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This was my starting time read by Samantha James and I loved it! Information technology'south definitely my favorite of the Perfect/Sterling trilogy, all of which I enjoyed. I was in desperate demand of a feel-good romance, and this definitely striking the spot! It's reminiscent of "My Fair Lady" and "Cinderella" and also reminded me a fiddling of Julia Quinn's An Offer From a Gentleman, which is 1 of my favorites in the Bridgertons series; even so the story and characters seem wholly original as well
v+ stars – Historical/Regency RomanceThis was my first read by Samantha James and I loved it! It's definitely my favorite of the Perfect/Sterling trilogy, all of which I enjoyed. I was in desperate need of a feel-proficient romance, and this definitely striking the spot! It'southward reminiscent of "My Fair Lady" and "Cinderella" and also reminded me a little of Julia Quinn'southward An Offer From a Admirer, which is ane of my favorites in the Bridgertons series; yet the story and characters seem wholly original besides.
With an platonic combination of emotion, malaise, and touching, sweet romance and a remarkable H/H who will have y'all cheering for their HEA, A Perfect Bride is a satisfying read. Information technology was the "perfect" antitoxin for my crummy mood, which is why I'm rating it v+ stars!
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A lovely romance most a young lady, Devon, whose mother died and left her alone to fend for herself in the slums of London. She is attacked past thieves on night and stabbed but manages to kill i of the criminals. The H Sebastian saves her and takes her to his domicile. I enjoyed reading about his attempts to turn her into a lady and teach her to read. It was so perfect. He'due south a stuffy but very sexy Marquess and has a bit of emotional baggage himself: his female parent had been a rather promi
I loved this !A lovely romance about a young lady, Devon, whose mother died and left her lonely to fend for herself in the slums of London. She is attacked by thieves on night and stabbed but manages to kill one of the criminals. The H Sebastian saves her and takes her to his home. I enjoyed reading most his attempts to plow her into a lady and teach her to read. It was then perfect. He's a stuffy but very sexy Marquess and has a fleck of emotional luggage himself: his mother had been a rather promiscuous woman who had ever embarrassed the family before her death then Sebastian has sworn to himself that he volition but marry a woman who will be the "perfect" bride for a man in his position. He wants a noblewoman who is not going to scandalize his family proper name. The homeless, illegitimate heroine fills none of these requirements but he is however fatigued to her from the minute he saves her.
Devon has had a hard life. Her mother had been a governess who had fallen in love with a duke's son. All that rake gave the mother was a family unit heirloom necklace and pendant and a pregnancy. Devon all the same has the necklace and pendant and it helps her paternal grandmother, a dowager duchess, identity her. She too has her dad'due south rare colored amber eyes then the old duchess knows she has institute her granddaughter.
Earlier all this happens though, Sebastian thinks that the ideal plan to safeguard Devon'due south future is to ally her to a suitable and wealthy gentleman. It was then funny seeing him eaten upward with jealousy when the prospective husband candidates plow up for dinner. Sebastian eventually seduces Devon and falls in honey with her but still cannot see her as his wife because of her background. Just when he decides that he loves her plenty to ally her, her grandmother turns up and takes her away. Of course I've simplified it a lot, but this was truly one very beautiful romance novel. I volition definitely exist reading the third novel in the series. That ane is called A Perfect Hero and features Sebastian's sister. I won't be reading the 2d novel A Perfect Groom because I didn't like the description of the heroine and I really liked Sebastian's brother Justin.
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This book is such a hidden gem! Just as good the 2nd time around!
It made me a very very happy girl. I loved everything most it!! Devon St. Clair is a bounder daughter who grew up with her mother in St. Giles. Despite this, she promised that she would never "steal, beg or whore" and she's managed to survive with her innocence intact. Ane night she is attacked past two ruffians and she stabs one of them to get abroad and he stabs her back. She's left haemorrhage in the str
Updated after re-read 16/1/aneThis book is such a subconscious precious stone! Just as practiced the 2d fourth dimension effectually!
It made me a very very happy girl. I loved everything about information technology!! Devon St. Clair is a bounder daughter who grew up with her mother in St. Giles. Despite this, she promised that she would never "steal, beg or whore" and she's managed to survive with her innocence intact. Ane night she is attacked by two ruffians and she stabs one of them to get away and he stabs her back. She's left bleeding in the street and thinks she will die...
...until Sebastian Sterling, Marquess of Thurston comes along. His sense of honour can't get out her bleeding to death in the streets so he whisks her off to his townhouse where he lives with his brother Justin. They think she is a thief when they detect her clutching her mother'south necklace and when Devon wakes up sparks fly!
This book was the near delightful books I've read in quite a while. It was funny and sugariness and it was a Pygmalion story every bit adept as they become. Both Devon and Sebastian was truly lovable and post-obit their building romance was a pleasure. And the HEA - let's only say that information technology was as sweet as cotton wool candy. How tin I take missed Samantha Jones? *Scurries off to bank check the balance of her books*
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Yaayyy!!!Finally, a good i!
