I was lent this book by someone who loves the author and his stuff. I can say that it's not for me. I get the feeling that this is the male version of harlequin romances. I tried to like it, since I love historical novels. This left me quite annoyed and exasperated in how I could predict the plot twists and how little I could care about the cardboard cutouts that were supposed to be the characters. I really tried, but yeah, this was not a book meant for me.