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Summary: steamy enough for me!!
Review: ... First of all it was steamy because it was well written. No stuttering scenes where you think "who ever says that!!" Totally believable and emotional characterization. If you like a novel where you enter the minds and hearts of the characters then this one is absolutely amazing. So many authors today just sprinkle in the sex (Susan Johnson) with really [boring] story lines but here's one where the love making is just that. Gorgeous story. meaningful and well done
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Summary: What a Great Book!
Review: Another Regency A#1 story. The hero, Patrick Foakes, and heroine, Lady Sophie York, were first introduced in the previous book, Potent Pleasures. It is not necessary to read the previous book to enjoy this one. Sophie has declined numerous offers of marriage and has settled on a rather dull, stodgy man - Braddon Chatwin - who makes no secret of the fact that he intends to keep a mistress and only marry for convenience. Sophie knows this and in order to keep her heart whole, convinces herself that this is what she wants even though she is thoroughly smitten with Patrick. Patrick is a rake of the first order. Patrick decides to help his friend (the dull suitor) elope with Sophie, but Patrick compromises her and Sophie and Patrick must be married. The story revolves around many misunderstandings by Sophie and Patrick and the subplot of Braddon and his would-be mistress is fun. Sophie is entangled in Braddon's affairs witrh his mistress and Patrick believes that Sophie really loves Braddon. When Patrick stays out all night and ignores Sophie, she believes him to have a beautiful black-haired mistress with whom he has been seen in town. Fast moving and delightful.
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Summary: Really Disappointed!
Review: At the beginning of the summer I read Potent Pleasures, I really love it!When I learned of "Midnight Pleasures" was coming out,I One-Clicked and waited for it to come. When I finally got a chance to read it I was disappointed. The charm that made "Potent Pleasures" so great was missing in this book. I really didn't care for either Sophie or Patrick. The plot just just didn't move me. It an okay book, but Ms. James' first book was better.
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Summary: Great Lady, Excellent Book!
Review: Eloisa James is the next best thing to Amanda Quick! I think this second book is as good as the first, Potent Pleasures, and I look forward to reading Enchanting Pleasures as soon as it hits the racks! As a librarian, I have found that all who have read Eloisa's books are clamoring for more!
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Summary: great
Review: Good book to read over and over again. i could not put it down.wonderful plot line. very good descriptions. they form a picture in your head of what is happening.
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Summary: Hi from Eloisa
Review: Having been a published author for a whole year now, I find that most people ask me how I came up with the idea of writing a romance. The truth is that my first book sprang from pure desperation.I was in the midst of studying for Ph.D. examinations. After spending hours choking on book dust and chugging hot tea, I was dying to read something pleasurable. So I did what any American woman does in that situation: I came down with a horrible cold and retreated into bed with five historical romances. I emerged a few days later, struck by the fact that a dissertation weighs approximately the same amount as five historical romances -- but the romances give infinitely more pleasure to the reader. I hope this book (my contribution to those suffering from colds and boring prose) gives you much pleasure. Please let me know -- I love hearing from readers!
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Summary: Not quite as good as her first
Review: I absolutely loved PP, and desperately waited for James's second novel... only to be a bit disappointed. Aside from fewer plot-twists and more outside interferences with the characters' relationship than in PP, little inconstistancies throughout this novel stuck with me as I read... Sophie tells Patrick (in disguise) that she is breaking off the engagement to Braddon before she is compromised, yet Patrick uses "She always wanted to marry Braddon before she was forced to marry me" as a constant excuse for jealousy. Some of the secondary characters were described rather inconsistantly, as well--including Sophie's mother. In all, it was an enjoyable novel--and much better than not having any follow-up to PP... but wait for the paperback.
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Summary: Pleasant interlude
Review: I almost did not buy this book because I was so disappointed with "Potent Pleasures". I am happy to say that this is a better book and worth the price. "Midnight Pleasures" was a good read for a rainy afternoon. The conflict between the main characters was well-written, and the plot did not drag. The primary fault I found with Ms. James earlier novel was the irrational behavior of the hero. The hero's behavior in this case had a documented reason (which the reader knows but of course the heroine does not), and was not as dramatic or unreasonable. There may be the minor inconsistancies that so irritated other readers in "PP" but nothing that was glaring, I thought. All in all, not a bad read.
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Summary: Ok for a summer read (rates at 3.1) ...
Review: I am picky about my Regencies and historicals, although I forgive more errors in the latter. The book was a pleasant read for a summer evening, but no more than that. While there was nothing seriously wrong with either the hero and heroine (in terms of liking them), I could not get involved with either of them. And yes, I have liked flawed heroes, even with misgivings. The irrational behavior of the hero has been discussed by others. I found his refusal to share his fears with his wife hard to take, even though I was aware that Sophie certainly knew about the childhood trauma he had undergone. The worst problems I have with Eloisa James's books are 1) her total lack of knowledge about the peerage and how it functions (or for that matter, how the British government chooses diplomatic representatives in the Regency period), and 2) her so-so endings. I won't go into details in the first, because those who know about this kind of stuff would find the book (especially the first few chapters) frustrating. I nearly threw the book down, and picked it up again only because I was intrigued by a linguist heroine. Most readers don't care about such details, but rather about the drama or lack thereof in the story. Here, I am sorry to say that the book did let me down. There were many fine threads woven into the story, but they all seemed to unravel. For example, the tension between the local Welsh and the English; the presence of French deserters in the country; the discovery of a mysterious young French nobleman; the revelation of the identity of another young woman; and so forth. I would have liked to see those threads tied together, but none of these seemed relevant. Even the Ottoman theme was ho-hum, in that it did not really serve any purpose in the plot, apart from allowing the heroine to display her language skills (so what?). ....
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Summary: 3.5 Stars - Good Read
Review: I am pleased to see that this writer has begun to fulfill the promise exhibited in her first novel, Potent Pleasures. With a little more practice, she has the talent to become an excellent romance writer, rather than a merely good one. This second novel continues with the characters from the first book, and it is always fun to see the character development from novel to novel. I would agree with some of the other reviewers that the ending needs a little more oomph, but this is a well-told and well written story, and I would recommend it.
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