'd push Dominic away or let him get insecure but then would wonder why he was acting cold toward her later. Uh...let me think. You're playing hot and cold with him, maybe?

All the events felt in keeping with a lot of the older historicals I've read. It's hard to be critical about it when it all feels so familiar. I still have quite a few books on my shelves from my earlier days and like to reread them and feel nostalgic. I think if I had read this back when I had first started reading romance I would have liked it more. My tastes have grown since then and I've become more demanding of the storylines and characters I read. I want to really get to know them.

I almost forgot to mention that there's a secondary romance in here with Olivia's sister, Emily. I appreciate that the author wanted to show her growth in getting over a prejudice, but I felt that it required more time to make her truly likable. I liked the guy she fell in love with and felt that he was shortchanged by their rushed sideline romance.

[Ivy H · Rating 4 out of 5]

This hero was half Gypsy and so deliciously sexy ! His Gypsy mother's storyline was so sad as was his childhood. His aristocratic father was a snobbish Earl who had not felt much love for him but who had had no alternative heirs to whom he could leave his fortune and title. This part confused me a bit because I thought that bastard sons could not inherit their father's titles. In this case, the author stated that the father had the hero legitimized in order to inherit the title. The H had no love for his father because the latter had treated him as second class scum and only legitimized him since there were no other sons. Apparently the H's gypsy mother had put a curse on the H's father after he dumped her; the curse had stated that the father would have no sons with any of his wives.

The heroine works as a maid at the H's country estate and both are unable to stay away from the other. She's the daughter of a vicar who had been killed by a gypsy. This created a bit of conflict for the heroine when she realized that she was falling in love with a man whose mother was a gypsy. I loved the H's huge mixed breed dog Lucifer ! That cute dog saved all their lives at the end when the villain was about to shoot. In the epilogue, when the H and h put their baby son to bed, it was so adorable to see the dog lie down to sleep nearby where he could guard the child. I just love beautiful pets who are integrated into a storyline. Sigh...

The villagers are prejudiced against the hero because of his Gypsy blood but eventually, after he saves a couple kids and shows that he is a good decent man, they come to admire him.
There's a minor storyline about the heroine's blind sister who falls in love with a Gypsy guy too. Everybody gets their HEA, except for the bitch ass ugly housekeeper that the H fires after he sees how she has been overworking and verbally abusing the heroine.

[Lynsey A · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one well enough. I'd probably give this a 3.5*. The story line was intriguing. I always enjoy stories with gypsies. I expected a bit more angst in this one but I still liked it. I enjoyed it perhaps because the heroine wasn't so annoying as in previous Samantha James books and because the hero and heroine weren't always fighting. There were several times where the hero jumped to the wrong conclusion about the heroine which was bothersome.

It just wasn't as dramatic as I thought it would be with this kind of storyline. The villian was over the top. However, there was a nice ending with a cute epilogue.

There was a secondary romance with the sister and another Gypsy. It was a cute second story but I felt a little upset with her treatment of Andre when she learned the truth. She had her reasons for not liking gypsies but Andre was never anything but wonderful to her.

All in all a good book and it kept me busy reading all throughout the afternoon yesterday. It had me anxious to finish it.

[Addie · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF 22%

Oooof, this is old school - the kind where the hero with a twinkle in his eye is basically a bully to get his way

[lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great delicious and exciting romance read , a half gypsy Earl and a maid whose father was killed by a gypsy!!! Yes! , there is few topics in this book the H and the h , the H's father and mother , his mother broke my heart that asshole Earl didn't deserve her !! The h's blind sister aww she broke my heart too 😥 you have to read this masterpiece
Great job SJ ❤👍

[Gorgeous Zaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a lovely reread, I really enjoyed it it gives me a fuzzy feeling every time

[Fae · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book hooked me in from the first chapter and i'm not surprised that i gave a high rating for Samantha James' books once again. i do love her writing style.

this book is a little different from other books in terms of it showing a different race and the biases against them. we see Dominic and Olivia struggle in their relationship because Olivia's father was killed by a Gypsy and Dominic is a half-Gypsy. i did like seeing them overcome that obstacle in their relationship instead of the usual low-class (Olivia) and high-class (Dominic).

i did like Olivia and Dominic though I felt Dominic was a little of an asshole sometimes when he refused to listen to Olivia when he's angry. but other than that, i felt Dominic was a nice and decent guy, treating the villagers so nicely even when they did not give him the same respect and treatment. i felt horrible for Dominic when the villagers did not try to help, recognize him or respect him and seeing how the villagers treat the Gypsies so horribly broke my heart too. (eg when William pushed the Gypsy lady to the ground)

Olivia is alright, i did like that through getting to know Dominic, she finds out more about the Gypsies and think better of them. slowly, she falls in love with Dominic for the man he is. i particularly liked how she defended him when the villagers accused him of the abduction.

