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Summary: Nicole Jordan's Books Sizzle!
Review: The love scenes are HOT. The storyline of "The Passion" is interesting and original. Nicholas Sabine is a consummate hero and Aurora is great as the wounded, fragile, but tough heroine.I highly recommend this to any romance enthusiast.
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Summary: Nicole Jordan's Books Sizzle!
Review: The love scenes are HOT. The storyline of "The Passion" is interesting and original. Nicholas Sabine is a consummate hero and Aurora is great as the wounded, fragile, but tough heroine. I highly recommend this to any romance enthusiast.
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Summary: Passionless
Review: The novel is a totally pale imitation of Shanna by Woodiwiss, in which woman decides to marry aconvict because he is about to be hung, he is a supposed pirate, and is somehow saved and decides to go after her after one night of love. This book was completely wooden, most especially the love scenes. Good writing has a wonderful ebb and flow, but this just kept going around in the same dull circles as she rejects him at every turn for no really good reasons that any person can see. I never got the real sense of commitment I needed, and the supposedly sexy and salacious details mainly came from a journal that is so badly written, even if it is supposed to be in French, as to be laugable. I never believe in the heroines's love for him when she finall says she will settle down-he just thunks her into sexual submission with him setting himself a two week challenge to win her. When the fiance predictably comes back, she acts as if she could not care less about poor Nick. Aurora is totally missnamed-instead of the Dawn, she is dusk, totally grim and uninspiring. To add to the confusion we have Nick's sister Raven, his friend Lucian and her fiance all falling in love! Worse than any Shakespeare play. Obviously they are trying to set up for other novels in the series but it would have been a really good idea for the author to be successful with this one before galloping off to the others. What a dull read.
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Summary: The Passion - by a wonderful writer Nicole Jordan
Review: The Passion - by a wonderful writer Nicole Jordan Review entry: November 2000 It has been five months since I was captured by the book of Nicole Jordan The Seduction and became a slave to her writing. Five months of waiting for The Passion to finally be published. At long last The Passion arrived and with trembling fingers I opened the book and read ...... Only today did I allow myself pen and paper to set down my thoughts about The Passion... I remember vividly the book that made me remember Nicole Jordan as a writer "seducing" me with The Seduction only to unleash the "passion" inside me with The Passion. I was captivated from the beginning, the story and her characters vividly etched in my memory to stay there, never to be forgotten. I could not know how this book could profoundly affect me, awakening a tender longing and hungry desire to read a story so masterfully crafted by an author who's talent seems to improve with every book she writes. Nicole Jordan takes you with The Passion to the world of Nicholas and Aurora with scenes that are beautiful, passionate, breathtaking and captivating. A story of true love, courage and desire. A story of two people exploring feelings they never knew existed. Aaah, The Passion by Nicole Jordan..... truly a book worth buying, truly a book worth reading and truly a book worth keeping!
