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Maggie Brown should never have allowed herself a fanciful affair with the mysterious stranger who broke her heart. But with her mother's recent death, a trip to the seaside was the only way to forget - for a while - that her situation was dire. Now, left with only memories of that brief happiness, she returns to London, reduced to selling herself to become a rich man's mistress. She never expects her handsome stranger to reappear and enter the bidding for her services...Adam St. Clair, Marquis of Belmont, has never wanted a mistress. His responsibility to his family is to find a wife, not a lover, but he simply couldn't allow any other man to possess the bewitching Maggie. He's never met a woman so tempting and trusting - a woman who challenges his every conviction and tests the limits of his desire. Letting her go once was his duty; letting her leave his side again is unthinkable.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a story about two people who fall in love and overcome the odds of their own prejudices, background and other peoples expectations. The secondary characters in the book are also very likeable and enhance the story line. This is the first time I have read a book by Cheryl Holt and I will be looking out for more books by her in the future.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Maggie Brown, daughter of a courtesan, has struggled much during her life, especially since her mother's recent death. When she and her friend Anne, herself a former courtesan, visit the seaside to decide what they are going to do to survive, Maggie is delighted to meet a handsome stranger and embark on her first, but brief, love affair.
When she returns to London, she is forced to try to become a rich man's mistress and is more than stunned when her mysterious stranger returns and is the highest bidder for her services. Adam St Clair, Marquis of Belmont never wanted a mistress but he can't help but want Maggie. Leaving her once was bad enough and he never wants to do so again. But duty, family and life are all conspiring to keep the pair apart and with every day their love will be truly tested.
Unlike many other of Cheryl Holt's novels, this one really isn't very erotic but that isn't a complaint as this book is filled with love, passion, betrayal, murder, romance - it has it all.
The story, while not being complex, manages to keep you gripped as there is constantly something happening that makes you want to keep turning the pages. It also manages to continually surprise with a multitude of twists and turns.
All the characters, from Maggie and Adam to the more minor characters are well drawn and very interesting. The way that Adam seamlessly changes and grows throughout the book is a delight to watch as we realise he has become the perfect tortured hero!
There are so many facets to this book that it really is a joy to read. And despite all the drama, it still manages to be wonderfully romantic with an ending that will leave you smiling. Definitely recommended and worth 5 stars.
When she returns to London, she is forced to try to become a rich man's mistress and is more than stunned when her mysterious stranger returns and is the highest bidder for her services. Adam St Clair, Marquis of Belmont never wanted a mistress but he can't help but want Maggie. Leaving her once was bad enough and he never wants to do so again. But duty, family and life are all conspiring to keep the pair apart and with every day their love will be truly tested.
Unlike many other of Cheryl Holt's novels, this one really isn't very erotic but that isn't a complaint as this book is filled with love, passion, betrayal, murder, romance - it has it all.
The story, while not being complex, manages to keep you gripped as there is constantly something happening that makes you want to keep turning the pages. It also manages to continually surprise with a multitude of twists and turns.
All the characters, from Maggie and Adam to the more minor characters are well drawn and very interesting. The way that Adam seamlessly changes and grows throughout the book is a delight to watch as we realise he has become the perfect tortured hero!
There are so many facets to this book that it really is a joy to read. And despite all the drama, it still manages to be wonderfully romantic with an ending that will leave you smiling. Definitely recommended and worth 5 stars.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
My Only Love
31 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When Maggie Brown's mother dies, she and her friend Anne are about to lose their home. Maggie's mother had been the mistress of the man who owns the house, and he wants them gone. Before contemplating their future, they take a few days' seaside vacation. At the same time, Adam St. Clair, Marquis of Belmont, and his brother James are also getting away. Adam is a very eligible bachelor and is tired of endless simpering misses and matchmaking mamas. They also go to the seaside, and meet Maggie and Anne there. Adam and Maggie pair off as do James and Anne. But Adam has obligations to find a wife of consequence, and James and Anne fall out when he learns that she has been mistress to several men. Vibrant characters and eventful plotting kept me involved from page one in this 4 1/2 star read. Cheryl Holt is a fresh new voice in historical romance that is truly delightful. Bravo!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A Magical Reissue!
6 Nov 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Maggie Brown is the illegitimate daughter of a Duke who has just lost her mother. Now life that was once comfortable and secure is in danger. Her mother's last protector wants her gone in three months. Together with her companion Anne they take the holiday at the sea that was already paid for as a way to find peace, plan for the future and mourn for her beautiful mama. While at the sea she meets and falls in love with Adam. She has no idea that he is a Marquis or that this chance meeting is going to be the beginning of a romance that will know no bounds.
Adam St. Claire knows his duty and will do what he must to always do the right thing. He won't follow in his father's footsteps taking a mistress and forsaking his family. So when he ends up in love with Maggie and is to marry her half sister his well ordered life is turned upside down. Will he turn away from the only woman he will ever love?
This is classic Holt at her best. "My Only Love" is full of heart, romance, and angst. This reissue is the perfect blend of sensuality, romance, and storyline. Maggie and Adam are wonderfully developed characters and the secondary storyline between Adam's brother James and Anne is a fine addition to this book. This is a perfect example of why I fell in love with Holt's writing and I'm glad to see that this story has been reissued in order to capture the fancy of new readers that are only now finding the magic of this author.
Adam St. Claire knows his duty and will do what he must to always do the right thing. He won't follow in his father's footsteps taking a mistress and forsaking his family. So when he ends up in love with Maggie and is to marry her half sister his well ordered life is turned upside down. Will he turn away from the only woman he will ever love?
This is classic Holt at her best. "My Only Love" is full of heart, romance, and angst. This reissue is the perfect blend of sensuality, romance, and storyline. Maggie and Adam are wonderfully developed characters and the secondary storyline between Adam's brother James and Anne is a fine addition to this book. This is a perfect example of why I fell in love with Holt's writing and I'm glad to see that this story has been reissued in order to capture the fancy of new readers that are only now finding the magic of this author.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Are you suppose to boo the hero?
6 Feb 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was the first book by Ms. Holt I've read, I will try others because I did enjoy her style, and, this one left me torn. I found the inital attraction between Maggie and Adam to be sweet, the way Ms. Holt described their first meeting was compelling. He wanted to protect her, she was drawn to him, wanting him to smile. You felt the pull between them, very believable. Then real life intrudes and the staid Marquess rears his ugly head, and keeps on rearing it. By the middle of the story, all I wanted was to see Adam get what was coming to him, a swift kick in the rear, to be exact. Maggie was and good heroine, kind and caring, realistic about her life as an illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and in her dealings with an absentee father who never wanted to claimed her. Never really pining for what couldn't be, just living her life with what she has, right now. Much better and stronger than a heroine, who always feels regret about something she couldn't change anyway. Adam on the other hand, was not a good hero, he never made me want him to succeed or provail, at least past the first chapter. He was constantly demeaning Maggie, with words and actions, consistantly refusing to accept her as she was, always regretting what was obvious to everyone else. Love doesn't care who you are, where you're from or where you'll be going tomorrow, it just is. If he had come to that conclusion earlier in the story he may have been easier to like, as it was I was rooting for Charlie. James and Anne were wonderful secondary characters and that they found happiness was very satisfying, even the absentee father was more likable than the hero. I can't say this was the worst book I've ever read, not even close, in fact, it was well written with good character development, with a true sense of what it might have been like to be a woman in a time when women were secondary citizens with no means of living beyond what men provided. Scary time to be female. I'll try another of Ms. Holt's stories, I always give an author a second chance.
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