Customer Reviews
I loved it - By: Detra Fitch, 15 Mar 2003 
Madeline Deveridge was known among the Ton as the "Wicked Widow". Everyone believed she had murdered her husband & then set fire to the house to cover the crime. Her deceased husband had been trainedin the special arts of the Vanza. But he had not been a Master of Vanza as her father had been. Never-the-less, her husband's madness mixed with his training left Madeline very scarred on the inside. When someone, pretending to be her deceased husband's ghost out for revenge, began threatening her, she had to seek another Vanza for help.
Unknown to others, Artemas Hunt was a Full Vanza Master & the owner of the Dream Pavilions. Artemas sold dreams & illusions. When Madeline virtually blackmailed him into helping her rescue one of her kidnapped maids, he was furious! When he found out she knew he was Vanza, owner of the Dream Pavilions, & knew much more about the Vanza Society than was healthy, he became cautious. He had no time for her. He had his own revenge to seek. They made a deal. Artemas helped her catch a ghost & Madeline turned over her father's journal that was filled with all the personal lives & businesses of all members of the Vanza Society - including his!
Amanda Quick weaves the most enthralling tales of romance & suspense! I was caughtin this story's sticky web from the first page! This book is one of her best yet!
really enjoyed it - By: , 16 Mar 2001 
I loved it! It was full of suspense & I personally fellin love with the hero. I was curious though about the theory behind Vanza, what on earth is it? Some kind of martial art?