What'south not to love here?
A beautiful motormouth and completely unsuitable h from the slums/St.Giles and a strait-laced duty-leap Marquess and lots of sweetness, tartness and spice!
Just then did she detect one of life'southward deepest truths— that dreams sometimes had a way of irresolute. Or perhaps it was simply that she had changed.
Completely formulaic and unpretentious with the usual schmaltziness of oh-so-opposites, big guy-petite girl, course carve up, can't continue my
iv.5*Yaayyy!!!Finally, a good one!
What'south not to love here?
A cute motormouth and completely unsuitable h from the slums/St.Giles and a strait-laced duty-bound Marquess and lots of sweetness, tartness and spice!
Only and then did she discover i of life's deepest truths— that dreams sometimes had a way of changing. Or perhaps it was only that she had changed.
Completely formulaic and unpretentious with the usual schmaltziness of oh-so-opposites, big guy-petite girl, class divide, tin't keep my hands off you, dayumm information technology'south hot in here, oops-obligations, pitiful merely y'all non married woman textile, villains and tons of things working against them. Aught new, of class simply this comes up wrapped upwardly in an interesting, captivating and sizzling package.
This was all she'd ever wanted—to exist locked fast inside the bounden protection of his potent embrace. But non similar this. Non when he was filled with regret, and she with pain. Not when she ached to the bottom of her soul.
I call up SJ likes working with the barest of characters. But I love how we go more than of h/H and that too happily with a reasonable progression of plot, instead of the repetitive button-pull and fillers. So we merely accept the H'southward brother and some other (expected) late entry making upward for the residue of the cast, autonomously from the expedient appearance of the villain.
At that place was a bond between them. A link. Some- thing far beyond friendship. Far beyond desire.
Far beyond his ability to master.
He didn't fight information technology. He couldn't. For somehow he was start to recognize this was a battle he could non win.
Our heroine is an orphan, fighting to continue nutrient in her belly and herself safe. She works as a barmaid, and disguises herself to foreclose from leering eyes. On ane such escape, she is attacked past goons and stabbed, losing consciousness. The hero, Marquess of Thurston finds her and rescues her. Thus begins an unlikely fairy tale romance between a kind but stoic hero, and an innocent but very strong heroine. He has many misconceptions near her,
"A Perfect Helpmate" is the story of Devon and Sebastian.Our heroine is an orphan, fighting to keep nutrient in her belly and herself safe. She works every bit a barmaid, and disguises herself to prevent from leering optics. On one such escape, she is attacked by goons and stabbed, losing consciousness. The hero, Marquess of Thurston finds her and rescues her. Thus begins an unlikely fairy tale romance between a kind simply stoic hero, and an innocent but very strong heroine. He has many misconceptions about her, but she face up and slays each and every one of them, making him fall for her pure honesty and charm. At that place is a very sweet romance that blooms between them, filled with rescued pregnant dogs, sibling love, marital plans, responsibilities, societal burdens and eventually realizations, a relentless pursuit and HEA.
I am looking forrad to reading about the other two siblings, Justin and Julianna. Very nice with a great epilogue!
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iii.5/five
I think I spent 75% of this book repeating What the fuck am I reading right at present? in my head over and over. Don't get me wrong, in that location were certain parts that were kind of sweet, but they were few and far betwixt. From the glowing reviews, I was certainly expecting improve. Just I decline to believe that was part of the trouble. This book didn't suffer because of my loftier expectations, it suffered because of its underwhelming, melodramatic, frankly atrocious, writing. I
one.five seriously disappointing stars.I think I spent 75% of this book repeating What the fuck am I reading right now? in my caput over and over. Don't get me wrong, in that location were sure parts that were kind of sweet, but they were few and far between. From the glowing reviews, I was certainly expecting better. But I refuse to believe that was part of the problem. This book didn't suffer because of my high expectations, it suffered because of its underwhelming, melodramatic, frankly awful, writing. I know this is a archetype, beloved past many, just I wasn't impressed. And I stand by my opinion.
This is a classic rags to riches/My Off-white Lady-esque romance, a trope I'm actually quite addicted of. They usually involve a heroine who is potent and feisty and a hero who slowly (or rapidly) comes to adore the heroine for her survival skills and courage. Even better, usually the hero's eyes are opened to the plight of the less fortunate and sometimes even decides to do something about it. This book really didn't go the memo on either.
