I just can't possibly take this romance seriously -- it's so bad, it's good. It's just well written enough to be readable, but some of the dialog, oh boy, is just laugh-out-loud funny. (The hero to his wife, who's angry with him about his infidelity: "I f*** where I will!") It's the kind of book where characters use the words "my liege".But I hand it to Brenda Joyce, she really keeps the reader turning the pages. The hero is named Rolfe the Relentless! (A relentless stalker, certainly.) Some scenes between the hero and heroine are just -- whoa, out there.If you are sick of reading romances that take themselves way too seriously -- i.e., you've had it up to here with Lisa Kleypas et al. -- pick this one up, it's a guaranteed giggler, and actually fascinating in its way. It's definitely not PC; it's certainly not a gentle, touching romance novel, but - it's fun.