The beginning of this book was really strong, and then it just kind of floundered into a mediocre ending. The premise was interesting - Tara is apparently very beautiful and that is the sole reason why Breccan maneuvered her father into forcing Tara to marry him. Tara, understandably, isn't too keen on being sold off like a prize animal and wants to be known, not just admired for her beauty. Unfortunately, I started to lose interest once it became apparent that Tara wasn't particularly interesting. Breccan was at times either overly considerate or a complete ass. I was hoping for some more groveling, which didn't happen. Also, there was also some "oh my gosh I *love* him/her" mental epiphanies which I kind of always hate because they tend to come way too soon. Show us, don't tell us! So this was a quick, kind of unremarkable story, but it wasn't bad, it just wasn't that great either.