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Mass Market Paperback Black Diamond Book

ISBN: 0449244245

ISBN13: 9780449244241

Black Diamond

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Good gothic romance

The Black Diamond by Jennie Gallant From the back cover: WAS THE BLACK DIAMOND CURSED--OR WAS THRE ANOTHER EVIL AT PALIN PARK? Eight months earlier, Sylvia Thompson's sister had been hired by the wealthy Palin family to care for their young son. Then, suddenly, she had vanished. Disguised as the new nurse, Sylvia began living at Palin Park, in Devon, in hopes of discovering the truth behind her sister's incredible disappearance. All at once, Sylvia found herself trapped in a deadly web of conspiracy, extortion and murder, all somehow linked to the famous Black Diamond--a ring that traced its history back to Lucrezia Borgia. Too late, Sylvia realized that she loved Rober Palin with a passion she had never dreamed possible. Too late, she realized she would be the next to wear THE BLACK DIAMOND. Camy here: Melodramatic back cover copy aside, this is an entertaining novel. Set in Victorian England, I think (I'm not a history buff--it opens with the heroine taking a ride on a train for the first time). It has elements of a gothic novel, with the narrative in first person. The writing is clever and entertaining. Jennie Gallant is a pseudonym for Regency and contemporary romantic mystery writer Joan Smith (Imprudent Lady, Murder Comes to Mind, among many others). I love her wit and skill at subtext in dialogue. There is a point near the end where I thought the heroine's reasoning was faulty, but she gets back on track eventually and, of course, there is a happy ending. I literally couldn't stop reading once I started this book. This is a wonderful novel for gothic romance fans or Victorian historical romance fans who don't like excessive sex. The story is clean and entertaining, a quick read that's perfect for a rainy, thundering day.
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