Sebastian Sterling, the Marquess of Thurston, finds a bleeding Devon on the streets of St. Giles. She's clutching a necklace that should be out of her means so he assumes she's a thief, but his conscience keeps him from leaving her bleeding out in the street. And so naturally, he takes her dwelling to run into what the damage is and phone call a dr.. Devon comes to in the Marquess' abode and is dismayed to find that the Marquess and his brother firsthand assume the worst of her. She'southward protective of her identity of course, but not for the reasons they think. She was stabbed by one of 2 evil street gang members who were trying to rape her and she killed i of them in self-defense. She knows that the surviving man will hunt her. Sebastian, very confronting his starched upwardly, rigid personality, decides to let her stay until she's healed and figures out a plan. Information technology turns out that Devon wants to be a governess (her mother was a governess) so Sebastian takes information technology upon himself to teach her everything she needs to know- you know, similar reading, writing, geography etc. She already has some knowledge, her mother was a governess after all. During this time, when Sebastian isn't insinuating or outright saying that Devon is a thieving whore, they begin to fall for each other. But, stuffy-stick-upwardly-his-donkey Sebastian refuses to bring further scandal upon his family by even entertaining the idea of marrying Devon.
At that place was a lot I didn't similar nigh this volume. I'll offset with Sebastian.
For i, when Devon was injured and Sebastian and his blood brother, Justin needed to take off her clothes to get a better look at her injuries, they both shamelessly ogled her body, mainly her breasts. Full on, telling each other Oh my god, they're gorgeous, aren't they? Who knew she'd have such beautiful breasts? ogled. Gross. And then nosotros take some massive slut-shaming. And just equally bad, (perchance worse?) slut-assuming. He assumes she'southward a whore and refuses to believe her when she tells him otherwise. Fifty-fifty when she tells him that not making a living on her back was a promise she made to herself considering information technology was something that was of import to her mother. She simply must be a whore because Sebastian decided to visit Devon'south former place of work and witnessed her fellow barmaid tolerating men grabbing her body.
"Bridget," she said levelly, "is not a harlot."
His lip curled in distaste. "If that is what you recollect, then your morals are most assuredly displaced."
Devon opened her oral cavity, prepared to deliver a cutting retort. Before she could say a give-and-take, he spoke. "There is no question she's a harlot. What and then, I wonder, does that make you?"
I'd like to analyze that this isn't at the first of the volume. This wasn't the first, 2nd, or even third nighttime she stayed with them. This is near 40% into the volume. He knows her. Likes her. Has had his easily all over her. For some reason, Sebastian'south asshole qualities didn't diminish as he fell for Devon. In fact, the closer they became, the worse information technology was. Instead of Sebastian slowly growing on me, I hated him more and more than. (view spoiler)[ For example, afterward in the book, after Sebastian has spent a decent amount of time with his tongue downwards Devon's throat, Devon overhears Sebastian tell his brother that he's willing to pay someone to ally Devon because he worries that if she'south a governess, she'll be taken reward of by some carnal gentleman of the ton. *Cough*hypocrite*coughing. Of course, he becomes said lecherous gentleman. Why? Because she tempts him besides much and he only can't continue his hands off of her. Doesn't she realize that she'd be rubber from him if she were less cute and alluring? She's doing this to him! Pffft. FFS. (hide spoiler)] Sure, Sebastian would oftentimes realize later that he was existence a ginormous asshat, but it never really changed his actions.
I liked Devon. I think I would have liked her more if she had a fleck more of a backbone. Slapping Sebastian for calling her a whore is corking, only the fact that she immediately apologizes and is in his arms kissing him kind of ruined that. This became a pattern throughout the book and I hated it. She never stuck to her decisions. The only role of this I enjoyed was that every fourth dimension Devon (temporarily) denied Sebastian, my schadenfreude would rear its ugly head and I would hear Nelson from the Simpsons doing his HA-HA in my head.
As for the writing...Ugh. Besides the book'southward flowery, overdramatic writing, every other sentence concluded in an exclamation indicate. I'g not exaggerating either. Every. Other. Damn. Sentence. I fucking hate exclamation points in romance novels. They ruin the characters for me, especially when they're used during sexual activity scenes. You lot know, stuff like Oh, your body is beautiful! I love the style your chest hairs feel in my fingers! or Please! Have me now! or even something as simple every bit She hoped that was him at door! Her centre was beating then fast! It makes the grapheme sound like an excited kid and depending on the judgement/situation, it's either really annoying or kind of gross. A part of me wonders if I'yard being nitpicky merely I don't care. They were overused and for me, information technology affected the label and the tone of the book.
And then we have the rods, staffs, pillars, and maleness'.
