Ravishing the Heiress
Sherry Thomas,Mass Market Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Sherry Thomas,Mass Market Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Format: Books
ASIN: 9780425250877
Publish date: 03-07-2012
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Regency Romance,
Victorian Romance,
Fiction,
Historical
I think Sherry Thomas may just be my new favorite HR author. :) Would have given this book 5 stars if not for the ending. It felt a little rushed.
I knew I wasn't going to like this one, because I am no fan of awkwardly plotted scenarios where the husband blithely whores around while the wife remains the martyred virgin for years and years (see also The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James). BUT. Who knew it had a secret weapon in its pocket...eat...
You know the video responses they have on Youtube? All the while I was reading Ravishing the Heiress, I felt it was a literary response to Georgette Heyer's [b:A Civil Contract|311132|A Civil Contract|Georgette Heyer|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328873389s/311132.jpg|3228237]. It's not plagiarism, ...
Really enjoyable story about an arranged marriage in which Thomas takes the time to develop the characters' relationships over time.
A wife secretly in love with her husband?! Just my kind of book.
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