My Review - Veil of Pearls by MaryLu Tyndall

Veil of Pearls by M.L. Tyndall

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is the longest I’ve had to wait to read a MaryLu Tyndall book.  But, with a very hectic summer, prior commitments, and family matters, I wasn’t able to pick up VEIL OF PEARLS until yesterday.  And as always, I couldn’t put it down.

Adalia Winston has escaped slavery in Barbados and has begun a new life in the port city of Charleston.  Her light skin allows her to hide her heritage, and she quickly finds herself putting her knowledge of herbal medicines to use as a doctor’s assistant.  When she catches the eye of Morgan Rutledge, she thinks nothing of quickly dispatching of him and his persistent advances.  Though he is quite handsome, he is one of the wealthy elite and travels amongst the upper crust of society, a circle she will clearly never be a part of. 

Rutledge Morgan can’t get Adalia Winston out of his mind or thoughts.  Though he knows she is not in the same station as he and his prominent family, it does little to quell his interest.  He pursues her relentlessly, and all the more when he sees her defenses waning. 

Adalia and Morgan continue to fool themselves into thinking they can rise above the many obstacles plaguing their relationship.  Adalia knows she will have no future with Morgan once he finds out about her heritage and that she is nothing more than a runaway slave.  Morgan knows his powerful father will never allow him to court a commoner like Adalia. 

But somehow, they continue to fall farther in love.  A love neither of them will admit.  A love that will never be fulfilled when Adalia’s identity is discovered, and her wicked owner comes to claim her as his own.  Morgan must decide for himself what it is he wants.  Adelia and the freedom to pursue his passion of sailing, or wealth and his family name.

Like all of MaryLu’s books, I absolutely loved VEIL OF PEARLS.  MaryLu’s writing is so smooth and fluid, you can’t help but turn page after page.  Her characters are so well fleshed out, and her imagery so tangible, your heart breaks with the circumstances that befall Adalia and Morgan, and you can almost feel the spray of the ocean mist as Morgan turns to the sea for solace.

Another favorite in my library.







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