by Mary Balogh
A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh is a well written historical romance. Ms Balogh has delivered wonderful, lovable characters, drama and a bit of sizzle in this sometimes sad story. Gerald and Priscilla's story is all about choice and survival. A Precious Jewel is book 2 of the Stapleton-Downes Ser...
This book was a nice, sweet read. There wasn't a lot of overwhelming passion in this book, but Mary Balogh has a talent at building up slow relationships. The action in this book just dragged on a bit for me, the pacing just felt repetitive and very slow at times. All of the characters in the book w...
This novel stands out in that the hero is pretty rubbish in bed. It's fantastic. While I didn't particularly like either character, they clearly snuck under my fences because I was all swelling violins weepy at the resolution.
Very interesting, captivating and steamy historical romance that takes a stark look at multiple serious issues such as coping during dire straits, insecurity, stereotyping, and self-worth. Sir Gerald visits a house of pleasure and takes an interest in a particular courtesan Priss who he sets up as ...
I'm giving this a 3+ stars ("I liked it") because, even though I think the story itself was unique, well-written, emotionally-gripping, and pretty much perfect for the characters it featured, I personally couldn't get much more excited than "I liked it" throughout the book. That said, two moments ma...
I was cheering for them the whole way and I love Mary Balogh so it hurts me to only give this book 3 stars, but the subject matter didn't suit me. I'm sure that she did a wonderful job of having them fall in love, but I could not think about anything other than the fact that she used to be a prosti...
Hmmmm, well written even if it was slow moving. I do though feel the need to wash my brain out after reading it. I derived no pleasure from it and I honestly did not like any of the characters.
When Sir Gerald Stapleton visits Mrs. Blyth’s house dubbed “the finishing school” for his pleasure and nothing else, never would he have dreamed he would meet the woman whom would change his heart and world forever Priscilla Wentworth. Priscilla must heal Gerald’s wounds of his past and get bast bot...
I bought the reissue as an ebook, rather than try to find a used copy of the original, and it was well worth it, despite paying a MMPB price for a category length story.A Precious Jewel is unlike any historical I've read. The heroine is a prostitute working in a brothel, the hero a beta of average i...
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