I wanted so much to like this book, but after each chapter I wanted to quit. It was so boring and I didn't even like or relate to most characters. I kept drudging along though, hoping it would pick up and appeal to me, the way Northern Lights did and the way Chesapeake Bay Saga trilogy did, but NOOOOOOO, it didn't happen and after page 200, I walked it down to the "free table" of my apartment complex and laid it there.Wasted time, wasted money. Both...huge disappointments. Going to start reading Tami Hoag. I hear her novels really move along, bringing excitement and intrigue. I still have two of Robert's books to try and get through first though ( made a mistake and ordered 3 at the same time ) and hope one or both of them will restore my faith in the writing style of Nora Roberts.