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For the first time in her sheltered life, Larissa Ascot's wishes for a merry Christmas seem to be in peril. Her father is in the Colonies on business, but is far overdue coming home. Thus, Larissa is left to handle the rumours of her family's bankruptcy, panicking creditors pounding on her door and eviction. On top of all that, she must now contend with her enigmatic would-be "benefactor" - Vincent Everett, the Baron of Windsmoor - who would be the first to admit that it is more than the Yuletide spirit of goodwill that has inspired his generosity. Vincent had previously sworn righteous vengeance on Larissa's family...
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Am struggling to believe this book was actually written by JL. It was flat, predictable and had none of the humour or relaxed flow of her earlier books. It is a little darker and the hero more sinister than usual, which I initially liked. After a few chapters though it becomes impossible to understand why anyone would like the bloke let alone love him. He, likewise, seems to have his coldheartedness shattered by a woman who seems to do nothing but whimper and mewl. Oh, but she IS ethereally beautifully and willingly falls into his bed. True love. There are also a few fairly obvious mistakes which I find uncharacteristic of such a seasoned writer as Ms Lindsey. English people do not refer to Christmas as "The Holidays". "Happy Holidays" and "Going home for the holidays" are all American expressions concerning the season. We just call it Christmas. Also, I have always believed that Christmas trees were a tradition brought over with Prince Albert when he married Queen Victoria in 1840. So, not only are Christmas trees a German tradition (not an English one) but also since this book seems to be set in Regency London, the story consequently pre-dates Christmas trees by a good 20 years. With the whole plot revolving around "The holidays" and the traditionally English tree - this effectively ruined an already limp offering for me. If this was a ghostwriter, please sack it.
Potential JL readers should not be put off by this. Read Tender Rebel (or any Malory Story), Fires of Winter, Prisoner of My Desire or Warrior's Woman to get an idea of what her fans have come to expect.
Potential JL readers should not be put off by this. Read Tender Rebel (or any Malory Story), Fires of Winter, Prisoner of My Desire or Warrior's Woman to get an idea of what her fans have come to expect.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Vincent Everett believes (mistakenly) that Larissa Ascot's father is responsible for his younger brothers death! So he takes his revenge by starting rumours of her family's bankruptcy and evicting them (Larissa & her young brother) from their home. Only to offer them shelter in his house until their father returns from overseas. This book could have been so much more, I have most of JL's books and especially enjoy the Malory series, but these characters are two dimensional, the book has no soul. I'm sorry to say but you feel nothing for the characters, even the incidental characters do nothing to relieve the monotony of the writing. You can miss pages and you still know what was happening - usually nothing. Save your time and money, buy something else, try one of JL's earlier books they are by far better written and more enjoyable.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This is only the second Johanna Lindsey book i have read, and it only took me one night. I thought the storyline was great. It was very different from 'Secret Fire' and there wasn't as much reference to the sexual relations in it as in other books, but it doesn't put you off. I never did no what was going to happen once it got closer to the end, and i won't spoil it for you. If this is the first of JLindseys books you're going to read i'd suggest you try a more lively one first as i thought that it got a bit boring during some parts. Over all i thought it had a great outline story but could have been better.
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