Kane, Samantha

Kane (The Devil's Thief) is well versed in writing in the historical fiction genre, but while the plot in this latest offering is promising, the strength of the other elements is not substantial enough to support it. There is a marked lack of character development, particularly of the protagonists, to the extent that the reader does not get a true sense of who they are and so may not care about their outcome, good or bad. Further, scenes vary little throughout, with a tone that is at times gushingly sweet. Romance readers would be better served by a Brenda Joyce or a Johanna Lindsay novel.