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Summary: Pleasantly surprised
Review: After hearing so much about this book and Robin Schone as a writer in general, I was (pleasantly) surprised reading this book. Written in the same tradition as Beatrice Small or Susan Johnson, this book is extremely explicit, and sensual in nature. Many people might not enjoy this type of writing, and it is not for the faint hearted. I found it very encouraging (though not very likely coming from a Victorian woman), to read about a woman who wanted to explore her sexuality. Here is a 30 something woman, who's had two children and a few gray hairs. She's not perfect and because her husband had never been very encouraging of her, she has little self confidence. Despite this, she wants to try and strengthen her waning marriage, and thinks sprucing up her sex life is the way to go. This book strives to show that a woman's body is beautiful and worthy of appreciation and love, and I consider this a positive thing. We (meaning women) should all feel more comfortable with our bodies, and The Lady's Tutor tries to show this. There are some things which I did not particularly care about in this book (like the fact that our heroine turned to someone outside of her marriage in the first place, or the cliche "bad guy") but the story and sensual by-play between our lovers was worth reading past these minor transgressions. I don't suggest this book for a first time romance reader, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: Education in Passion and finding truth in yourself.
Review: I found this book by a very silly reason I loved the cover of not a rogue and damsel situation, but the draping the models hand over the female models corset. I thought it was very sensual in it's simplicity. I read the book in a matter of hours the story pulled me along. The sensuality was their openly and it was well written, but I have read many reviews by reader who said it was TOO MUCH or TOO EXPLICIT, but I found this book a blessing in disguise for women who aren't the stereotypical waif of a girl. Elizabeth wanted to help her marriage because in those days divorce wasn't acceptable and she wanted to make it better. Ramiel was the perfect person to Tutor her because he taught her more than sensual pleasure, but love in spite of all obstacles for a woman in a mans world. I loved this books. Although I am not a writer I speak for myself by saying insecurities I have in myself were things I recognized in this book and I was exhilarated to find a character like Elizabeth I could relate with. The books a bit steamy and I loved every bit of it.
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Summary: Degrading Titles
Review: I have been wanting to try one of Robin Schone's novels for awhile. I finally found "The Lady's Tutor" at my local bookstore. This book will be returned tomorrow. I must admit I did not read the story, or I should say "CANNOT" read the story. How a main character can be called "the Bastard Sheik" instead of his name throughout the book is appalling. Why not call the heroine "the English whore." That one term was such a turn off that I could not read this book. Very disappointing.
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Summary: A well-crafted erotic romance
Review: This is indeed explicitly erotic, so those who prefer more traditional romances may not enjoy the book as much as I did. To Ms. Schone's credit, the erotica was essential and central to the story, which made it all the more enjoyable to read.I am very impressed with Ms. Schone's writing. Her characters in this novel are realistic and very human, the plot is creative and bold, and the sexual tension and relationship between the two main characters is authentic and heartfelt(rather than the more typical contrived, tiresome bickering and I-hate-you-want-you-hate-you-love-you ploy of so many romances). She did a superb job of integrating Victorian lifestyle and morals into the story, which again, made the story a pleasure to read. The reason I have awarded the book 4 stars instead of 5 are simply due to some writing elements that could have been improved. A couple of weak plot points, some storyline backfill that didn't integrate well where it was placed in the story, excessive use of italics, things like that. Yes, I am being extremely picky, and they are minor points. This book is definitely a keeper and a re-reader. One of the best romances I've read.
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Summary: Hot stuff
Review: The story is about a highly frustrated Victorian upper class lady who has been sexually and emotionally neglected by her husband for more than a decade. When Elizabeth Petrie suspects that her husband has a lover she is determined to win him back. For that purpose she blackmails Ramiel, Lord Safyre, the ... son of a an Arab sheik and an English Countess to teach her the erotic arts, but under the condition that he won't touch her...which makes Ramiel even more determined to lure her into his bed ....
I thoroughly enjoyed the "Lady's tutor". It was highly entertaining and incredibly sexy. Ramiel is my favourite hero of all novels of Robin Schone which she has written so far. Yet he is also the most unrealistic one, just to good to be true. The sex scenes are so hot, you either need a cold shower or a good lover within reach...or you do the mattress exercise mentioned in the book (Ramiel's problem solution if no lover is within reach). It is a much lighter read than "The lover" or "Gabriel's woman". It is also much more romantic. It has some dark sub plot but the relationship between Ramiel and Elizabeth is just sweet. There are no kinky sex scenes in here although I have my doubts that one act they perform together is anatomically possible with a ten-inch long "metorious member" . The only thing I really didn't like was the character of Elizabeth. She had sense of humour which I did like but she was so terribly naïve. How could she not see what a total jerk her husband was? How could she have stayed faithful to such a man for such a long time? And why didn't she see that he had a lover right from the start? It took her sixteen years to realize that her marriage was a sham and that her husband was unfaithful to her from the beginning. And her total lack of self-confidence which she has in common with all the other Schone heroines infuriated me also. You need not be a model to let not other people treat you like a door-mat. When her husbands humiliates her to no end because of her desperate effort to seduce him she doesn't get angry with him but only with herself and -how unfair!-also with Ramiel. He is madly in love with her but she thinks he has only taught her to humiliate her and laugh about her. How blind and self-loathing can a person actually be? I could have slapped her silly for that! Schone's heroines have a tendency to turn their aggressiveness against themselves instead of turning it against the persons who would deserve it. They are so easily intimidated which I find very annoying yet on the other hand they have no inhibitions at all. I could not believe it when shy and subdued Elizabeth finally asks Ramiel's mother how to sexually please her son! And of course it was totally unrealistic that a submissive person like Elizabeth would find the courage to go to a notorious womaniser like Lord Safyre to solve her problem. A Victorian lady like her would have seek sexual advice by asking a prostitute to get first-hand information without touching. But if you are not disturbed by lack of realism this is a treat for you as it was for me.
