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Summary: Another great big sign.....
Review: Oh man, another great big sigh caused by a Lisa Kleypas historical.... once again she's written a truly wonderful love story.
The heroine was a little unbelievably naive, but she was so sweet & determined that it didn't really bother me. I will say though that it wouldn't have bothered me a bit if she had 'put her foot down' with Logan a little sooner. (If you've read it, you know what I'm talking about.) Although Logan was a tortured hero, he was a wonderful one! Usually 'tortured' heros are so cold & unfeeling that I can't get to know them; Not so with LK's heros! While LK was telling me about the facade he was showing the rest of the world, she was also letting me get to know him (& fall head-over-heels for him! lol) by letting me in on what he was really thinking & feeling - I did get quite ticked off at him a couple of times, but LK did a wonderful job of giving Maddy (& me!) reason to make up with him. lol
As with all of LK's historicals, she wrote a good plot, a good secondary story line, & a whole host of great secondary characters that really add to the story. The emotions in this book just jumped off the page for me. LK's heros just neeeeed someone to take care of & love them, & the heroines just do a wonderful job of that. Once again, LK left me with a great big sigh. These type books are the very reason I read historical romance. I can't wait to find another one by her.
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Summary: Another great big sign.....
Review: Oh man, another great big sigh caused by a Lisa Kleypas historical.... once again she's written a truly wonderful love story.
The heroine was a little unbelievably naive, but she was so sweet & determined that it didn't really bother me. I will say though that it wouldn't have bothered me a bit if she had 'put her foot down' with Logan a little sooner. (If you've read it, you know what I'm talking about.) Although Logan was a tortured hero, he was a wonderful one! Usually 'tortured' heros are so cold & unfeeling that I can't get to know them; Not so with LK's heros! While LK was telling me about the facade he was showing the rest of the world, she was also letting me get to know him (& fall head-over-heels for him! lol) by letting me in on what he was really thinking & feeling - I did get quite ticked off at him a couple of times, but LK did a wonderful job of giving Maddy (& me!) reason to make up with him. lol
As with all of LK's historicals, she wrote a good plot, a good secondary story line, & a whole host of great secondary characters that really add to the story. The emotions in this book just jumped off the page for me. LK's heros just neeeeed someone to take care of & love them, & the heroines just do a wonderful job of that. Once again, LK left me with a great big sigh. These type books are the very reason I read historical romance. I can't wait to find another one by her.
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Summary: Heart-warming historical fiction at its best!
Review: Romance fans, this is a novel you don't want to miss! 'Because You're Mine' is the latest masterpiece from sensational author Lisa Kleypas. To avoid an unwanted marriage to the respectable older gentleman her parents selected, Madeline Matthews decides to make herself undesirable to the prospective groom - by ruining herself! And what better way of accomplishing this than taking as a lover the famous actor Logan Scott? The only problem is that innocent young women are not exactly Logan's style. Ms. Kleypas has cast a determined heroine with an innocence that will melt your heart. And sexy Logan Scott is a hero that you won't soon forget. Want to know more? Order this incredible book now!
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Summary: A rising superstar
Review: Their worlds would never have intersected if the aristocratic and snobbish parents of Madeline Matthews had not tried to marry her off to an older Earl, who wanted her only as broodmere. Up to that moment, Maddie had been a docile, very obedient daughter. This time however, she rebels and runs off to London in the hopes of obtaining employment at the Capital Theatre. Her ultimate goal is to meet, charm, and seduce the stage's top actor Logan Scott. That way she can return home as "soiled goods" and be rejected by her fiance. Logan is less than thrilled with her, but his co-manager takes pity on Maddie and hires her.
Maddie immediately becomes the favorite of everyone in the theatre except Logan. He thinks she is a jinx because accidents seem to occur to him whenever she is near him. He also loathes the fact that he is very attract ed to her. When Maddie discovers Logan is very ill in his office, she nurses him back to health at considerable risk to herself.This crumbles his remaining defenses and the jaded actor admits his true feelings to the innocent miss. They share a beautiful intimate evening of lovemaking. However, when her father discovers them, Logan feels betrayed because she hid her background from him. Two months later, a pregnant Maddie returns, forcing
Logan to once again look inside himself. Will he choose a lifetime of loving happiness or will he opt to remain in his self-induced hell?
