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A carregar... One Naughty Nightpor Laurel McKee
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Just not to my taste. Good plot, good characters, just a little too dark. ( ) Ever since the feuds between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s, Hatfield’s and McCoy’s, I’ve been drawn to love stories of these ‘at dagger’s drawn’ families. There’s just something about all of them that touches and engages in me a range of emotions. I believe that this is what Ms. McKee tried and, at least in my case, succeeded to convey with this story. In her first book of this series, she introduces us to the St. Claire and Huntington family via Lily and Aidan. Lily St. Claire is an adopted child of the St. Claire family and never the less, much loved by her parents and siblings. She spent her early childhood on the streets of London, watching her mother slowly dying and trying to outrun Tom Beaumont, a man who would have her become a prostitute, after her mother's death. Her luck changes as she meets St. Claire’s and Lily gets a chance to belong to a real family. Aidan Huntington is a typical second son of a duke, who’s really not much impressed with his station in life and in order to avoid his family, takes to the road and gives his all to passion of writing plays. The first meeting between these two lonely people occurs outside of the theater and neither knows the identity of the other. As Lily runs out of it feeling that she’s failed her family’s expectations of becoming a hit in a play, she finds comfort in a conversation and a passionate kiss from a total stranger. It’s now three years later and Aidan’s travels have taken him far and wide, but now he’s home and he still feels there’s much of life left to be lived before he shackles himself to a wife. Lily on the other hand has been married and widowed by now, and is trying to make good use of her time by helping her brother succeed in establishing himself as a gaming hell proprietor. There are a lot of things one’s attracted to certain authors and their story telling. We look for plots, pace and prose to take us to places we at times just dream about. For me, the characterization of the main players is what I look forward to the most. I just love to dissect the reasons behind the behavior of everyone in the story, and Ms. McKee never fails to impress in that regard. The character of Lily St Claire is a complex and yet easy to comprehend once we’re given a glimpse of her childhood, and that goes for the character of Aidan. Both come with some baggage yet neither is hiding behind it and freely are admitting and embracing their sexuality. I just thought them a perfect match! This story’s quick pace, well written dialogue and some really hot scenes kept me glued to my Kindle and I highly recommend and give it my Five Quills. I am totally ready for the second one in the series ‘Two Sinful Secrets’ landlady Sophia Huntington’s adventure. Melanie for RCJR eZine Book provided by NetGalley. I'm hoping this ends up being one of those series that gets better after the first book. I like the concept, I love the characters, and the romance was hot, but the story in this one fell flat for me. Aidan and Lily meet on the night of Lily's failed theater debut. After flirting and a kiss, they do not meet again for three years. Now a widow, Lily is helping her brothers set up a gaming den. Once a respectable family of the ton, the St. Claire's now live on the edges of it as theater owners. Lily was adopted by the St. Claire's as a young teen. Her mother, a prostitute addicted to opium, died when Lily was a child. Lily spent the years after her mother's death and before her adoption living on the street. Aidan and Lily meet again at the gaming den. Their attraction for each other is immediate and scorching and they can't seem to stay away from each other. Here's the thing, Aidan is a Huntington and the St. Claire's hate the Huntington's. They were the cause of St. Claire's ruin a hundred years before. Lily knows she should stay away from Aidan. Her family would definitely not approve of their relationship. Aidan has no idea why the St. Claire's hate him. He does not know his ancestor one hundred years before ruined that family. From the description, I assumed there would be mutual hate between the families, but it seems to be all on the St. Claire's side. It was a bit odd, but maybe it will be different in future books. The sex was a pleasant surprise for me. It was more on the erotic side, with some light bondage and horse crop whipping. It was well written and hot. I think though, the story could have used one less sex scene, and instead have one more with the two getting to know each other beyond sex; it would have added to a more believable love story. I think I would have liked the story more if it had been more focused on the conflict between the two families, instead of Lily's past. I was more interested in the families and enjoyed reading those bits more than Lily dealing with the ugliness of her past. I do plan on seeing where McKee takes this story in the next book. She had one scene between the next couple, Dominic St. Claire and Sophia Huntington in One Naughty Night that was quite intense. I hope that intensity continues in their book. ARC provided through NetGalley. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Pertence a SérieThe Scandalous St. Claires 2 (book 1)
A hundred years has passed since the bitter rivalry between the St. Claires and the Huntingtons began. But in London, the feud goes on . . . UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT, NOTHING IS FORBIDDEN Lily St. Claire will do anything for the family that saved her from the streets. With their support, the young widow has become the hostess of The Devil's Fancy, London's most exclusive gaming den. She's determined to restore the St. Claire family fortune, lost a century before to the despised Huntington clan. But a ghost from her past may be her ultimate undoing . . . Lord Aidan Huntington is handsome and wealthy, with a taste for adventure and a reputation for wickedness. A gambler and a rake, Aidan can't resist a seductive woman with secrets - but one naughty night with Lily leaves him wanting more. As Lily is drawn into London's dark underworld by an old enemy, Aidan will risk everything to save the woman who has awakened his deepest desires. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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