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Summary: Up in the sky
Review: I've read all of Susan Johnson's books and this one if one of my favorites. All her books sizzle with the sex scenes, but I liked the fact that they knew there was a connection between them from the beginning.Flora's character is the type of heroine anyone would strive to be, and Adam was the perfect "gentleman" all throughout the book. The power of unity is evident in this book...although they had many obstacles, they were able to overcome them together. I really wish Ms. Johnson would go back to writing more about the romance between the hero and the heroine, though. For some reason, she's been going back to her original roots--that of the historian--more and more. Don't get me wrong, I like to read the historical events in her books, but I would love to read more about the characters themselves and less about the history in the future. I hope her new book, LEGENDARY LOVER is more about the relationship between the characters and have the hero stay faithful to the heroine. After all, it is a romance. S.
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Summary: A KEEPER - YOU HAVE TO GET IT!
Review: I've read this book so many times I think I need a new one! This is one of Susan Johnson's best and the tenderness and caring shown between Flora and Adam really touched me. As with other reviewers, I'm disappointed that Ms Johnson's male leads don't stay faithful to their mates, and this is what made this story so special - Adam is! Flora is independent and adventurous in a male dominated world, and Adam is all you could ever ask for in a man - sigh! I keep my fingers crossed for a continuing series as I would love to see Flora and Adam come back.
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Summary: Wonderful Characters & Great Love Story
Review: Like many of the other reviewers, I am a Susan Johnson fan. This book is one of her best. You can really feel the love develop between these two strong individuals. What begins as a sizzling lust grows to a caring and committed relationship. That Adam remains faithful and struggles to overcome his jealous feelings about Flora's past, made me love him more. Only one small complaint. I would have liked a little more explanation as to why Adam's father forced him to marry Isolde.
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Summary: Definately a keeper.Susan at her best!!
Review: Pure Sin is just dynamite. Adam and Flora give another meaning to the word passion and romance. they keep your imagnation running wild all the time in anticipation of their next move.one of the best i've read and belive me, i've read them all.
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Summary: Sizzling hot
Review: Pure Sin was my first Johnson book and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought her to be in the same league than Schone and writing mainly about sex, but this wasn't the case. There was surprisingly a romantic love story in there. Although the book started quite steamy with a hot encounter between the heroes in an open carriage (shortly after the "How do you do" introduction)the merely lust-based relationship soon developed into something more substantial. I liked Flora, the heroine. She was a lot different from the typical romance novel virginal spinster or sexually frustrated widow type. She was the exact counterpart of the usual Regency and Victorian rogue type: Single, rich, titled, very independent, urbane, sophisticated, free-loving and proud of her sexual magnetism , skilled in the art of seduction. I found it very amusing when Adam Serre, Comte de Chastellux, the sexy half-bred hero who is in every way her true match asks himself jealously what sort of experience Lady Flora has made and how many lovers she had had, and if she did that sort of thing with another man before. Usually these are the questions the anxious virgin in a typical romance novel asks herself about the roguish hero. What I also liked about the heroine was that she was the true beau ideal of the Victorian era: Voluptuous and curvaceous and that men went mad about her exactly because of that. And also the side information Johnson gives about time, place and habits seem to be historically correct. The footnotes contained interesting historical information about e.g. marriage laws in France and Montana.
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Summary: Monotonous
Review: The "plot" of this piece picks up immediately; unfortunately it is a very static plot embellished with a whole lot of [physical] interaction between the two main characters. After reading about them in steamy embrace again and then again, I became bored. ...
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Summary: Monotonous
Review: The "plot" of this piece picks up immediately; unfortunately it is a very static plot embellished with a whole lot of [physical] interaction between the two main characters. After reading about them in steamy embrace again and then again, I became bored. ...
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Summary: This one's got heart!
Review: This book had a lot more heart than some of Ms. Johnson's other efforts, i.e. 'Wicked' and 'Sweet Love Survive', which were perhaps a little too contrived and obsessed with no-holds-barred sex. i was more than a little in love with the half-breed Adam Serre, and Flora Bonham came across as strong and sexy. there was more tenderness and romance in this novel than the other Susan J novels i have read, and i like the fact that Adam and Flora spent more time cherishing each other than they did fighting. Ms. Johnson sometimes goes a bit overboard with her episodes of bitter angst between the two main characters - these can get a bit tiring for the reader. the glimpses (a la 'Blaze') of Absarokee culture and lifestyle were also interesting. 'pure sin' is definitely my favourite Susan Johnson book!
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Summary: This book will make you an instant Susan Johnson fan.
Review: This book is what historical romance is all about. Flora is one of her best characters ever. Her independance in a man's world is inspiring. Adam has all of the characteristics of a truly wonderful hero. I love the combination of native american ruggedness and the sauve continental man. His is one of the sexiest characters I have ever read. I absolutely loved it. I would love for her to make this into a continuing saga as she did with the Braddock's and the Kuzan's.
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Summary: Be prepared to pick up your jaw...
Review: This book ranged from heart rendering to heart pumping. It was extreamly well written and all the "flavors" of the book came through wonderfully. Adam and Flora were the perfect couple! They both knew what they wanted out of live and were definatly not afraid to grab life by the tail. Flora, being wealthy in her own right and SINGLE!, knew how to be independant yet sophisticated and she was not afraid to let her sexuality out to play. Adam, the half breed Comte de Chastellux, was her equal in almost every way. From almost the beginning of their relationship he began having jealous thoughts concerning her sex life but, of course, that just added to his appeal. The love affair that took place in this book seemed so real that the reader could actually see it happening. Great Book, SJ! I have every SJ book there is to be had and this is by far one of my favorites!
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