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Kensington, Apr 2001, 12.00, 352 pp.
ISBN: 1575667983
She loved Peter, but he was too blue-blooded for her. Elizabeth married an aging bull, Earl William Massey so she can go where royalty traveled. William wanted an heir of his seed, but seven unloving years later he died without ever obtaining a son. Elizabeth prays that now she is good enough to be a wife to Peter.
Nicholas Massey learns that his deceased father was actually brother to an Earl and that he inherited Shenstone. Nicholas informs Elizabeth that she is a penniless widow, who can stay if she has sex with him. He promises that as a by-product she will be able to seduce her Peter. As they make love in every nick and cranny, they begin to fall in love, but that does not stop Elizabeth from stealing kisses with Peter nor search for evidence to prove Nicholas is not the heir. Meanwhile Nicholas worries that a killer, perhaps Elizabeth, wants him dead.
SEDUCTIVE tries to satisfy too many diverse readers, as the tale never decides between what it wants to be: an erotic romance or a historical romantic suspense. The story line is fast-paced, but overwhelmed with too many subplots. Readers will feel a mixed bag towards Elizabeth, but admire Nicholas, a hunk, who belongs in the Olympics or Guinness for his ability to make love in the weirdest of locations. Thea Devine is a talented author, but her latest tale is not quite the divine novel expected from her.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"This "romance" was disgusting. The heroine was a sex maniac. The leading man was a uncaring bang em an leave em kind of guy. There was no plot that I could figure out. I got so tired with the sex. Every page had sex and more sex. There were no tender moments in this book, I give this book a definite thumbs down."
pegi singleton, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Abusive:
- strongly verbal
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving slave
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- wild lover
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- threat of exposure of secret
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Abusive lover?
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- dictactor
- accused criminal
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
Sex makes him
- more demanding
- wild
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- somewhat promiscuous
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- wild
- more bitchy/arrogant
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 10%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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