Veronica and Stoker
have feelings for each other that they are unsuccessfully trying to
keep from showing. When Tiberius, Stoker’s older brother, asks
Veronica to accompany him to a house party, much to Stoker’s
chagrin, she agrees. Tiberius has a yen for Veronica. His motives for
inviting her to the house party become even more suspect when he asks
her to pose as his finacée.
However, there is the lure of a very special butterfly, so Veronica
agrees.
The house party is
held on an island from which there is no escape, in a suitably Gothic
manor house. When Victoria arrives, she learns that all the guests
are connected to the host’s missing bride, Rosamund. The bride
vanished on her wedding day. It seems strange that she would run
away, but they haven’t been able to find her on the island either.
Not surprisingly
Stoker arrives at the party. He is clearly unwilling to give Tiberius
a free had with Veronica. This interplay between Veronica and Stoker
make this my favorite book in the series to date. I had been hoping
for them to acknowledge their feelings and this story presented the
opportunity.
The atmosphere is
suitable eerie. There’s even a poison garden tended by the owner’s
sister. In someways, I was reminded of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca.
It was altogether a satisfying book: interesting characters,
hard-to-guess plot, chilling atmosphere.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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