More and More

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Summary: More and More
Review: At 29, Finch More is considered "on the shelf" in Regency England. She is a spinster whose time for love has come and gone. She has made a life for herself as the co-owner of a shipping firm with her brother, and has rooms in a former glorious mansion located at 7 at Mayfield Square and finding simple pleasure helping him run an import business. As the book opens, however, Finch finds herself in trouble, accosted by a strange man issuing oblique warnings. From the moment Ross forces her to tell him about the encounter, their fate is sealed. Ross's work may have instigated the danger, but Finch and her brother are right in the thick of it, and Ross and Finch will have to work together if they want to keep Finch's brother, and themselves, alive.

Ross, Viscount Kilrood, a mysterious and handsome troubleshooter who takes on commissions for foreign Sultans and the like. He's sworn his allegiance to a cause that allows no room for family or love, no matter how interesting he finds his neighbor's sister. He becomes a customer Finch has no idea how her simple spinster's life will change. Suddenly, mystery, intrigue and a passionate romance are on the horizon.

More and More is a quirky, passionate historical romance which Cameron fans should adore. Ross and Finch are sharp, intelligent and funny. The dialogue is crisp and witty, and the passion is fiery. The addition of a meddlesome ghost is quite funny, as are some of the predicaments in which Fitch finds herself. A charming and funny romance which fans should love.

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Summary: 'More and More' did not leave me wanting more!!
Review: At 29, Finch More is considered "on the shelf" in Regency England. She is a spinster whose time for love has come and gone. She has made a life for herself as the co-owner of a shipping firm with her brother, and has rooms in a former glorious mansion located at 7 at Mayfield Square and finding simple pleasure helping him run an import business. As the book opens, however, Finch finds herself in trouble, accosted by a strange man issuing oblique warnings. From the moment Ross forces her to tell him about the encounter, their fate is sealed. Ross's work may have instigated the danger, but Finch and her brother are right in the thick of it, and Ross and Finch will have to work together if they want to keep Finch's brother, and themselves, alive.

Ross, Viscount Kilrood, a mysterious and handsome troubleshooter who takes on commissions for foreign Sultans and the like. He's sworn his allegiance to a cause that allows no room for family or love, no matter how interesting he finds his neighbor's sister. He becomes a customer Finch has no idea how her simple spinster's life will change. Suddenly, mystery, intrigue and a passionate romance are on the horizon.

More and More is a quirky, passionate historical romance which Cameron fans should adore. Ross and Finch are sharp, intelligent and funny. The dialogue is crisp and witty, and the passion is fiery. The addition of a meddlesome ghost is quite funny, as are some of the predicaments in which Fitch finds herself. A charming and funny romance which fans should love.

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Summary: 'More and More' did not leave me wanting more!!
Review: Finch More (yes, Finch is her name) is a confirmed spinster at the ripe old age of 29, boarding with her eccentric brother struggling to establish himself as an antique dealer. The More's business relationship with Viscount Kilroy becomes risky when Ross's (Viscount Kilroy's) adversaries involve the Mores' by abducting Latimore More, leaving Finch and Ross to locate the abductors and dismantle their plans to topple a foreign government.

I did not find this book exciting, although the plot encouraged you become engrossed in it. It was extremely slow moving and I found the sensual petting between Finch and Ross annoying at the least. While tracking abductors and trying to outmaneuver his adversaries, Ross still found time to open Finch's bodice every chance he got. She constantly surrendered to his passionate kisses, then berated herself later.

O.k. I love romance and the thrill of the chase, but this was
ridiculous.

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Summary: Nowhere near her best...
Review: I have loved all of Ms. Cameron's Mayfair Square books and highly recommend the series as a whole, but I had to work to finish this one. In her other stories she creates passion that is also romantic, but this time the sex scenes ( I cannot call them love scenes, as that emotion is notably absent) felt forced on the reader, and the characters hardly more than lustful strangers. And after wading through all the foreplay, she glosses right over the true consumation. Badly done, Stella!

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Summary: Get it
Review: I thought that this book was pretty good. It had a developed plot and I could easily tell what was going on. The characters also had a visible personality, it's easy to fall for them. I found myself reading the book a couple of times. True, the love scenes are all alike, but there is more to the book than that. I enjoyed the conversations Finch had with her friends at Mayfair 7. They were always worried about Ross taking advantage of her, which she always denied.

This is the best Stella Cameron book I've read so far. I recommend the other books in the Mayfair series.

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Summary: A struggle to finish
Review: I've read many good things about Stella Cameron, really I have! I was really surprised when I picked up More and More and thought of it as Less and Less. I hated this book. Absolutely hated it! I'm sorry to say.

In 1820 Finch More begins an affair with a viscount, an absolutely stupid childish affair. Okay, so I'm being hard. I guess I just couldn't get over the stupid dialog and the childish way they acted together. One of Finch's first sexual experiences is childish and immature. It got worse from there. The bad thing about reviewing a book is that I actually have to finish it.

Sorry everybody, but this book is not recommended. That is not to say that I won't give Ms. Cameron another try. I've heard she's very good

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Summary: I felt very disjointed reading this story.
Review: In the past, I have read a number of Ms. Cameron's contemporary novels and enjoyed them. Preferring historicals, I picked up More and More, but I just could not get into the plot. There were many times I was so frustrated with the writing style that I was tempted to not finish the book at all. I persevered, hoping it would get better, and it didn't. There was very little cohesion between paragraphs, let alone chapters. I found myself jumping from place to place, trying to figure out what happened or was currently happening. The relationship between Finch and Ross also confused me. Hot, cold, professional, lovers and all within a few days. True, they had known each other for a few months, but only in passing. Their relationship only grew in the few days which the story takes place. Virtual strangers who partake in some pretty hot, explicit sexual preludes, but when the time comes to make love, he carries her off to his room....and awaken the next morning. From what preceded this scene, I was vastly disappointed.

One redeeming feature to the story is the structure of the characters themselves. Finch and Ross are fairly well developed and we get to know each one, their motivations and indecisiveness. Finch is refreshingly open about herself and her feelings, though I can't help to feel that she is a late 20th century woman plunked into the early nineteenth century. Her behavior is not well suited for the setting of the story. Although we learn what makes Ross "tick", I never feel like I get to know him. Whereas in most books I feel like I know the lead characters, am somehow become their friends, that feeling of familiarity is lacking. The secondary characters, those at number 7, number 8, and Hayden add spice to the story and compliment it well.

I thought our narrator of the story quite an interesting twist, but once again, disjointed and uncomfortably written. You never quite knew what was going on until the end. Who was this disembodied voice? The author, a character, and how did they know what was going to happen? Though a fascinating literary device, I did not like its execution. All in all I do not recommend this book, stick to some of Ms. Cameron's other novels.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down.
Review: This book was worth the wait, but I'm glad I didn't have to wait any longer. The love story is wild, but tender. Ross and Finch are a couple you can't get enough of. Finch and her brother run an import business and Ross, Viscount Kilrood is their best customer. He's also their most dangerous customer. He doesn't intend to put their lives in danger, but it happens and Latimer is kidnapped. This throws Ross and Finch together and she is drawn into his high stakes undercover work. The mystery doesn't let down, neither do the funny interludes at 7 Mayfair Square where a gentleman who shouldn't be around anymore pulls too many strings.

Ms Cameron is a wizard who writes the greatest stories. She never lets me down.