Emily's and Andre's relationship was nice touch added to this story and i would have liked to see more of them as i felt their relationship developed a little too fast. it was sweet nonetheless.

it was also heartwarming to see the villagers accept Dominic and Andre more at the end of the book after they returned the children & came during Dominic's and Olivia's wedding.

i wonder what did happen to William though. maybe the author forgot about him.

[Telma Pedro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta história é, simplesmente, adorável!

Gostei muito deste livro, uma vez que o enredo, apesar de seguir a ordem habitual, do felizes para sempre, pois trata-se de um romance de época, é um tanto diferente.

Olivia é filha de um pároco e, aquando da morte deste, não vê outra solução, tendo em conta que tem de cuidar da irmã, a não ser trabalhar para se poderem sustentar. Dominic é um conde, tendo também sangue cigano. Esta discrepância entre as suas posições na sociedade é bastante interessante e deu um enredo diferente, apesar da fórmula geral estar lá.

Eu já tinha lido outros livros de Samantha James, mas, sem dúvida, que este livro, One Moonlit Night, me fez ficar ainda mais interessada em ler os restantes livros da autora.

[Sorhija · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found it on an used bookstore, this was a great read :))

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is my second Samantha James book. I didn't know it was a re-issue. This is obviously an early effort. To be honest I found it boring.

******MAY BE SPOILERS BELOW. READ AT YOUR WILL*******

First off Dominic frustrated me by constantly complaining about being half gypsy and being seen by others that way. When he had made up his mind that he wanted to be the earl, he didn't follow a few rules that I would think would make him look better in the eyes of his servants and the townspeople. Mainly showing too much interest in Olivia. Having an affair with a servant after just arriving, ignoring the gentlemanly conduct rules about men and women, peers and servants would have hurt his reputation even more.

You can't tell me that no one in Ravenwood Hall suspected that something was going on when they spent most evenings in the same room. Discretion was not in Dominic's nature.

I, also, didn't see the attraction or love between Olivia and Dominic. They didn't have anything in common.
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I recommend this author's more recent books.

[Rose Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

H30, h22 Dominic and Olivia
I loved it..:)
For a historical romance set in 1821 the hero is so respectful to the heroine.
The H is the illegitimate son of the Earl and a Gypsy woman...abandoned her...she cursed him ....so he have no more heirs
heroine is the elder daughter of vicar,who was murdered by a Gypsy and the younger daughter went blind on same accident.... No mother and full responsibility came on h's shoulder.... So she started working as maid in H's home.
Then the story starts..... Sooo cute and lovable same time hott....
Then Emily (younger sister) also gets her hero which I loved so much
And the epilogue was beautifulllllll....

"That’s where your papa is, you know, helping your Uncle Andre deliver Guinevere’s foal—though I don’t know what good he’ll be. He wasn’t very helpful when you were born, Trevor. I was the one doing all the work, you know, though by the time you finally made your appearance in the world, I daresay he looked as ghastly as I surely did."

[Syahira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I read this too fast. In fact, I've memorized the book so many times that it got stuck in my head. Samantha James was one of my favourite historical romance author when I was around 15 years old. I have all her books in a row and memorize each one of them. Funny huh? I think the story is very sweet and lovely.

Its about a half-gypsy half-english Earl who went back to his father's house after his father's death. He nearly hit Olivia (yay) with his carriage and he got curious with her. Some back story, antagonists and antiracial/romance subplot later, its quite a decent story.

[Hart's Reader Group · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another re-read from Samantha James. I read this, the first time, years ago. I remember liking it then. I still like it, but there are things that annoy me about it that didn't before.

The flip-flopping POVS (from heroine to hero and back again in the same scene), weepy heroine, ugly prejudice, and lack of real chemistry between the characters.

I probably won't read it for a fourth time...

