by Eloisa James
I still really like this book. Annabel is a strong women such that you rarely seen in romance novels. Not that there are not novels with strong women, in fact there are a plethora. But Annabel is special in that in every bit as self assured as she is, its there to hide her self-conscious desire for ...
Ewan asking Annabel to marry him when he first meets her was a cute scene. I give major kudos to the author to be able to make Annabel likeable. Annabel is singularly driven to marry a rich man and could just be written off as a gold digger but the author gives background story here and there on how...
Kiss Me, Annabel is a passably fun romance novel. Loosely basing her story on The Taming of the Shrew, James does delightfully twist Shakespeare's plot. Occasionally her choices do remove some of the tension for the story, for instance there's not quite as much tension when the hero and heroine can'...
Regency romance. Humor. Scandal. Scotland. Smut. More humor. Interesting supporting characters. Lots of fun!If I don't take notes, I forget the plot of these a few days later. I'm at peace with that.Checked this one out of the library straight to my Kindle.
So much to love in this 2nd book in the Essex Sisters series... A hunky Highland Scott Lord as the Hero (Ewan) and a beautiful, determined-never-to-be-poor-again-as-God-as-my-witness Heroine (Annabel). Lots of kissing - long, slow, seductive kisses that take your breath away. (OK, so it was Annabele...
Loved this book just as much on the second reading as the first.
What a great story! I laughed and cried many times! Such wonderful writing and really engaging characters!! I love this authors work!!I am currently on a Regency kick and this one was terrific!!
If I was very impressed by the first novel in the Essex sisters series, sadly, the second one fell flat for me. Which is a pity, as this one uses the theme from Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew, but unfortunately, this one just couldn't make it. Where there was convincing background drawn...