Severn House Publishers
February 2014
Dorset, England in the 1840s is
an area alive with the tang of the sea and the promise of smugglers. With
illicit contraband and an eye for danger, they steal a march on the excise men
who struggle to keep control. When the dashing Fletcher Taunt returns to Dorset
after a profitable sea voyage, he hopes to be able to make amends with his
uncle, Sir James Fenmore with whom he has quarrelled.
Sir James Fenmore is a local
philanthropist with an added interest in illicit contraband. When he rescues Miranda and Lucy Jarvis from destitution and
takes them into his home he seems on the surface to have their best interests
at heart. However, as the story progresses and we get to know more about the characters,
we also start to be aware of some sinister aspects of James Fenmore’s
personality.
Hidden family secrets, young maidens
rescued from obscurity, a family quarrel and a dashing hero all combine to make
this an enjoyable, if fairly ordinary historical romance. Everything fits together,
the story flows well, and the sinister aspects of the novel is in keeping
with the Gothic nature of the story, and yet at times I felt that there was something
lacking, both in the personalities of the lead characters and in the predictability
of the story.
I read Moon Cutters over the space of an afternoon, it's a light easy read which fits into the cosy historical romance genre.
My thanks to NetGalley and Severn Books for my ecopy of this book
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Janet Woods is the author of over 35 novels
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