[Barbara ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this though I wanted to smack both the hero and the heroine more than once. I particularly liked the romance between the heroine's sister, Emily and the gypsy, Andre much sweeter and more romantic than Dominic and Olivia. Dominic had a major ship on his shoulder and it got annoying after a while.

[Quinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it in two days! Had a hard time putting it down. I liked it a great deal. It didn't make me want to gag with oversweet affection. There was story besides the romance, and other important, explored characters. It lacked what I don't care for in other romances. I appreciate that!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book BUT I was more interested in the secondary love story between Emily and Andre than I was about Olivia and the Earl

[Juliana Philippa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read the book again - was absolutely great with a wonderful H&H and a sweet side romance for the heroine's sister.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my very favorite books! It is a keeper and I have read it more than once over the years.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good old fashioned Historical Romance written in the late 90's.

[Desi · Rating 4 out of 5]

leído en julio 2010

Me gustó!!

[Haylee Literary · Rating 3 out of 5]

One Moonlight Night by Samantha James is a regency historical romance between Olivia and The Duke of Ravenwood Hall.

Overall Feelings:
I enjoyed the sweet moments between Olivia and Dominic, and I also enjoyed that we got to see her sister fall in love within the same book. It really did played out like a movie in my head. I do wish that the racism towards Romani people didn't go so hard in this though and I also wish that Olivia would've stated that she didn't have anything against him way sooner. I guess we could call this miscommunication??
Something to note is that this book does have outdated language.

My Overview/review:
Olivia and her sister are left alone after tragically loosing both of their parents. They lost their mother at a young age from a horse related incident. But they most recently lost their father to an ambush where he was murdered and her sister became blind.

In order to make ends meet, Olivia obtains a job as a housemaid to Ravenwood Hall. She is desperate to remain in the town where they grew up especially since it brings her sister (Emily) some sort of comfort. Olivia isn't initially happy about working for The Duke, but when their paths cross, she can't help but feel that spark.

Olivia and Dominic St. Bride have their meet cute outside of Ravenwood Hall where his dog tackled her and she did get a small cut to her cheek, when he gave her is monogramed handkerchief to clean it up. She has also just finished up her work for the day, while Dominic was making his way back to the Hall from being in London. It is here where Dominic falls for Olivia.

Because of this, Dominic hopes to get closer to Olivia so he promotes her to be the bookkeeper for the house. Olivia is a bit hesitant, but they work alongside one another and the tension really starts to rise.

He is forever smitten with her and wants to give her everything, but Olivia is constantly declining due to their different social classes and the fact that he is her employer. The English aren't too happy with him since he is half English and Half Romni. Intending to win them over, he decides to throw a ball, where he of coursed invites Olivia to be his guest. She of course declines, but agrees to work the event instead. After the night is over, Dominic gifs Olivia the most beautiful dress she's ever seen and the two have a romantic dance in private. (I loved this part).

Another moment(s) I loved in this was that he sent his dog to walk her home at night to make sure she got back safely. She refused to allow him to do so, but his loop hole was having his dog do it.

[Blueglass · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty good. This is the story of a housemaid, and her employer, the reluctant earl. Their first meeting is when his carriage nearly collides with her as she walked home from his estate. As he is newly arrived, he instantly singles her out amongst all the staff. I did find it strange that the housekeeper did not counsel Olivia about an inappropriate relationship. Olivia did seem to have some sense as she told Dominic that his attentions could cause her trouble.
Olivia was a sweet vicar's daughter, who had to care for her blind sister in a small cottage in the village. So, she needed to keep her job no matter what, as she did not want to uproot her sister. There was a secondary romance between her sister and a Gypsy that I thought was very sweet. It probably could have used its own book though.
I did like how protective Dominic was towards Olivia, even though it could raise concerns. The villain was a little far-fetched, though I understood it was the need to create drama. I really enjoyed the prologue which whetted my appetite for a good story.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Olivia's father was murdered and her sister is now blind so she needs a job, and since the new Earl is coming back to Ravenswood she is hired on as a maid, but she's nervous, her father was murdered by a gypsy(terms used in the book) and the new Earl is half gypsy and both sisters have a hate on for all gypsy's. The sister(Emily) also has a romantic side plot which was interesting.
Dominic has struggled his whole life with being half of one thing or the other but when his father takes him from his mother he basically wages emotional and mental war on Dominic to prove that while he may be his heir he'll never be his son. So clearly our hero has issues.
They meet when Dominic's coach almost runs her over in the middle of the night on her way home and again the next morning when he realizes she works for him and asks that she show him the house. This relationship is both angsty(all the mental anguish for various reasons) and sweet(ex: he sends his huge dog to walk her home every night to protect her).
TW: their first sexual encounter is drunken on his part, not rape, but it makes him a very inconsiderate lover.

