In this entertaining spin on "Beauty and the Beast, " a soon-to-be-bride sets off to deliver a package and a letter to a reclusive Lord...never imagining that the brooding stranger may be her last chance at love.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Beauty and the Beast without being trite or obvious
19 Oct 2006
By K. Hinton
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
When Lady Ivy St. Claire learns that she has been left a bequest by one of her mother's former suitors she is surprised. When she learns that in order to get this inheritance she must deliver a portrait to the reclusive Earl of Tamberlake, she is intrigued. But when she travels to the reclusive Wales estate of the so-called "Monster Earl," she is enthralled.
Auburn Seaton, Earl of Tamberlake, has made it his business to remain secluded from London, the ton, and the gossip contained therein. After a carriage accident left one side of his face horribly scarred, he decides he would rather be left alone and not endure the cruel stares and vicious rumors resulting from his accident. He has been enjoying his solitude for years when Ivy turns up on his doorstep and turns his world upside-down.
This book was a refreshing take on the classic Beauty and The Beast story. It's been done before in historical romance (Beast by Judith Ivory and The Duchess by Jude Deveraux are the two that most readily come to mind), but never carried off with such grace and aplomb. Ivy is a delight and a much needed change from the typcial heroine who would have been appalled by Tamberlake's scarring and have had to be wooed into looking past his physical appearance to his inner beauty. I admire Gabriella Anderson for not taking the easy route and creating drama by doing something so typical and instead giving Tamberlake someone to love from the beginning of the story. Because what's not to love? Auburn Seaton portrays the archetypal flawed hero at his best. He's strong, self-aware, kind, and will do anything in his power to get the girl.
This book was wonderful--a solid love story that only took me 4 hours to finish. If you like flawed heroes and the ladies who love them, you couldn't ask for a better story.
Auburn Seaton, Earl of Tamberlake, has made it his business to remain secluded from London, the ton, and the gossip contained therein. After a carriage accident left one side of his face horribly scarred, he decides he would rather be left alone and not endure the cruel stares and vicious rumors resulting from his accident. He has been enjoying his solitude for years when Ivy turns up on his doorstep and turns his world upside-down.
This book was a refreshing take on the classic Beauty and The Beast story. It's been done before in historical romance (Beast by Judith Ivory and The Duchess by Jude Deveraux are the two that most readily come to mind), but never carried off with such grace and aplomb. Ivy is a delight and a much needed change from the typcial heroine who would have been appalled by Tamberlake's scarring and have had to be wooed into looking past his physical appearance to his inner beauty. I admire Gabriella Anderson for not taking the easy route and creating drama by doing something so typical and instead giving Tamberlake someone to love from the beginning of the story. Because what's not to love? Auburn Seaton portrays the archetypal flawed hero at his best. He's strong, self-aware, kind, and will do anything in his power to get the girl.
This book was wonderful--a solid love story that only took me 4 hours to finish. If you like flawed heroes and the ladies who love them, you couldn't ask for a better story.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a keeper.
9 Oct 2003
By A Customer
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ever Yours was a delightful, fast read. I'm sick of the perfect hero and heroine who have nothing to learn or don't have to grow and fight over nonsense. Here's a couple of people who have plenty of interesting challenges from physical imperfections to impulsive behavior. I like them both immediately and rooted for them the entire time. Lost of sex appeal in this story and a clever twist that is not PC. Loved it!
I'm keeping it on my bookshelf-Forever MINE!
I'm keeping it on my bookshelf-Forever MINE!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A Hero Who Is Not What He Appears
4 Nov 2003
By Louise
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I enjoyed this book -- a lot! The hero is badly scarred in body but not in his mind, despite his belief that he must hide his face behind a mask. He wants to be a recluse. Yet, Ivy's arrival makes him laugh and chuckle so easily. He warms to her, just as the reader does. Ivy removes his mask both physically and emotionally. How can he not fall in love with the one who sees him as he truly is? You will, too. This is what true love is: loving the other's true self.
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