Review – The Blacksmith’s Lover by Heather Massey

Description:
The year is 1840. On the run after being caught in a scandalous incident, scullery maid Sarah Bailey must find refuge before her vengeful former mistress has her killed. When she stumbles upon a blacksmith’s shop in need of an apprentice in West Boylston, Massachusetts, she applies for the position.

Viktor is a brawny, reclusive blacksmith who creates strange clockwork and steam-powered devices. The gruff man makes it clear that Sarah’s plight is no concern of his, but ghosts from his past dictate otherwise. Viktor agrees to protect the spunky maid, but only until her trail of henchmen runs cold.

Sarah quickly discovers that the fire of this blacksmith’s forge runs volcanic hot. Unable to resist one another, she and Viktor begin a lust-filled affair. But how long will their idyllic arrangement last before Sarah’s former mistress destroys it?

WOW!!! What a roller coaster ride of emotions! I could not put this book down once I started!

You go from feeling sorry for the heroine, to sympathizing, and yearning right along with her. I wanted to reach through the pages and smack the heck out of the blacksmith.

Yes he was a typical male that got tongue tied around a girl, but at the same time I wanted to tell him just talk!! LOL!!

All in all it was a fabulous adventure and it touches lightly on some steampunk. And I do mean lightly.

If you’re looking for a book that will take you back through time, and make you squirm in your seat, well this is the one for you!