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Summary: Scrumptious
Review: THE PASSION: Story of Nicholas Sabine & Lady Aurora Demmings This book is the second book of Nicole Jordan's NOTORIOUS SERIES. The first book is THE SEDUCTION, story of Damien's, an acquaintance of Nicholas Sabine. The third book is originally named "Enchantment" but was later changed to "DESIRE" to make it sound sexier (I think its fitting too considering the first two titles of this series). DESIRE is the story of Lucian, cousin of Nicholas Sabine in the 2nd book. It is due out this coming November, 2001. I am hoping that the third book will have updates of the couples from the 1st two books. Nicholas Sabine lived a life of a rebel. He is a rich, handsome rake who enjoys risk & lives recklessly/dangerously. When he wants something, he goes for it without thinking of the consequences. Meanwhile, Lady Aurora prefers peace, solitude, simplicity & stability. She can ignore her wants/needs (even her own happiness) to accomplish tranquility in her life yet she will fight for others who needed championing. She distance herself from the world, from people to protect her heart. With a tyrant father, she also longed for freedom. It was hard for both the hero/heroine to realize what they felt for each other because Nicholas never knew, let alone felt love... while Aurora is determined to protect her heart from such as love. I understand both the H/H especially the heroine. Whenever she loved someone, she loses them and knowing the kind of life Nicholas lead, it is very realistic for her to take a step back away from Nicholas to shelter her heart. The sweet part of this book is that no matter how much she tries to ignore and deny the feelings, it is there. Getting stronger. The more Nicholas pursues her, the more she finds herself drawn to him. He saw her protective shell and means to break it, to set her free... Despite Nicholas dangerous character, he was playful to Aurora. Teasing her, charming her. I liked the way he pursued her. I didn't think he became "too soft". In fact, I think this is what drawned me more to him. He was a pirate, dangerous and a condemn man (to be hanged) but his mischievous grin and his gentleness towards Aurora awes me. Nicholas means to have her but not in a forceful way. She wants her to surrender herself to him freely. She just needed a little nudge...and a lot of PASSION. In the end, Aurora tamed him and Nicholas set her free. It's Magical! The short appearance of Damien and Vanessa (The Seduction) was a bit disappointing yet practical given the fact that Sinclair and Nicholas weren't really good friends. They were merely an acquaintance. I honestly didn't think I'd like a very erotic romances in a novel. The sex scenes in this book is somewhat explicit (just like in THE SEDUCTION) but the way Nicole Jordan detailed it out didn't sound disgusting or risque. For me, it's sweet & scrumptious :-) After reading THE SEDUCTION, which I have enjoyed so much, I was a bit hesitant in starting this sequel because of the negative Amazon reviewers. I was afraid I'd waste my time on this one but finally decided to give it a shot -- considering it is part of the series which I have started. I am glad that the negative reviewers didn't totally sway me off from this book, otherwise, I would have missed out on one delicious adventure. This book truly proves that everyone have different taste, preferences and opinions. I suggest you read the negative reviews, balance it with the positive then give this book a shot like I did and decide for yourself. Who knows you might like it and enjoy it, just as I did.
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Summary: THE PASSION SIZZLES WITH STYLE
Review: THE SEDUCTION by NICOLE JORDAN was a magnum opus - and now THE PASSION continues to enthrall with her unrivalled passionate style and a tenacious love between Lady Aurora Demming and Nicholas Sabine. In terms of sensuality, THE PASSION is overshadowed by her more indulgent style in The Seduction, but in THE PASSION, Ms. Jordan more than redeems herself in her narrative and the poetic journal entry of a tragic love paean left behind by Sabine's mother which makes the read more personal and erotic. Struggling between passion and decorum, Lady Aurora Demming braves the wrath of her abusive father to wed to Nicholas, who is to be gullotined for a naval crime. The wedding was a marriage of convenience and lasted only for a day - but little did she know that Sabine had escaped execution. He returns to stake his claim on Aurora, but Aurora will not allow passion to rule over her when the clamoured independence and security she sought so hard for could be abandoned for reckless passion to Nicholas. As usual, both Aurora and Nicholas are characters which are flawed and fiercely protective of their loved ones. It's a passionate tour de force with moments of poignancy, especially when the dilemma was waged in Aurora's head and how she convinced herself to follow her heart. THE PASSION still manages to scorch but compared to THE SEDUCTION, it lacks the former's sensitivity and avant-garde fiery scenes. Nicole Jordan with her deft characterization, opens up the story with a journal and that is very refreshing. The readers are held captivated by the intense dialogue and tight pacing, and will most certainly relish in Aurora's go for a stake in a heart-wrenching passion with Nicholas. THE PASSION is still undoubtedly one of the best in spicy narration. For all its breathtaking passion, one of the journal entry sums up my verdict: There is no escape from the shackles and bonds of THE PASSION.