I read a lot of Hr, but man. It. Was. So. Bad. This isn't a volume from the 80s. Not fifty-fifty the 90s. This book was published in 2004. The hero was constantly thinking about how rigid his rod was and how he wanted to plunge his pillar in her and vent his passion while playing with her pleasure button. Not to mention that his pillar of maleness was always nestled against her softness when they kissed. I mean, I'thousand used to reading virginal heroines using cliched romance novel words to draw hero's body parts, you know, lack of feel and all. But the hero? Information technology's just fucking weird. Put it this way, the give-and-take cock wasn't used in this book, not once. Every single time whatsoever man bits were referenced, the author used a ridiculously flowery euphemism. This was the first time I actually skipped pages of sexual activity scenes. Skim? Yes, certain, sometimes. Merely I never skip multiples pages. I could only take so many throbbing staffs and rods finding their means to warm wetness and passions. I understand that some of these phrases are normal and/or expected in near historical romances, I really do, only it was ridiculously over the top. Eventually, all I could do was express mirth at the absurdity of it all. And that was really the problem. It became really, actually, funny and it wasn't supposed to be. Instead of the sex being steamy or tender it was only hilariously atrocious. On top of all that, they had zero chemistry. None.
Was there anything I actually liked about this volume? Meh. There was something about it that fabricated it evident that information technology was written by an experienced author. There weren't whatever continuity issues. Sentences had proper structure. Maybe I'g just likewise damn picky. Some people similar flowery, over the top romance. Maybe it's weird that I have such a trigger-happy dislike for excessive exclamation points. Mayhap it'south romantic that despite all of the reasons Sebastian gave Devon to run the fuck away and find someone else, she stuck past him and gave him the love he'd never had. Who knows. All I'm saying is this book just wasn't for me.
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This was but too purple, cloying and cheesy for my tastes. Characters behave then unrealistically. Everything is over exaggerated from the dialogue to graphic symbol's physical actions.
"I'm fine!" she cried softly. "Truly!"Devon lowered her bottom, only to bounce upright. "Look," she cried delightedly, "a hare!" Sebastian pointed toward a copse of copse. "In that location's some other i."
Through the grass, several more heads popped up. Sebastian laughed as she darted starting time left, so right, spinning and twi
"I'chiliad fine!" she cried softly. "Truly!"Devon lowered her bottom, but to bounciness upright. "Look," she cried delightedly, "a hare!" Sebastian pointed toward a copse of trees. "At that place'due south another one."
Through the grass, several more heads popped upward. Sebastian laughed as she darted first left, and then right, spinning and twisting. "End!" he protested. "You're making me dizzy."
"Oh, just they're so darling," she panted. "I wish I could take hold of just one."In consternation she regarded his pose of indolent grace. In plow, she jammed starting time one fist against her hips, then the other. Her fingers wiggled. "Sebastian?" she queried.
Is she a cartoon?
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Devon, almost mesmerized by the reverence she sensed in him, was on the verge of reaching for him. She stopped in mid-movement. "He?" she echoed. "He?" She swallowed hard. "Sebastian, who practice you hateful? Who was right?"
He blinked, finally dragging his eyes from her breasts. "Why, Justin. He said that your nip —"
"Yes, that I heard! Only do you mean to say that Justin…that your blood brother saw my" — faith, but she could hardly bring herself to say it — "my breasts?"
"I'm afraid so," he said cheerfully.
Devon was mortified. "No," she moaned. "Information technology'south not true."
"Well," he said lightly, "if you don't believe me, then yous'll simply accept to inquire him yourself."
His blood began to pound once more. She lay with her hip nestled against the pillar of his maleness, which began to swell and throb, straining loftier against his trousers.
"Accept me now," she whispered. "Make me yours."
"Devon," he basis out.
Her grinning wavered. "Y'all'll injure me if yous don't." Her voice caught on a half sob. "You'll injure me if you won't." Her vox finally broke, and so did he. He plunged forward, a powerful lunge that took him to the gate of her womb. Her tender chasm more than gave fashion. Hot, clinging flesh melted around his heat and hardness; it was impossible to tell where his trunk ended and hers began.
"I vest to you now," she cried confronting his pharynx. "I do."
Her breasts were even more than glorious than he remembered — round, gleaming mounds of flesh that stood out from her breast, lush and delectably full, tipped by perfect, voluptuous peaks of pale coral. Her lungs expanded in a deep, tremulous jiff — quite inadvertently, he guessed — setting those lush, bulging mounds all oscillating.
He knelt earlier her, his head poised betwixt the scented harbor of her breasts.
And though he wanted his possession to exist deadening and un-hurried and conscientious, the experience of her silken channel clasped tight effectually his surging helm tempted him past bearing.
1. I don't know why I finished this. I'm 99% positive it's because I'm stubborn and a fool.
2.
Devon St. James is attacked while walking home from work in the slums of St. Giles. Sebastian Sterling, Marquess of Thurston, rescues her only to notice that she awakens in him many boners. Merely because of Tragic Backstory, their LURVE can never exist more than boning illicitly—OR CAN It? Tune in afterward the break for turgid erections, the fetishization of innocents, and poorly timed parental revelations!!!1. I don't know why I finished this. I'm 99% positive it's because I'1000 stubborn and a fool.
