When I received this ARC I was ecstatic because it combined a mixture of romance, history,mystery, and suspense. The blurb caught my attention and I wanted to jump in ASAP. Once I did I had to pay real close attention to the scenario that was playing out amongst the characters, because at times I felt myself getting lost in the storytelling and trying to make sense of where it was leading me as a reader. The characters were built well, but I couldn't feel the chemistry within them. I kept wanting more of a connection. And most of all... I wanted answers. 
 The book was wonderfully written and I actually wanted to find out how it would all end, but for the length of this book, I didn't expect to be left to a cliffy and need to read another book to continue the mystery behind the plot line. Though I did enjoy the story and the way the characters intwine into the story, I did feel it was a bit long and delayed in trying to capture what it was meant to do. 
 Copy graciously provided by the author for an honest review