About the Book

When palliative care nurse Rhianna McLeod is given a gift of a dream holiday to the Bahamas from her dying patient, billionaire JT Lance, Rhianna has no idea that her ‘holiday’ will include being stranded on a private island with Jonathan, an irritating but irresistibly handsome recluse. Or that she’ll fall head over heels for the man.

Jonathan isn’t happy to discover a drop-dead gorgeous redhead has invaded his island. But his anger soon turns to attraction. After one failed marriage, he has guarded his heart, but Rhianna’s sudden appearance makes him yearn to throw caution to the wind.

To live fully in the present, Rhianna must resolve her own murky past, unravel the secret that haunts JT, foil the plans of a sleazy, blackmailing private investigator and help Jonathan find his muse. Only then can Rhianna find the love she’s been searching for, and finally become…Lancelot’s Lady.

The Long Story

Sometimes the best measure of a book is whether or not I want to bother keeping the lamp on after an exhausting day to read a few pages of a book. Lancelot’s Lady not only have me keeping the lamp on; I was staying up until the early hours to find out what happened next!

With the affectionate use of the nickname ‘Higgie’ for his butler, I fell in love with the character JT as well as the story. Though his mind was a bit foggy, I could always follow JT’s line of thinking – and good-natured scheming! While I thought I wouldn’t like Rhianna at first, she easily found her way into my heart as well. Through D’Angelo’s writing, I sensed a strength in her that I highly enjoyed reading about her finding on her own.

D’Angelo (aka Tardif) is talented at creating good characters who are easy to love and evil characters who are oh, so easy to hate. Where JT had my heart and Rhianna my sympathy from the very beginning, the antagonist Winston had all the loathing and disgust I had to give. He embodied not a particularly clever ‘bad guy’, just a disgusting one. After ‘meeting’ Winston, you want to take a shower.

However, D’Angelo’s greatest strength still came in the form of writing suspense. The mystery of JT and Rhianna’s connection kept me guessing right up until the big reveal – and I usually pride myself on figuring out mysteries before they are revealed.

All in all, I highly enjoyed Lancelot’s Lady and wish it didn’t have to end. My one nitpick is that Jonathan’s love seemed to turn on like a light switch; it was a little too sudden for me. But then again, I like angst for my romance characters before they finally get their acts together.

The Short Story

Lancelot’s Lady is a sexy romantic suspense with engaging characters and a mystery that will keep you guessing. Definitely check it out.

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Rating: 4 stars

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Lancelot’s Lady
Cherish D’Angelo
http://www.cherylktardif.com/lancelots-lady/
ASIN: B0043GX8C4
Length: 175 Pages