Sarah Ballance

Salem, MA 1692 When dashing stranger Henry Dunham comes to Salem on a mysterious errand, he ends up thrown from his horse in the dead of night and rescued by the local midwife, Lydia Colson. Beautiful and tempting, she’s also completely off-limits. Haunted by her past, Lydia is running from her own dark secrets, avoiding intrusive questions by pretending her dead husband is simply...away. But when she and Henry are caught in a compromising situation, one punishable by Puritan law, he saves her from scandal by claiming to be her errant spouse... Each book in the Sins of Salem series is STANDALONE: * Her Wicked Sin * An Unexpected Sin * The Sins of a Few

Her Wicked Sin

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Her wicked sin is a very interesting read. It provided me some insight into the whole issue of the Salem Witch trials and what it was like to live in that time period. The writing was very descriptive, which enabled me to have a clear picture of what was happening in the story. The language used is definitely not modern which is a clear indication that the author did her due diligence prior to writing this title. The characters were quite colourful and they helped to add flavour to the story. The people of Salem were a part of a religious group called the Puritans. They were of the belief that sexual sin, be it fornication or adultery was punishable by death. I believed them to be a set of religious hypocrites. My least favourite character is Rebecca. She is the town gossip and she sought to stir up trouble whenever she could. Then there were the Abbot children, who were quite devious in their actions and thoughts. They were responsible for spreading lies, with the help of other members of the town, about Lydia the female protagonist. These lies had dire consequences.
Lydia had come to Salem to escape her past. She had learned skills that enabled her to become the town's physician. Henry the male protagonist is a wealthy merchant who came to Salem searching for his brother. The relationship that developed between these two had started out on a lie but it became a force to be reckoned with. This story is a page turner. There was one particular incident I never saw coming when it happened I was like OMG it can't be.
This is a must read for lovers of historical romance.
I was given an ARC to provide a honest review.

Her Wicked Sin

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