The bride is Gwendolyn Wilder, the only virgin in a Scottish village where for most, virginity is only a memory at age 15; the beast is Bernard MacCullough, laird of the glen who has returned to his broken-down castle to find out which of the villagers of Ballybliss betrayed his parents to the English.

Bernard has kept his people away from Castle Weyrcraig by pretending to be the Dragon and fulfilling The curse place upon the village by his dying father. Gewndolyn is the virgin sacrifice given to the Dragon to try and apeese his fury.

Instead of writing a rehash of a fairytale, Medeiros would be far better off sticking to the witch romances she does so well. This is a nice little read but nothing special.

Good

Reviewed by Jo
A Little Romance