2. Sebastian is non a romantic hero: he's an asshole. He ogles Devon while she's unconscious (afterwards telling off his brother for doing the verbal same thing); he and then accuses her of being a thief and refuses to believe her even though he'southward the i who picked her up off the streets; he but cares near how his words/actions impacts Devon if she cries.
He'south also SUPER hung up on whether or non she's a virgin because that evidently impacts the """territory""" or some shit IDK. It's gross.
3. Devon is your standard manic pixie heroine: she's spunky and fun and naive just also a sexual goddess just waiting to be revealed!! Her dedication and loyalty to Sebastian seems to be 90% to do with the size of his shoulders / hands; otherwise, she'due south constantly running from him in tears. TALK Nearly A Good for you Relationship.
four. Here'southward the thing about some of these older romances: they create these characters that have to fulfill sure "molds" in social club to tell the story that's expected. In this instance, Devon needs to be the delicate innocent who breaks through Sebastian'due south crusty sense of duty. It seems to be a pretty standard translation of the beauty-and-the-beast trope except that information technology slides right into gross jealous/blastoff dynamics that don't really piece of work for me.
I honestly thought Devon and Justin'south interactions were much more interesting and would accept loved to see what their relationship could have looked similar: one where Devon wasn't constantly reminded of how much "less than" she was—in size, in intelligence, in societal placement, in life experience, in trauma, etc.
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I might go along with the series at some phase ... I did savor the writing but it would non become onto my favourite shelf.
Plus, it took me nigh a week to terminate information technology ... never a good sign!
I would recommend information technology simply information technology is non one of the meliorate Historicals I have read.
An enjoyable read but zip out of the ordinary! OK, I know we have to suspend the atheism sometimes (a lot of the fourth dimension) with our books but this was just a little too far-fetched at the end of the twenty-four hour period ...I might continue with the series at some stage ... I did relish the writing only information technology would not go onto my favourite shelf.
Plus, it took me nearly a week to stop it ... never a adept sign!
I would recommend it but information technology is not ane of the better Historicals I have read.
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Devon St. James is the heroine, in the commencement, she's working in a tavern, dealing with all these grubby guys groping on her, tryin I was craving a skillful historical romance, and this definitely worked for me. I was intrigued past the premise, poor girl taken from St. Giles, the worst slum in London, by a rich, handsome lord, how will they brand information technology work, because, y'know, lords aren't supposed to marry poor slum girls. Only since this is a romance, I knew it would end well, and the journey was smashing.
Devon St. James is the heroine, in the beginning, she's working in a tavern, dealing with all these grubby guys groping on her, trying to make her living. Her mother recently died, and at present her landlord just raised the rent on her crummy little basement room to an impossible corporeality. It's closing fourth dimension, and she'due south going home, all alone in the wee hours, through this atrocious part of town. All she has left of her mother is a cantankerous necklace, which she keeps in her pocket, with her at all times. Soon she'southward set upon past two notorious thugs, and they steal her coin and her necklace, but she tries to fight them off, killing one in the process, just not without getting injure herself. She proceeds to laissez passer out in the street. Along comes the hero, Sebastian Sterling, marquess of Thurston, in St. Giles in search of his wayward younger brother Justin, who's out gambling and drinking, and almost probable whoring. The railroad vehicle stops due to the obstruction in the road, and he decides to help her, seeing that she'southward very pregnant, and bleeding from a wound in her side. He scoops her up and takes her home, installing her in a guest sleeping accommodation, cleaning her up, and finding out rapidly that the pregnancy is just a disguise. He bandages her wound (but not without ogling her glorious boobies of course), and dresses her in one of his sis's fine nightgowns. Justin is already home, having beaten his brother back from any he was doing in St. Giles, then he helps set up her upwardly, and fifty-fifty ogles her boobies too. She wakes upwards, and understandably freaks out a petty, mostly concerned for her missing necklace, which Sebastian has hidden away, thinking the worst of her, assuming she stole it. He tells her the rightful possessor can have it back once things are straightened out, and that kind of ticks her off, but she's too weak withal to make a rebellion. She knows he won't believe her, due to their class differences. Oh, yea, and at that place's the threat of the gangster out in that location looking for her, because she killed his blood brother. So Sebastian decides to keep her with him and Justin for awhile. A couple of days pass, and Devon heals, and begins exploring the house, finding the library, Sebastian'southward favorite room. That leads to a give-and-take, wherein Seb decides he's going to teach her to read, and help her gain the skills to become a governess like her mother before her (it was only through Dev's own stubbornness that she wouldn't let her mother teach her, much to her shame). He's also gone to St. Giles to check her story, and is horrified by her working and living weather condition. He swears to never let her return to that life. Days laissez passer, and a friendship (and lust for each other) blooms betwixt them. Seb is pleased to learn she's smart, and finds her beauty irresistible, and she'south