Book Two of The Blackwater Brides is a worthy addition to the series. You would be hard-pressed to find two more stubborn characters than Lady Serena Carmichael and the Honorable Sebastian Sullivan. Their relationship would be complicated enough without the persistent miscommunications that keep sabotaging their love. Serena is under the control of her wicked stepfather and is forced to entice men to his gambling palace. Sebastian has loved her since their first meeting three years previously. But his attempts to disentangle Serena from her complicated situation are thwarted by her insistence on saving an innocent young country girl from her stepfather's clutches. Melodrama ensues.