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After a pleasant holiday while the storm rages, she's in love because great sex is ALL it takes for women to be in love. And he's decided it'd be cool to have her as his mistress cuz the marriage of convenience is still on. His argument because THIS makes sense: If he jilts the earl's daughter to marry her, she'll be a social outcast and so will their children because it'll be SO much more socially acceptable if she's an adulteress and the kids are bastards. If you're happy with a book that's all about the relationship and the whole "she loves him but she can't deal with being his ho," and "he loves her, but he has his reasons not to make an honest woman of her" thing, then this will spin your wheels.

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It's a good book, just not my cup of tea. Tho I did enjoy seeing the final confrontation with the bossy old biddy. Jul 08, D. I first read this book when it first came out in and loved it. At the time, I was a beginner to historical romance so I found the whole situation really angsty and heartbreaking. In this second round, not so much. I guess I've read enough historical romance in the last 10 years that I've become more discriminating some would say pickier.

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Deborah and Tony become lovers the first night they meet and quickly fall in love, but alas their romance is doomed from the beginning. Tony just got enga I first read this book when it first came out in and loved it. Tony just got engaged to the most beautiful debutant of the season and cannot cry off. You see, Tony's family has been mired in scandal and he's been craving respectability all his life.

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He definitely doesn't want to give us his chance to clean up his family name. However, Deborah doesn't want to be his mistress, no matter that he says she'll be the woman of his heart. So starts a back and forth where he's not taking no for an answer and never thinks how devastating it will be for HER not to be respectable woman anymore you would think that in his situation, he would sympathize. The problem was solved very conveniently without any intervention from the leads, which I don't like because I prefer when characters take an active role in solving their own problems.

Not the worst historical I've read but I'm definitely removing it from my 'favorites' list. Nov 23, Nancy rated it really liked it Shelves: Deborah Percival never knew passion with her late husband. Yielding to a night of lust brings her many regrets, so she heads on her way. Smitten by the forthright widow and able to heal in her presence from an unhappy childhood, he tracks her down. And so he makes her an indecent proposal. Will she succumb to his tempting offer and accept, or will she maintain the little self-respect she has left? This engaging romance is a charming read. Feb 05, Haley rated it it was amazing.

While I don't usually enjoy the love at first sight idea, Deb and Tony's story is one that I find acceptable. Even when they first meet and the connection is immediately established that is not the end to their growth as a couple, as is so often the case with love at first sight stories. Even while coming from different situations the two are very much kindred spirits through their difficult background that caused them to be almost overly responsible. That sense of responsibility is what causes While I don't usually enjoy the love at first sight idea, Deb and Tony's story is one that I find acceptable.

That sense of responsibility is what causes the major problems for them. Even while both fall helplessly in love with each other Tony is already promised to a woman he has only met once as a business arrangement, and can not cry off with out causing problems for her. Meanwhile, Deb is devastated when she learns why Tony offered her a place as a mistress rather wife and feels that she can not live with sharing him. The relationship between Deb and Tony is shockingly deep in the span of the novel-- and I mean that in a great way.

I love them and their clearly deep emotions for each other was a joy to read. At times I wanted to smack Tony for being so unable to let Deb go, even wanting to marry her, but being unwilling to call off the barely established arrangement of the wedding. Their relationship grows only more as they try to separate from each other and they both deal with the darker parts of their past.

Nov 10, Trudy Miner rated it really liked it. Young widow Deborah Percival is trapped in a village where her life is controlled by a group of biddies who have determined that she should marry the parson with six uncontrollable children! Never; she has done her duty by marrying a man older than her father. When the chance comes for her to escape to London to help her sister, Deborah takes it. It's then that Fate steps in and traps her in Derby at the home of a widow to wait out a heavy rainstorm. There she meets the irresistible Earl of Burn Young widow Deborah Percival is trapped in a village where her life is controlled by a group of biddies who have determined that she should marry the parson with six uncontrollable children!

There she meets the irresistible Earl of Burnell and begins a passionate affair which was suppose to last only while they waited out the storm. Unfortunately, the Earl is engaged and Deborah is on her way to London but Tony decides he can't live without her. He changes his plans, returns to London to search for Deborah and tries to persuade her to become his mistress.

Deborah, however, is gently reared with high morals and isn't agreeable despite her love for Tony.

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Even though Tony loves her, will he break his engagement? This story is full of humor, twists and turns, and satire. The main characters are well-drawn and the story flows well. Nov 29, Cheesecake rated it really liked it Shelves: The running theme of this one seems to be the folly of trying to live up to other's expectations.

Deborah and Anthony have been indiscreet. They both care for each other, but not enough to risk their public image. This is more understandable from Deborah's point of view and I wanted to box Anthony's ears for much of the book.

Other characters want to box his ears as well But he has some learning to do. He does come through later on of his own volition and Deborah stands Deborah and Anthony.

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He does come through later on of his own volition and Deborah stands up for herself as he suggests. Then at the very end, all the angst was for not.

Very humorous ending and I just loved both characters by then. Anthony fully redeems himself! I would have given it 3 stars but the ending was perfect! Feb 10, Courtney Stasko rated it liked it. This book was sweet. A bit rushed at times and I will admit, prefer not to rush the loving scenes. They make the book and build the chemistry with the characters. Apr 22, Alegna rated it really liked it Shelves: Snow Falling Jane Gloriana Villanueva.

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