the focus of many fantasies for him. Sebastian's always the perfect gentleman though, e'er following the rules and existence polite, non letting whatsoever hint of scandal affect his family unit since their scandalous female parent ran away from their mean and overbearing father years ago. When Justin spills their family history to Devon, Seb leaves the firm in an angry rush, just Devon begs him to have her likewise, and they leave for Thurston Hall, the Sterling land estate, and the identify where Seb is most comfortable. They spend the next twenty-four hours wandering the estate together, through the gardens, and meadows, flirting and teasing each other, sharing a kiss, falling in love if you volition. Then Justin shows up and the men make up one's mind they can't let Devon be a governess, at the whim of the men of the houses she'd be employed at, knowing she'd probably end upwards back on the streets. So they decide to ally her off. Well she finds out about their plan, and is pretty upset, feeling similar Seb just broke her heart. He rushes after, and consoles her in the only style he knows how, by making sweet, sweet love. Well, of course that but makes her fall even more in dear with him, and the adjacent few days they spend together are positively magical for them. Then, Justin shows upwardly once more, and tells her that his brother will never ally her, because of his proper-ness and duty to the title and all that, breaking her middle all over over again when Sebastian doesn't exactly fence against his brother's claims. He "consoles" her again, telling her he tin't allow her go, but not telling her he'll ally her. Thankfully, Devon's surprise long-lost grandma from her unknown begetter'southward side shows upwardly and whisks her abroad back to London. Seb tin't stand the thought of living without her, and realizes what an donkey he's been, and has to fight to make amends, with her grandma'due south help in the finish, leading to a very touching reunion and HEA. I had watery eyes, I'll admit. This was my first try at Samantha James' writing, and I was pretty impressed, so she'due south definitely another author on my list of one'due south to look for. I'd love to read the side by side two in the series, Justin's story, and their sis Julianna'south also. A very skilful book in my opinion. ...more
They accept a swell interaction which is of import because they were generally in just each others company, except the sparse intervals with Justin or Dumpling and
Unexpectedly endearing. I love both the hero and heroine. Sebastian is wonderful, with his protective manly self forth with his sensitive side. I love it all. Devon (I loved her proper name) is a poor girl, who happens to be a bastard daughter to a peer. Either mode, she is on the wrong side of the track until Sebastian rescues her and tends her.They have a great interaction which is of import considering they were generally in only each others company, except the sparse intervals with Justin or Dumpling and the puppies. The story isn't unique, but the characters are very likable and believable. The lilliputian scrap of angst was plenty to get me emotional.
Basically, worth a read. A simple story with excellent delivery.
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Enter Sebastian, a marquess from the right side of the tracks. Sebastian is all about the family, loyalty, and tradition- a definite blue blood through and through- and he just announced he is in the market for a wife and so he can produce and heir. He happens upon Devon stabbed and unconscious in the street. He takes her dorsum to his home, he nurses her back to life and sparks fly. Even though this might be Devon's fairy tale, to awaken in a beautiful bed with a gorgeous prince, Sebastian thinks she is a harlot with a sorid past and subconscious secrets. She does take some secrets, not the immoral things Sebastian believes. I loved when she chosen him Lord Shyte and Lord Arse- she definitely had some spunk- and didn't accept his high and mighty attitude. Sebastian turns Devon into a beautiful swan and although they fall in honey, Sebastian knows she can never be for him.
The story is very cute, pretty predictable, and very heart warming. But add together a little Princess Diaries to the cease and it the perfect fairy tale romance. Thanks Shawna for the recommendation!
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In that location was a revelation about the heroine that wasn't quite a surprise but it was nice.
About the end they were separated but the hero's heartfelt avowals to Devon were heartbreaking.
Lovely story and I hope the other two books in the southward
This was truly a delightful story. The hero and heroine were inappreciably at odds through this book and information technology was so heartwarming. Sebastian rescued Devon on the streets and at first idea she was a thief but eventually warmed upwardly to her. They were cute and loving together.There was a revelation most the heroine that wasn't quite a surprise but it was nice.
Near the end they were separated but the hero's heartfelt avowals to Devon were heartbreaking.
Lovely story and I hope the other two books in the serial are just as adept.
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The revelation most Devon's heritage was obvious from early on, the couple acted idiotically sometimes and I didn't like Devon'due south running away before giving Sebastian a take chances to talk to her.
Some parts in the story were a bit disjointed, but as a whole information technology was calorie-free and enjoyable.
Side by side comes Justin's story in A Perfect Groom.
A Cinderella story featuring a poor but noble immature woman and a proper aristocrat whose paths cross and change both their lives.The revelation about Devon's heritage was obvious from early, the couple acted idiotically sometimes and I didn't like Devon's running away before giving Sebastian a chance to talk to her.
Some parts in the story were a fleck disjointed, but as a whole it was light and enjoyable.
Adjacent comes Justin's story in A Perfect Groom.
