Monday, September 1, 2008

The Return of the Prodigal (The Beckets of Romney Marsh Series, Book Six): Kasey Michaels

Rian Becket had survived the nightmare of battle…only to find danger closer to home

“Being left in the care of the lovely Lisette, who tended to his every need, helped him forget the horrors of war. Yet though she played her part well, Rian's Becket intuition led him to believe there was more to the young woman than met the eye.

“Could she possibly be part of a conspiracy to destroy Rian and his friends—or even the entire Becket clan? And if she was aligned with the enemy, how would he ever bring himself to stop her, when she was beginning to mean more to him than life itself...?”

It was so nice to finally see more of Rian Becket. I every other book, he was a very minor character—though not as minor as Fanny—and the “pretty boy”. Through this book, the readers learned that he had so many other facets and was indeed the “romantical” young man that all of his brothers made fun of him to be. It was a sweet story and there was a huge twist that I had no idea was coming. The character of Lisette was well-written and developed. I liked how Kasey Michaels gave Lisette such a powerful personality.

But, again, there were tons of typos! One I can recall off the top of my head was when Rian was speaking. He said something like “but that is neither her nor there” instead of “here nor there”. This wasn’t major, but it was just that there were so many that it was disappointing to read because the editor can’t do his or her job. I’m going to start the final book in the series so I can finally know what happens to the Becket family!

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