This is one of those books that makes you realize just how much most HPs have changed over the years. There was a lot of meat to this story. It almost had a romantic suspense feel to it. You know from the well done prologue that something is up with the heroine Copper other than just being drifting at sea.

The first part of the book is the hero and heroine falling in love on a desert island. It is very well done, sensual and believable. The second half of the book is where things go badly for the two of them after they return to civilization. I wanted the heroine to be a bit stronger and stand up to her husband more. But I can see where the author was coming from with her. The hero and the heroine were apart for a bit longer than I really like but it worked okay. I found the last half of the book to be a bit of a nail biter for me and I laughed at myself over that. :-) Like I don't know how it's going to end right? It's a Harley.

There was POV from both the hero and the heroine which I like. The hero was not at all an ass. His problem was that he was a world adventurer. It was how he made his living. The author did a good job of making the eventual HEA believable for a wanderer and a stay at home.

Highly recommend for HP lovers. ( )