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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Diana Carrick is a virtuous widow who boldly seduces the notorious rake, Lord Ashcroft. Lord Ashcroft is suspicious of her motives but they become sexually involved and addicted to each other and then fall desperately and reluctantly in love. She has to be one of the most dislikeable and unpleasant heroines ever, whilst, for a so-called rake Lord A is remarkably and unbelievably noble, charming and forgiving. And of course he is stunningly good looking and enormously well endowed (whilst she is stunningly beautiful, face, figure blah blah blah). I spent the entire book hoping against hope that I might find some sympathy with Diana but instead she just irritated me more and more. Their attraction comes across as purely physical and the development of their relationship was non-existent - we were told but not shown - and frankly, since she spent most of her time (understandably) feeling excruciatingly guilty for deceiving him, I don't really see how they could have had any nice, natural (non sexual) relationship moments in which to discover in each other mutual soul mates. The plot premise that turns the heroine into the person who has to redeem herself (it's usually the hero who is made to grovel) is not a bad idea but it was not well done here in my view. Diana does NOT redeem herself. For me there was nothing she could have done TO redeem herself - I kept hoping to come across something that might excuse her actions but nothing ever did. The motivation the author gives her wasn't ever powerful enough in my view to justify what she did. If she was being coerced or blackmailed maybe but she went into the scheme of her own free will for reasons of greed/personal gain and was totally unprincipled - no integrity whatsoever. The fact that I so disliked one of the characters and that she's trying to prevent him from being 'careful' and all that that entailed ruined the s.x scenes for me totally -they just went on and on and on and on.
I have enjoyed Anna Campbell's other books very much and I do like an angsty romance but this one doesn't work for me at all.
I have enjoyed Anna Campbell's other books very much and I do like an angsty romance but this one doesn't work for me at all.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I love all of the Anna Campbell books & this is no exception-although it was a slow start and probably not as gripping as her other novels I was still captivated. Diana Carrick is virtually paid to seduce Lord Ashcroft & to get pregnant by him & in return she would be given the house where her father acted as bailiff. Lord Ashcroft is very reluctant at first but is intrigued by the enigmatic package of invitation but innocence from Diana & so gets lured to give in & take her on board. In their relationship there develops a bond & as a result he lets down his defences. What makes this storyline work is definately the chracterisation of Ashcroft. Although Diana appears as being a some what shallow person whio is ridden with guilt for seducing lord A. under false pretences its the interwoven feelings, expressions that develops from him that save this novel.
If only there were feeling "brutes" like this in the real world that though faced with adversity never give up & chase the heroine & do not take no for an answer. The story revolves around the meetings between these two & their encounters to further their experiences with one another. The motive which i will not give away seems a bit far fetched but still plausible. Diana does redeem herself towards the end by trying to hide the truth from Ashcroft & to not make him aware who was really behind the "con". This is definately worth a read.
If only there were feeling "brutes" like this in the real world that though faced with adversity never give up & chase the heroine & do not take no for an answer. The story revolves around the meetings between these two & their encounters to further their experiences with one another. The motive which i will not give away seems a bit far fetched but still plausible. Diana does redeem herself towards the end by trying to hide the truth from Ashcroft & to not make him aware who was really behind the "con". This is definately worth a read.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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so hard to like Anna Campbell. I mean the woman is this big seller and she has good ideas. But her prose is so overblown and melodramatic, without getting in the skin of the characters, it ruins her books. There's this awful line said by the cardboard villain about a certain anatomical part of the hero that is so bad..oh and how the mercenary heroine does something within two secs of meeting the hero that hse does SO OFTEN....that just sums this silly book up voicewise.
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