I should not have had to sift through as many books as I did to find this author. The characters are distinct, not stereotypical, unique, and beyond enjoyable. The villains are well written (well, everything is well written) and their motives thoroughly understandable. One word of warning, this story is not just a love story. This story is adventure, surprise, intrigue, and finally love. There are no hot and heavy sex scenes, but that fits the story and the age of those it is written about. The written did a phenomenal job, and is SO TALENTED. The performance was so well done. The reading of the characters words is so well done it draws you evenore into the story than the author already does. I cannot give a more glowing review of this book. Read beyond the first pages, and see the depths it has to offer. I also highly recommend the others in the series!