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Summary: Hot sex, cold story
Review: The story started out good enough. Lady Aurora sees Nicholas being beaten by his captures. He is facing execution for murder and piracy. Somehow she ends up marrying him to protect his half sister and launch his sister into the London ton. They have a passionate night of incredible lovemaking and the next day he is to be hanged. Well......of course that doesn't happen or it wouldn't be a love story. Nicholas shows up in England in the disquise of his cousin. People see the resemblence and few question. He wants his wife back..He is wanted by the English military...He needs to go back to America.. Too much of nothing happens...the end....
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Summary: Extraordinary sequel!
Review: This novel is an absolute marvel and totally intoxicating to the senses~! I'd read with great joy Nicole Jordan's previous release The Seduction...and I had a feeling that she would not dissapoint her readers...what an understatement! In The Passion, Ms. Jordan puts to the test all the boundaries of erotic, sensual, breathtaking historical romance... Nicolas Sabine (known also as an illustrious Capitain Saber) is condemned as a pirate by the Brittish Navy Officers and is about to be executed for his alleged crimes. If The Seduction fans recall, he was briefly introduced as the mysterious American newcomer to the Hellfire League---a club of rakish nobleman dedicated to debauchery and seductive pastimes!...However, his circumstances have taken a huge downwards spin since those days... And as he despairs that the heavens have ignored his pleas, a most unlikely angel comes to his rescue - literally! - in the form of Lady Aurora Demming. He is both mystified and surprised that a gently reared young miss as Aurora would care one way or another about the fate of a condemned criminal... Aurora has woes of her own...and aplenty. After having only recently lost her dearest fiance, she is on the brink of being sacrificed to an unwanted marriage to an aristocrat twice her age...And she has no clue as to how to get out of her predicament... Not until she makes the most outlandish, risky pact with Nicolas Sabine....The man who has managed to affect her senses in such a profound way and in such a short span of time... Nicoles wished to fullfil a promise that he had made to his dying father: to provide his half-sister Raven with her rightful place in the polite society. And Aurora is just the person to help him achive this before his execution is carried out. Thusly Aurora and Nicolas come to be married....and they both know that it will last an extrordinary short amount of time...one night of utherwordly, soul-searing passion... Aurora will help Raven with her come-out in the London season and in exchange she is saved from the unwanted marriage to the older lord and is financially independant of her noble sire. While they made this arrangement, neither Nocolas nor Aurora realize that they had also bargained away their hearts to an everlasting love that will consume them both... After having returned to England, Aurora greatly mourns the loss of the man who such deeply connected to her soul and shown her such searng love...and then as quickly abondoned her and perished. Unrequited love. Unforgotten. She relives his gentle touch ...and remembers his smoldering gaze...and his passionate embraces. Only her handsome,passionate, loving husband of one-night is not quite dead...On the contrary! He has escaped his captors and having never been able to forget his precious, breathtaking angel of a saviour, he comes back to claim his once found love....His wife. Aurora. Although, she may have diffent illusions about her 'not-quite-dead' husband, he's determined to get back what he had lost....So the passion begings to test the strength of their extraordinary love.... Enjoy.
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Summary: A Passionate Book
Review: This story is about Aurora Demming who escaped marriage to a man that was twice her age. Nicholas Sabine is an American ship captain who is facing death for murder and piracy. Aurora agrees to marry Nicholas who will be dead in a few hours and who will leave her a widow. Aurora returns to London and society with Nicholas sister. Aurora sets herself to live life without love until the return of her "dead" husband returns and does all that he can to make he live with him as a married couple. Having already spent a wonderful and sensual night with her "husband" Aurora has a hard time saying no since he has been haunting her dreams. This is a good book and one that is full of the things that you read NJ books for.
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Summary: Not up to par for Ms. Jordan
Review: This was a boring read, frankly. The hero & heroine make love too quickly in very beginning & then she spends the rest of the book making up excuses not to sleep with him again. Blah. I was skimming pages well before the end. Not what I expected from the author of THE SEDUCTION -- now, that book was GREAT.
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