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Indlæser... If Ever I Should Love You: A Spinster Heiresses Novel (The Spinster Heiresses Book 1) (udgave 2017)af Cathy Maxwell (Forfatter)
Work InformationIf Ever I Should Love You af Cathy Maxwell (Author)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Simple is never part of the equation when it comes to love. Nothing involving the heart ever is. However, the ballad of Leonie and Roman is like is like an onion. The layers run deep and the tears are no surprise. Cathy Maxwell has a talent for breaking a heart in the sweetest of ways. Leonie is stuck in the past, reliving her mistakes and punishing herself for them. It's hard to like her, but in time you will understand her. Her burden of guilt has flawed her soul. Roman was never meant to be a hero, but he ended up being a twofold one. He had the courage to listen to his heart and pursue the one woman he had to work the hardest for and the foresight to empathize and help mend an at times callous, but brutally broken heart. If Ever I Should Love You may run hot and cold, but it appeals to what makes us human. Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Leonie's story--and struggle here--blew me away. The book's blurb doesn't really address what its heroine's biggest problem will be, but to be honest I hadn't even read it all that closely before saying, Another new series from Cathy Maxwell? Yes, please! so I might not have noticed even if it had. Ms. Maxwell certainly did take on a whole lot with these two characters--their complicated backstory, Leonie's difficult homelife and her unconventional (for a Regency romance heroine, at least) way of dealing with it, and Roman's complicated feelings for her and uncertainty of how (or even if) he could help her--and still made me root for them all of the way. Even while practically screaming at her, "No! Don't do it!" Ms. Maxwell made me understand why Leonie often still did. Though I am sure Leonie and Roman's challenges are far from over at the end of the book, the ending Ms. Maxwell gives us definitely leaves us with the hope that together they will be able to come out on top. I can't wait to see glimpses of them in future series books--how soon will they be coming out? ;) Rating: 4 1//2 stars / A- I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Once upon a time there were three young ladies who, despite their fortunes, had been on the Marriage Mart a bit too long. They were known as the "Spinster Heiresses" . . . He's inherited a title, but not a penny to speak of, so the Earl of Rochdale knows he must find a wife-preferably one tolerably pretty and good-tempered, but definitely wealthy, and willing to exchange her fortune for his family name. His choice: Leonie Charnock, one of the season's "Spinster Heiresses." Years before, the earl had saved the dark-eyed beauty's reputation, and she is still breathtakingly lovely, leading Rochdale to hope that their marriage will be more than in name only. However, Leonie doesn't want to be anyone's wife. Nearly destroyed by the secrets in her past, Leonie agrees to their union with one condition: there will be a wedding but no bedding. But it's a condition the new Countess Rochdale isn't sure even she can keep . . . No library descriptions found. |
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As an interesting character twist, Leonie took to taking a nip now and them, when she couldn't sleep or when she was nervous. Her drinking didn't really seem to be a problem until she passed out at her wedding. Roman realizes that he loves her but doesn't know if he can trust her to not drink. The couple each struggles with the problem - alone and together. This provides an interesting tension to the story that makes the Happily Ever After all the better when it comes. ( )