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Well, I can see I'1000 the odd man out hither. Possibly information technology's but my mood, only I got to the 55% point in this book and could not get one more page.
The book spends a lot of fourth dimension in the thoughts of the main characters, and their thoughts are just too repetitive to hold my attention. Information technology's a shame, considering I loved Book iii in the series.
This book has a few more bad words than about Historical Romance.
Historic Romance DisappointingWell, I tin can meet I'g the odd man out hither. Maybe it's but my mood, only I got to the 55% point in this book and could non go one more page.
The book spends a lot of time in the thoughts of the main characters, and their thoughts are merely too repetitive to hold my attention. It'due south a shame, because I loved Volume 3 in the series.
This book has a few more bad words than most Historical Romance.
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I enjoyed it. Will nigh likely read information technology again.
Another re-read. I showtime read this book early 2000s, and I liked it and then, which is why I wanted to re-read it. Good story, passionate prose, overly emotional heroine (what's with all the weepy females?), and an emotionally stunted hero.I enjoyed information technology. Will virtually likely read information technology again.
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Being that said, I honestly didn't care, I had and then much fun reading this volume! I definitely felt for the characters and liked them both very much. I liked that I didn't always like Sebastian, and that the author made him flawed. Devon was a sweet, Aye, A Perfect Helpmate was incredibly predictable. From the moment you read the description of the volume, you already know how the story is going to unravel. And as y'all read on, more clues start showing up, and over again, y'all just know what'southward going to happen.
Being that said, I honestly didn't care, I had so much fun reading this volume! I definitely felt for the characters and liked them both very much. I liked that I didn't always like Sebastian, and that the author made him flawed. Devon was a sweet, spicy heroine that could crumble into tears and still stand up for herself, and I could definitely relate to her. Their growing friendship and zipper felt very real to me and I enjoyed the chemistry they shared and the dialogues betwixt them.
My only complaint, bated from its predictability that is, is the rushed ending. As well much happens in the last few chapters. You lot don't really have that much time to let it all sink in, which makes information technology experience somewhat unrealistic.
It even so managed to brand its way into my 'favourites' shelf, and that makes two in a row for Samantha James -the only two I've read by her by the style-, which makes me recollect she might just become one of my favourite authors as well.
For now, I've decided to give A Perfect Groom a 2d reading, for the simple fact that Justin is only so damn charming and irresistible, and I merely have to read his book again.
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I could run into the plot twist coming from the first mention of the relevant character, so I kept reading to see how all was revealed, and it was a bit deus ex but still very good.
The H is wonderful. Torn betwixt what he thinks his duty is and what he wants for himself, he messes up quite badly but ohhh he gives good grovel.
The h is bright every bit well, but I don't dear her as much as the H.
H'south brother is a sweetheart, but I don't retrieve I want to read
I don't have words for how much I honey this story.I could encounter the plot twist coming from the first mention of the relevant grapheme, so I kept reading to run into how all was revealed, and it was a bit deus ex but still very expert.
The H is wonderful. Torn betwixt what he thinks his duty is and what he wants for himself, he messes up quite badly but ohhh he gives good grovel.
The h is brilliant as well, but I don't honey her every bit much as the H.
H's brother is a sweetheart, but I don't call back I desire to read his volume because I don't want him to be ruined.
My favourite graphic symbol, however, is Dumpling/Beast. So much love.
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The heroine, Devon wasn't as compelling a character for me. She was meek when information technology seemed her graphic symbol would have been stiff and she was stubborn when it was pointless. I plant her personality to exist very boyish and lacking real depth similar Sebastian's character. I found the volume to be surprisingly erotic, generally entertaining but the end was frustrating and cliche in addition to being rushed. It was still an entertaining read and a dainty introduction into a series that volition exist based on Sebastian (the Perfect Helpmate) and his sibling's Justin and Julianna.
Justin was a interesting sub-character in this book and I will relish reading about his development from a complete Rake into a monogamous relationship with most probably a virgin. He is known as the nearly attractive man in London and his sexual prowess is mentioned often, fifty-fifty alluding to menage with more than than one woman.
Juliana had a mere cameo in The Perfect Bride every bit she was on the continent cooling off after her involvement in a scandal, presumably a sexual indiscretion. But she is described every bit a compassionate and kind woman and I imagine her story will too entertaining and hopefully as sexy as her brothers.
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Miss Devon St. James is lone in the world after her mother English language historical Cinderella romance with a unmarried immature bounder-born immature lady plant in the slums that is re-created into a real lady by a rich admirer, so a taste of My Fair Lady and Pygmalion. It reminds me of the the book I merely read I Perfect Rose with a well-built-in kid lost in the slums to be adopted and and so married dorsum into the noble London society, in this case it is a hidden undercover bastard kid growing upwardly in the slums.
