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The Taste of Innocence: A Cynster Novel

par Stephanie Laurens

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Séries: The Casebook of Barnaby Adair (prequel 3), Cynster Family (14)

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For no gentleman is this more true than Charles Morwellan, the eighth Earl of Meredith. Although he's seen the many successful unions of his Cynster connections, he has also watched his father's obsessions nearly destroy their family and fortune, a mistake Charles will not repeat. But as Lord Meredith he must marry, so he offers for Sarah, the daughter of his neighbors Lord and Lady Conningham. She's intelligent enough to run his social life, beautiful enough to grace his arm, and old enough to know the value of his offer. For most young ladies of the ton, the right marriage is the culmination of years of training, perfect deportment, and intricate plans that would impress a general. But as a lady of independent means with a life of her own, Sarah is unwilling to wed unless it is for unbounded love. But Charles always gets what he wants. He convinces Sarah to give him two weeks to win her; if he succeeds, they will marry immediately. And so begins an intense courtship. By day, Charles and Sarah are models of decorum indulging in innocuous walks, polite conversation, sedate waltzes. Each night they steal away to the lush, moonlit gardens, where sensual embraces turn to searing kisses, and much, much more. Both are swept away on a tide of passion and feeling neither can resist. And yet, after the wedding, despite nights of insatiable passion, Charles remains aloof, as if the near-sinful sweetness of their nights exists only in a dream. Sarah battles to prove that true love is a force that can't be contained, a gift worth fighting for, but it's only when she's engulfed in a web of increasingly dangerous incidents that Charles discovers how much he's willing to surrender to protect . . . the taste of innocence.… (plus d'informations)
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
The Taste of Innocence
2 Stars

Charles Morwellan, Earl of Meredith, has decided to marry. To his mind, Sarah Connigham is the perfect candidate - beautiful, intelligent and mature enough to welcome a marriage of convenience. But Sarah is determined to marry for love and Charlie will have to use all of the weapons in his arsenal - wit, charm and skills in seduction - to win her over.

Series note: This is book #14 in the Cynster series but takes place after the Cynster Sister Trilogy (books #16-18). It is also linked to books #6 and #7 in The Bastion Club series. I strongly recommend reading Laurens' works in chronological order as they appear on her website - here.

After a string of engaging stories, Sarah and Charlie's book falls rather flat. The first half is tediously repetitious as Charlie tries to convince Sarah that he is worthy husband material. While the pacing picks up in the second half as the conflict between them emerges and the suspense plot gains momentum, it is still too drawn out.

The chemistry that characterizes the previous romances in this subset of Cynster brother-in-law novels is sorely lacking as Charlie and Sarah's interactions, both verbal and sexual, are more mechanical than emotional. Also, Charlie's reason for keeping his distance from Sarah is completely non-sensical and undermines his hero status.

In addition, the mystery revolving around the railway land scheme is overly convoluted and descriptive, with pages and pages of financial information, geographical details and train schedules (or so it seems). Moreover, readers coming into the series here without having read The Bastion Club will be lacking backstory on a major player in the story. While some information is provided, it is not sufficient to truly appreciate the character's personality and motivation.

In sum, this is one of the more disappointing installments. Hopefully, the next one will return to the tried and true. ( )
  Lauren2013 | May 5, 2023 |
Charles Morwellan, octavo conde de Meredith, ha decidido que ha llegado la hora de casarse. E incluso ha encontrado a la candidata perfecta: Sarah Conningham. Ahora solo falta convencerla para que acepte.
  Natt90 | Nov 29, 2022 |
This feels like Laurens put a half dozen of her previous Cynster novels into a blender and this is what came out. The hero is set against falling in love but tries to seduce the heroine into marriage regardless, and the heroine tries to make him fall in love with her by seducing him back. Thus follows what felt like 30 make out sessions. Lol. The tension of the novel is supposed to come from this ‘battle of the wills’ I think, but it’s just the same thing over and over and over. When not sneaking away together there’s a mystery going on, but it felt especially ‘meh’ as well. This was a miss for me. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Dec 3, 2021 |
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Immediately forgettable romance from Laurens’ Cynster series. I’m offended by the hot at night, cold by day noble husband. It’s a ridiculous premise. And there was nothing else in content or character to add interest to the story. ( )
  msjudy | Aug 26, 2020 |
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For no gentleman is this more true than Charles Morwellan, the eighth Earl of Meredith. Although he's seen the many successful unions of his Cynster connections, he has also watched his father's obsessions nearly destroy their family and fortune, a mistake Charles will not repeat. But as Lord Meredith he must marry, so he offers for Sarah, the daughter of his neighbors Lord and Lady Conningham. She's intelligent enough to run his social life, beautiful enough to grace his arm, and old enough to know the value of his offer. For most young ladies of the ton, the right marriage is the culmination of years of training, perfect deportment, and intricate plans that would impress a general. But as a lady of independent means with a life of her own, Sarah is unwilling to wed unless it is for unbounded love. But Charles always gets what he wants. He convinces Sarah to give him two weeks to win her; if he succeeds, they will marry immediately. And so begins an intense courtship. By day, Charles and Sarah are models of decorum indulging in innocuous walks, polite conversation, sedate waltzes. Each night they steal away to the lush, moonlit gardens, where sensual embraces turn to searing kisses, and much, much more. Both are swept away on a tide of passion and feeling neither can resist. And yet, after the wedding, despite nights of insatiable passion, Charles remains aloof, as if the near-sinful sweetness of their nights exists only in a dream. Sarah battles to prove that true love is a force that can't be contained, a gift worth fighting for, but it's only when she's engulfed in a web of increasingly dangerous incidents that Charles discovers how much he's willing to surrender to protect . . . the taste of innocence.

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