[Alecia D · Rating 5 out of 5]

One Moonlit Night is like a double feature; two romances in one novel, a story of two sisters falling in love with handsome Gypsy men at the same time. This is the kind of book that keeps me reading romance novels. The characters are lovable and multidimensional, there is love between them as well as steamy erotic sex. The story itself is interesting, well-written, and melodramatic in all the right ways. There are very few big misunderstandings between the couples and what few there are are cleared up quickly through the magic of communication. Recommended.

[Rayane Colomes · Rating 5 out of 5]

O que dizer além de, quero um Dominic pra mim, sério! gostei do encontro entre eles, quando o personagem aparece pela primeira vez com Lucifer, seu cachorro. que cena. adorei.
A mocinha, Olivia, não é daquelas delicadas ou sem graça, tem uma personalidade e espirito forte, por isso gostei dela logo no inicio. Tem um forte senso de dever e responsabilidade com a sua irmã..Dominic, poderia ser frio, devido ao seu pai, mas tem mais caracter que todas as pessoas que o julgam. adorei como o relacionamento dos dois vai evoluindo aos poucos, amei o dialogo e cenas entre eles. achei muito engraçadinho o ciumes que vao sentindo um do outro. e fiquei com vontade de matar alguns personagens! é um livro que te cativa! Foi diferente dos outros que li, e gosto quando não tenho a sensação de já ter lido aquela historia em algum lugar....
PODE CONTER SPOILER:
e a maneira com que Dom percebe primeiro que ela esta apaixonada? fiquei toda suspirando por esse mocinho.
é um amor solido que vai sendo construindo aos poucos! é aqueles livros que te deixam com gostinho de quero mais, e ao mesmo tempo com a sensação de dever "cumprido" pois fecharam todas as arestas sabe? primeiro contato que tive com a autora e já adorei!


What can I say besides, I want a Dominic for me, seriously! I liked the meeting between them, when the character first appears with Lucifer, his dog. what a scene. I loved it.
The young lady, Olivia, is not one of those delicate or bland, has a personality and strong spirit, so I liked her at first. She has a strong sense of duty and responsibility to his sister.
Dominic could be cold because of his father, but he's got more character than all the people who judge him. I loved how their relationship gradually evolved, I loved the dialogue and the scenes between them. I find it very funny, the jealousy they feel about each other. and I wanted to kill some characters! It's a book that captivates you! It was different from the others I read, and I like it when I do not feel like I've read that story somewhere ....
CAN CONTAIN SPOILER:
and the way in which Dom first realizes that she is in love? I sighed for that good boy.
it is a solid love that is being built slowly! are those books that leave you with taste of want more, and at the same time with the sense of duty "fulfilled" because they closed all the edges know? first contact I had with the author and I already loved it!

[Ashley Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a wonderful book of two sister falling in love with the wrong men. One sister falls for her employer, the Earl and the other sister falls for a Gypsy! I really appreciated how the author was able t help both sisters find the men that were most suited for them. This was a unique Historical Romance plot line that I have very rarely had a chance to read. I look forward to more books by this author!

[Sasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first Samantha James, and though it was pleasingly written and had a likable hero, it succumbed to so many tropes, Gypsy stereotypes, and underdeveloped character arcs that I had trouble getting invested. Nothing felt original here. It is a kaleidoscope of different plots, dialogues, and rushed action sequences, all familiar. I didn't dislike it, but I was expecting a Gothic, compelling, "Upon A Moon-Dark Moor" type of story, and didn't get it.

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This ended up in my recommended list somehow, not sure how and after reading not sure why. This was a torture of romance clichés. I don’t think I ever loved the whole gypsy lord trope but it just feels wrong and dirty now. The bigotry and racism were strong in this one and the “romance” didn’t help any of it. This one just didn’t work for me at all. I skimmed the last quarter so hard just to say I finished it. At this moment there are no redeeming qualities to this one.