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Chargement... Games of Pleasure (2005)par Julia Ross
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Appartient à la sérieWyldshay Trilogy (2)
Hiding a terrible secret, Miracle Heather has no desire to be rescued-especially by a virile young aristocrat. Yet as their accidental companionship leads them both into the unknown, mounting desire threatens to overcome every resolve. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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As the story begins, Ryder has just had his marriage proposal rejected by a well-born lady. He is riding along a cliff at the edge of the sea when he spots a dinghy with a seemingly lifeless woman on board floating in the surf heading towards the rocks. He saves the woman and discovers that she has been badly beaten. She gives him a false name and he takes her to a nearby inn where they have the best sex evah, of course. Miracle is hiding a big secret and the next morning she sneeks out on him leaving a note:
My name is Miracle Heather. I am London’s most notorious harlot.
When you found me in the boat, I had just murdered a man.
Thank you for all you have done or offered to do for me, my lord, but you are well rid of me.
Ryder tracks her down and offers to help her clear her name. The mystery is a pretty good one. Ryder is an admirable hero who has lead a responsible virtuous life as heir to a dukedom. He is a good honorable man, but not boring in the least. And far too trusting because Miracle is able to slip away from him several times.
Miracle was the dark character is this story and her past made her sense of worthlessness understandable but when she goes on and on and on about how unworthy she is of him I became annoyed. Most of the time I can deal with that attitude considering the time and the fact that he is an aristocrat and she is a commoner. But when it goes on for almost the entire book I lose my patience. He wants to marry her and she keeps turning him down. I kept thinking "get over yourself". I'm no expert on social attitudes of that time but it seems to me that most commoners would jump at the chance. What do I know, anyway?
Overall, the book was engaging and interesting and I enjoyed it enough to recommmend it. (Grade: B) ( )