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Summary: Awesome! Incredible! Sexy! Touching!
Review: This is my first experience with Robin Schone. Wow...I was blown away! I often find myself reading romance novels and wishing the romance was a little...hotter. Well, this book did not disappoint! But I would not classify this as erotica. I would classify it as a sexy, passionate romance novel. There was an intriguing plot, but it was not so complex that it took away from the romance. I find too many romance authors try to make their books into romance/mystery novels. I don't read romance novels for the mystery, ok?! I want romance, love, passion, sex, etc. And Ms. Schone delivered. I look forward to reading more of her books.
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Summary: EROTICA . . . ROMANCE . . . EROTICA . . . ROMANCE . . .
Review: WOW! I didn't think Ms. Schone could beat her first book . . . but she did! Just checked out her web site where she put up a chapter of her new book, THE LADY'S TUTOR, a Victorian erotic romance. In Awaken, My Love, her first book, the hero seduced the heroine with a Pillow Book (I will never forget that scene) <g> In THE LADY'S TUTOR, Ramiel, the bastard son of an English Countess and an Arab Sheik, teaches Elizabeth, a prim married lady, how to seduce her cold, unloving husband by giving her lessons from The Perfumed Garden, a 16th century Arabic sex manual! Having read one of those lessons, I can't wait to read the others! Especially when they "become a temptation neither can resist!" (I wouldn't have resisted the lesson Ms. Schone put up on her web site, had I been the heroine!) Thank you, Ms. Schone, for coming up with another truly creative and original plot. I can't wait to read THE LADY'S TUTOR in its entirety!
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Summary: UNIQUELY ORIGINAL ROMANCE NOVEL
Review: s franke
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL PLOTS I'VE READ IN THOUSANDS OF REGENCY ROMANCES. A WOMAN WHO HAS LOST THE SEXUAL ATTENTION OF HER HUSBAND SEEKS TO BE TUTORED IN THE EROTIC ARTS TO REGAIN HIS AFFECTION. THE AUTHOR IS GREAT IN WEAVING A MYSTERY AROUND WHY SHE HAS LOST HER HUSBAND'S ATTENTIONS. THIS BOOK IS A TRUE ROMANCE NOVEL AND VERY EROTIC. (I.E. HE DOESN'T WANT HER TO WEAR A CORSET, WOOL, ETC.) I AGREE THE AUTHOR COULD HAVE DROPPED THE "(...) SHIEK" COMMENTS, BUT THAT DIDN'T OVERWHELM THE PACE OF THE STORY. VERY WELL DONE *****
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Summary: 5 Star Novel, with 2 negatives
Review: What luck for Elizabeth to have found Ramiel! He was absolutely perfect! Handsome and smart, and not a wimpy bone in his beautiful body.
However, I really got sick of the author referring to Ramiel as the Bastard Shiekh on nearly every page. I kid you not!
Nor did I care for Muhamed. I didn't like him in Fascinated, which I'd read before this book, and I liked him even less here. There was absolutely nothing likeable about this man, nothing humane. I had a hard time picturing this guy as "real" in any way.
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Summary: Wonderful can hardly describe this book...................
Review: I have read several other books and short stories by Ms. Schone and I beleive this is the best so far well atleast my favorite. A wonderful story of a woman needing love and wanting to give love. Elizabeth believes her husband has taken a mistress so she sets out to win him back by taking lessons in love from a notorious disreputable man (Rameil-the bastard sheik) with a reputation for sexual excess. These are not physical lessons but turorial book work from the famed 'The perfumed Garden'. She wants her husband back not a lover but as the sexual tension builds and Elisabeth tries to seduce her husband with her new skills and courage her world begins to unravel. This book has many secrets and at times you can almost guess the secrets but it is the careful weaving of the plot that keeps you reading on. Like lots of Schones books each page reveals more and more, you become hypnotized by the rythme of the conversation and plot, almost riveted. I like Ms Schones books greatly. I am not sure its literature or not I just enjoyed the read. It dawned on me that it remined be of DH Lawrences' LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER of course no comparison in style or literary greatness just simple similarities in the characters. Lady Chatterly was a very lonely woman looking for love and so is Elisabeth Petre. Of course a warning for those readers who are offended by sex situations, sex talk, and alternitive life styles: this book is full of erotic situations and should not be read by the easily offended reader.
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