Rating: 
Summary: Not fantastic, but somewhat enjoyable.
Review: I wish there were a 100 Emma Holly books out there - instead of only a few. There was just something about these characters that was so compelling - Merry & Nicolas were everything you want in a romantic couple. The story was very compelling -- Nicolas had realistic deamons to overcome and the way they were worked through was thoughtful and heartfelt. Merry was a strongwilled type that thought she didn't want any of the things that were part of a husband and marriage but when true love of this intensity hits it just shows what you think you want isn't always true. I could have read more and more about this couple -- as it was I spent one night devouring their story! Emma Holly you are the best since Stephanie Laurens!! Keep the novels coming!
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent al-nighter read
Review: Oh, Bravo Ms. Holly. This was an excellent or sexellent read. It was so romantic and sweet. I really do mean sweet. Nic really evolved as a person and Merry grew up. That is true grown-up love. I didn't like the hint that Nic was a reformed bi-sexual but I really Loved this book. The ending was great!
Rating: 
Summary: Mouthwatering descriptions
Review: This is the second EH book I've read, the first being 'Catching Midnight'. I found the characters and the situations in this much more engaging than most romance novels. The lack of heaving bosoms and throbbing members was especially appreciated.Like most novels based on relationships, both parties have their secrets and the unfolding of those kept me reading but by far the best thing about this novel was the opulence, the lushness of the descriptions. Miss Holly can make you feel the skin, taste the salt and inhale the scents of her lovingly detailed seductions. Just beautiful. The language is much more outspoken than you will generally find but that, for me at least, was relief from the formula. The heroine, Merry Vance, is honest with herself. She may not have considered all the ramifications of her plan but she doesn't try to avoid the blame when things go badly. Her one instance of 'cowardice' is so perfectly understandable that she gets the reader's sympathy. The hero, Nicolas Craven, is much more afraid and has a great deal of soul-searching to do before the peculiar denouement takes place. Even the barely sketched-in supporting characters (excepting Merry's brothers) were, for the most part, three-dimensional. I particularly liked the way Miss Holly addressed Nic's friends and the long-standing relationships he has with them. Their peculiar interactions add a great deal of breadth to the story line. This is much spicier, and more titillating, than the usual romance fare. But if you want to get drunk on the feelings, this is the book to read. It's awash in succulence.
Rating:
Summary: well done!
Review: Brava on "Beyond Seduction"! I sat up to the wee hours to finish it, and I loved it. I loved the relationship - I have always thought the artist/model interaction was fraught with possibilities, and this was a masterful job. I loved the "niche"-ness of the history; no medieval maidens requiring children for convoluted reasons, no prim Victorian misses unleashed. I also like the language, even when it got strong - no "turgid members", "liquid portals" or other simpering descriptives.
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