I love historical novels, and A Catch of Consequence is one of the best I've read in a long time. Diana Norman tells a page-turner of a story about the adventures of Makepeace Burke, a Boston tavern keeper who catches herself a new life when she fishes English nobleman Philip Dapifer out of Boston Harbor.
Makepeace is a very likable character, and her entourage of younger brother Aaron, former slave Betty, and Indian Tantaquidgeon are an interesting group. Philip Dapifer is really a secondary character, whose main role seems to be getting Makepeace from Boston to England, where she learns some very hard lessons about what's really important in life.
This book is not an historical romance. Yes, there is some romance, but mostly we follow Makepeace as she makes her way through the events of Boston and then England in the latter part of the 18th century. It's really a very good novel.
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