Miss Devon St. James is alone in the earth afterward her female parent dies and she works equally a barmaid and barely makes enough to survive. She is at her last finish when she is attacked on her way home in St. Giles slum in London and she passes out after being stabbed in the street. She is really lucky because Lord Sebastian Sterling, Marquess of Thurston happens by and decides to save the body she finds in front of his carriage, which is very very unusual because rich people did not cease in a slum to help anyone, they only paid out to charities to assist them without having to smell the stink in the ghetto gin soaked slums. Then Sebastian saves the bleeding body which turns out to be the beautiful Miss Devon.
I really loved how smart she is by pretending to be hugely pregnant to make a safe passage dwelling which worked for more and then a twelvemonth, before she is attacked past some really unscrupulous thieves. The writer shows how smart and inventive our heroine is, without having to spell it out by making her a book carrying, eye-glasses wearing 'blue-stocking'.
So nosotros run into our two main characters and the dance of romance begins to unfold although it is generally lust for Sebastian, and relief from poverty for Miss Devon. This was a sweet romance and I'll admit that I wa surprised at the twist at the cease that happens in Miss Devon'due south bedroom (no spoilers from me, you're going to have to read this bang-up book!). HEA guaranteed.
384 pages and bought used for $4.00
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Overall underwhelming. My second read by Samantha James, and coincidentally both stories involved course differences between the lord and the guttersnipe - of sorts. I mention this because both books were interesting to start off with, simply the middle and end are just also boring. No mystery or disharmonize. Nosotros know who Devon's parents are, as soon every bit we are given extraneous information about a person in the Ton that is non the Sterling family. And in that location is no conflict betwixt Devon or Sebastian.In that location is some initial and interesting tension considering Sebastian has the hots for Devon'due south boobs, but he thinks she's a thief and a prostitute. Meanwhile, Devon is offended that Sebastian thinks she's a thief so she has a comeback for everything he says to her. By the way, Devon was spicy in the kickoff just so she became kind of a doormat? I hate it when heroines who are initially strong and feisty become infatuated crybabies.
I was *this* shut to DNF. When Sebastian decides to grant Devon's wish to be a governess by tutoring her, this was the bespeak the book, personally for me, took a nosedive. Also, when I read Pygmalion plots, I read information technology for the outsider drama only nope. Devon fits in right abroad to guild! However, I put information technology down and came back to it with lowered to nonexistent expectations, and was able to finish it.
A Perfect Bride played it safe. Going dorsum to the other book I read by James, I call back I preferred Gabriel's Married woman. Too about class differences, also had problems with the centre and finish, but the characters were more interesting, even if that's not saying that much.
A bit of shame since I did enjoy James' writing manner and certain scenes.
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Having been raised in a family of gorging readers, she was rarely without a book in hand. Her tastes were rather eclectic. She got hooked on the Dr. Barbarous serial and Edgar Rice Burroughs after her older brother finished them, in her teen years, moved on to Agatha Christie, Daphne DuMaurier, and Phyllis A. Whitney.
In the meantime, the right guy came forth. They met on a semi-blind date at an office Christmas party. She was told he wanted to get out with her, and he was told she wanted to exit with him. Half-dozen months afterward, the U.S. Regular army shipped him off to Frg--and she wrote faithfully at to the lowest degree 3 times a calendar week--she often jokes this was the start of her writing career!
Marriage followed, also every bit three daughters. Samantha left the detective work to her husband and turned her attention to raising their girls. When her youngest was six months old, 2 things happened: 1) she read Moonstruck Madness past Laurie McBain and scrambled to find every historical romance she could lay her hands on; 2) her older brother revealed he was writing and submitting his short stories to big-name magazines. As he put it, "I've been rejected past the all-time of 'em."
The seed was planted. Rejection was a dreaded word, but Samantha figured, "Well, if he can take it, then can I."
That summer, she wrote not one book, but three--longhand, in a notebook, during naptime. Bedtime. Any fourth dimension she could. The called-for desire to write was a long time in coming--she was nearing thirty past so--but she discovered that once she set pen to paper, she couldn't terminate.
Those 3 manuscripts did get the dreaded rejection alphabetic character (they're yet languishing somewhere in her attic), just she finally hit pay dirt with her fourth. Samantha's brother promptly proposed collaborating on a fantasy together--alas, still unwritten... Nowadays, she's firmly convinced she'south the queen of rejected titles for her books. She's only managed to retain two original titles thus far, but writing is indeed a dream come true...
To engagement, her books have been published in numerous strange countries (her daughters' number ane option for show-and-tell were e'er the foreign editions of Mom's books). Known for her heartfelt, emotionally charged "three-hanky reads", her books have been nominated for numerous awards, and have consistently hit the bestseller lists.
Maybe someday she'll do that fantasy-romance collaboration with her brother. For now, she'southward having a groovy time spinning dramatic, passionate tales of quondam...
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