Amanda Quick

Mystique is the story of a sharp-tongued beauty who teams up with a hardened warrior to hunt for a dazzling jewel. Their story combines adventure, humor, and suspense, continuing Amanda Quick's excellence in both storytelling and sales.

Mystique

Lover of Romance 

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
  

 
  
    Summary 
  
 
Hugh The Relentless is on the hunt for a precious green jewel, to give his people peace from a curse that has fallen upon them. He isn't known as the "relentless" for nothing. His search has brought him to Lingwood Manor and he has taken over like a storm over the sea. And he is determined to get the jewel, only one problem....Lady Alice is the only person who knows of its location. They barter and flirt their way into a marriage agreement, one that is very logical and even though Alice has always being a practical woman, she still wants more than just a practical marriage, she wants one out of love and affection. As they begin a search together for the precious jewel and learn each other along their journey....the find a love neither thought that they would discover and be able to hold onto....
 
  
    The Hero 
  
 
Hugh is a man that has had to learn to fight every battle all on his own. His parents were killed in a brutal way, and he was raised by his grandfather. He has a bitter enemy....who his is own relation, but he vows to show what he is capable of and rebuilding his own estate and people to its former glory. Hugh is a hero who is a sexy knight for sure....a warrior, very alpha but isn't the type of alpha that runs over the females in his life with his own dictates. He listens, and is respectful and even at his worst, he treats them as his equals and I loved him even more for that. Especially with the time period you are dealing with here. His character was sexy and charming and you crave more.
 
  
    The Heroine

  
 
Alice is one of those heroines that is so unique to this time period and I loved her to pieces, she was very endearing and likable. I found her character to be one of those that you wish you saw more of in this genre. She is practical and logical, but even though she looks at life at a very straight view, she also doesn't overlook emotion either. She craves more than what her parents had, she wants love when she gets married. Alice is a scientist, and at first she sees this "betrothal" as an opportunity to be Hugh's equal, and she handles him quite well. Especially after they spend some time together, it quite wonderful to see how well she adapts to his personality and knows which battles to fight and which ones to let go. Not too often you see that in a heroine in the HR fiction.
 
  
    Plot and Story Line 
  
 
I had been meaning to get to this author, and even though I have read some of her books under her Jayne Ann Krentz name, I had yet to read any of her books under this pen name. And so while scouting my new library...I found Mystique and I was intrigue by the set up of the story. So I grabbed it up, and quite honestly I can never get enough of this time period. What I found to be so fun about this story was seeing the way that these two got along so quickly. They are both pretty compatible, they think in the same terms and even though they might have a few different goals, they balance each other quite well. In fact, it is so rare to see a couple work so well together from the beginning. Now that doesn't mean they don't have a few hurdles to cross because they do, especially on Hugh's side. However despite some stops they don't give up on each other and I found that to be so heartwarming.
 
  
    The Cover 
  
 
I really love the simplicity of this cover....and yes the Chest of Jewels has meaning to the story.
 
  Overall View 
 
Mystique was fun, intriguing and full of some thrilling adventures and sensuality that will have you grabbing more of Amanda Quick!

Mystique

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