This volume of "quickies" was some of the best erotic reading I have done in a while. It was to the point, to put it mildly! Can't wait for vol. 3!! Another "quickie" erotic read I devoured and would recommend: Sex Scenes: Erotica Excerpts from the Novels of Kim Corum.
I absolutely love Philippa Gregory's Tudor Court novels, so when I decided to try Wideacre I anticipated another gripping read. Unfortunately the novel not only centres around the most self centered and twisted female character, but also the plot of the novel is tedious, repetitive and portays in depth the disturbing incestuous relationship between the main character and her brother which is frankly...
The final book in the Wideacre trilogy and tells the story of Julia and Richard Lacey's daughter Meridon (Sarah Lacey). Her mother gave her up to travelling gypsies at birth to protect her from the Lacey madness.
After her gypsy sister is killed during a trapeez act by the father of her unborn baby, Meridon is consumed by grief and accidentally discovers Wideacre and her inheritance....
There is simply no other word to describe this wonderful monumental book.
At its heart are two stories, the affair between Vronsky and the eponymous heroine, and the courtship of the self doubting Levine and Kitty who initially also believes herself to be in love with Vronsky.
The true glory of the book really came to me when, while reading it I was asked "Is she a good heroine...
The latest in Eloisa James' "Desperate Duchesses" series focuses on Isidore, the Duchess of Cosway, and her husband Simeon. They have a rather unusual marriage in that, despite being wed for eleven years, they have never actually met. They were married by proxy when Isidore was 12 whilst Simeon was travelling in Africa and India and he has never returned. In James' previous book in this series we learned...
