Excellent writing, wit and humour - well worth reading. The main story is one of lust and love- there's quite a lot of sex, a lot more of thinking about sex, and quite a lot of manoeuvring for sex. There's some magic, including a haunted sword and a witch who uses language instead of magic. The heroine stabs several people, and the hero kills a lot more, but it's all alright. There are jokes about swords, and everyone has a lot of fun.