If you were intrigued with Skye O’Malley’s younger brother, Conn, in All The Sweet Tomorrows, you are going to love seeing much more of him in A Love For All Time, which chronicles how he was introduced and married to his wife, Aiden St. Michael. This book almost didn’t happen, as the author had already written This Heart Of Mine, which centers around Skye and Adam’s daughter, Velvet. But Small received so many fan letters stating that they wanted more of Conn that she decided she had to give it to them. Even though it wasn’t planned, this story fits in perfectly with the timeline, and I am a stickler for continuity.
Aiden is a shy, cloistered English heiress who is sent to court after her fathers death in order to find a husband so that they might carry on her family name. Her few short months here are lonely, as she is an older unmarried woman in her time, she is intelligent, and she does not flaunt her wealth with fashionable clothing and fine jewels, all of which make her invisible to the mostly extroverted people residing there. By a stroke of luck, and a surprising bit of boldness, she is married to the most handsome man at Elizabeth Tudors court, and it is at this point in time that she finally begins to bloom. Conn and Aiden live in bliss and fall in love, but after only a few months of happiness together the two are separated when a couple of evil men come up with an evil plan which results in Aiden being kidnapped and sold into slavery.
You do get a happy ending, but it is not without a great deal of turmoil in order for the lovers to get there. I like this one better than its predecessor because even though our leading lady finds herself a captive, her time in bondage is not as frustrating as it was on our last journey with Skye. This is a book I would pick up many, many more times.
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