Lisa Kleypas pens a very humorous and satirical tale about the pitfalls that occur in 1833 England when a commoner and an aristocrat try to make a life together. The decadent hero makes the perfect counterpoint to the naive heroine as their different perspectives of the world diverge into proving that love can conquer any obstacle if allowed by the participants. BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE is a fun read that will lift readers out of the doldrums. This reviewer expects to read one day that Lisa Kleypas made it to the New York Times best seller list.
Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Much too short
Review: This book was wonderful, the only real problem is that it was too short. The ending comes a little too abrubtly.
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Summary: Because You're Mine
Review: This is only the second novel I've read by Lisa Kleypas. I enjoyed this one more than the first. Though I thought it was highly unlikely that any woman in that day would plan to ruin herself, I understand that it was necessary to the plot. Logan and Madeline were likeable characters and obviously made for each other. The novel is well written and pulls you in. I found myself constantly wanting to know what would happen next and dreading it at the same time. The "what happened next" was always a pleasant surprise. This novel is well worth reading. I can't wait to read more novels by her.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE READ ONE OF LISA KLEYPAS'S BOOKS. "BECAUSE YOUR MINE" IS THE BEST READ THAT I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME. THE PLOT IS AMAZING AND INVENTIVE. SHE HAS A REMARKABLE GIFT FOR MAKING THE READER FEEL WHAT THE CHARACTERS ARE FEELING. THE STORY LINE HAS MADE ME CRY, LAUGH AND DREAM. HER PLOT AND CHARACTERS ARE WELL DEVELOPED AND THOUGHT OUT. LOGAN SCOTT IS DEFINITELY WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF AND HE COULD NOT HAVE FOUND A BETTER MATCH THAN MADELINE. THIS BOOK HAS THE LURE AND ESSENCE THAT CREATES A UNFORGETTABLE AND MEMORABLE READ. TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS BOOK AND YOU WILL BE HOOKED, I KNOW I AM!
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Summary: fluffy but flat
Review: This was an average and rather plodding story of a girl trying to get out of an arranged marriage who decides to ruin herself with a dashing rake. All of her characters are dashing rakes with some inner decency which is very hard to find. They are all sombre and silent Heathcliff types who use sex as a way of entertaining themselves and as a weapon to control women. I never get the sense of any clear commitment from any of her couples, only women boinked into submission. The women especially are all naive virigins who endure untold suffering losing their virginity in 'love' scenes which make me cringe and wonder how on earth and supposedly talented rake can be so indifferent to their feelings. They are all just too flat and unbelieveable for me. About as sensual as a dead fish and just as exciting.
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Summary: fluffy but flat
Review: This was an average and rather plodding story of a girl trying to get out of an arranged marriage who decides to ruin herself with a dashing rake. All of her characters are dashing rakes with some inner decency which is very hard to find. They are all sombre and silent Heathcliff types who use sex as a way of entertaining themselves and as a weapon to control women. I never get the sense of any clear commitment from any of her couples, only women boinked into submission. The women especially are all naive virigins who endure untold suffering losing their virginity in 'love' scenes which make me cringe and wonder how on earth and supposedly talented rake can be so indifferent to their feelings. They are all just too flat and unbelieveable for me. About as sensual as a dead fish and just as exciting.
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Summary: Annoying beginning but charming love story
Review: When lovely young Madeline Matthews decides to flee her her family and ruin herself so she wouldn't have to marry her bethrothed, she picks actor Logan Scott as the man to have an affair with. Upon meeting Mr. Scott for the first time, she stupidly tells him "I'm going to be your next lover." Logan immediately is turned off from this young girl. He likes his women with much more experience and older, not an innocent like Maddy. He tells her to leave. Maddy runs into the Julia, the dutchess of Leeds (Logan's partner at the theater) and she hires Maggie on the spot and also gives her a place to live. (Dutchess of Leeds from Somewhere I'll Find You). Logan is angry with the decision and decides that although he is very attracted to Maddy that he is determined to ignore her. That proved not to be very easy when he becomes ill and Maddy is the person who takes care of him. Realizing himself in love with Maddy, Logan spends one wonderful night with the innocent young girl, only to find out the next morning that it was all planned. Angry, Logan vows never to see Maddy again and turns her away, ruined. Two months later Maddy realizes she is pregnant and Logan marries her, but vows never to love her. His resistance is put to the test with Maddy charms her way into his life. Because You're Mine is a pretty good book, although very annoying at first. My first impression of Madeline was that she was a stupid girl and Logan was an arrogant pig. Eventually the story grew on me and I found myself enjoying Madeline and Logan's story.
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