In this book, we start out on with the plantation on the island of Nevis. Verity has decided to leave the plantation and start up her own shop in town. It's been a while since she's heard from her beau, Duncan, and she's wondering what happened to him. When she discovers that he's dead, she's set on a path that brings her face to face with Ian, Duncan's brother.
Ian doesn't meet Verity in a very flattering way. In jail for attacking English officers, Verity takes pity on him and gets him out of there for Duncan's sake. Ian is also a captain, like his brother, and Verity asks him to transport the items she's taking back to Nevis for her shop. They grow close, and fight against their feelings for a time out of respect for Duncan.
I really liked the first one, Keturah. This one was a bit all over the place for me. There was so much to remember. With all that going on, there were still long descriptions of things I didn't care that much about (the scene where Verity is trying on hats and hairstyles). I also wasn't a big fan of the whole "switching to loving the brother" thing. It happened a bit too quickly for me.
I had trouble getting into the story of this one. I'd put it down, and I wasn't really looking forward to picking it back up. There's also more than one cliffhanger at the end, and I'm not a big fan of that either. The writing itself was good, but I liked the first one so much more. At this point, I'm not sure I'll continue with the series.
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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