Beyond Desire

Rating:
Summary: delightful historical tale
Review: Late in the nineteenth century while searching for the fabled Zoran in Arabia, Sir Peregrine deLisle dies. Before his death Sir Peregrine hid ancient bracelets in a secret chamber in his English home as he did not trust their neighbor, Dzmura. However, the sly Dzmura gained entrance to Peregrine's home by paying attention to one of the daughters, Allegra.

Called a grave robber because of his uncanny ability to sense lost treasures buried under tons of sand, Ryder Culhane was with Peregrine when he died. He visits Alexandra to inquire about the bracelets, but she is aloof, cold, and nasty as only an English woman can be when she is attracted to a forbidden male. Dzmura works indirectly as he sends Allegra to steal them, which she does.

The thieves flee for Persia. Ryder plans to follow them. Alexandra needs to go after her sibling so she offers the adventurer anything he desires if he will take her with him. As they travel through Europe and eventually Persia, Alexandra and Ryder have many adventures including dynamic ones in makeshift boudoirs as they fall in love.

Known for her erotic romances, Thea Devine provides her fans with a delightful historical tale that has her usual degree of sex to the third X, but inside of an exciting action tale. Alexandra is a courageous soul who will do anything to see her younger sister safe. Though some of locales and timing for the boudoir adventures seem difficult in terms of getting it up (no headaches stop this duo as Ryder can do it in a sandstorm) readers will appreciate Ms. Devine's Persian adventure.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: delightful historical tale
Review: Late in the nineteenth century while searching for the fabled Zoran in Arabia, Sir Peregrine deLisle dies. Before his death Sir Peregrine hid ancient bracelets in a secret chamber in his English home as he did not trust their neighbor, Dzmura. However, the sly Dzmura gained entrance to Peregrine's home by paying attention to one of the daughters, Allegra.

Called a grave robber because of his uncanny ability to sense lost treasures buried under tons of sand, Ryder Culhane was with Peregrine when he died. He visits Alexandra to inquire about the bracelets, but she is aloof, cold, and nasty as only an English woman can be when she is attracted to a forbidden male. Dzmura works indirectly as he sends Allegra to steal them, which she does.

The thieves flee for Persia. Ryder plans to follow them. Alexandra needs to go after her sibling so she offers the adventurer anything he desires if he will take her with him. As they travel through Europe and eventually Persia, Alexandra and Ryder have many adventures including dynamic ones in makeshift boudoirs as they fall in love.

Known for her erotic romances, Thea Devine provides her fans with a delightful historical tale that has her usual degree of sex to the third X, but inside of an exciting action tale. Alexandra is a courageous soul who will do anything to see her younger sister safe. Though some of locales and timing for the boudoir adventures seem difficult in terms of getting it up (no headaches stop this duo as Ryder can do it in a sandstorm) readers will appreciate Ms. Devine's Persian adventure.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Not a favorite...
Review: This book was difficult to read because the lead charters were boring. I don't understand why both charters couldn't work together to solve the mystery of the bracelets instead of butting heads. Additionally, the love scenes were not interesting there was no fire. I have read other Thea Devine books and I was expecting fire works instead I got a fizzle. I hope Thea Devine next effort is more interesting.

Rating:
Summary: Zero
Review: This book was difficult to read because the lead charters were boring. I don't understand why both charters couldn't work together to solve the mystery of the bracelets instead of butting heads. Additionally, the love scenes were not interesting there was no fire. I have read other Thea Devine books and I was expecting fire works instead I got a fizzle. I hope Thea Devine next effort is more interesting.

Rating:
Summary: Not a favorite...
Review: Well, let me start by saying that Thea Devine is a wonderful author, but this book just didn't do it for me. It was a difficult read, a lot of twists and turns including the main two characters hating each others, in my opinion, that's not a good combination in a erotic novel. The character of Alexandra was extremely annoying, every word she spoke was irritating, because of her actions the love scenes with the character of Ryder were always a dud, the part of the hero (Ryder Culhane) were actually decent, he's everything you want to read about in a erotic novel, but the way the character of Alexandra was developed, it ruined a novel that had very good potential.

A quick intro to the book: Ryder's introduction and a little bit about his past, Alexandra and her sister, mysterious ancient bracelets, shady characters interested in those bracelets, the kidnapping of Alexandra's sister (Allegra) and the same old story of the girl placed in a Harem, Alexandra and Ryder traveling around the world trying to find her, some answers to previous murders and the bracelets, more murder attemps and accidents everywhere they go, at the same time they're making each other miserable, the main female character is also kidnapped and placed in the harem, sister is obsessed with the kidnapper, (here's when the book loses the reader's interest), the kidnapper takes his victims with a strap on because he cannot hold an erection, somehow his victims love this, the kidnapper disapears (dead?), the sisters are rescued, finally answers to all the mysteries and those stupid bracelets, betrayals by other characters, Alexandra is rejected by Ryder, then the main characters ended together again (the book doesn't explain what made Ryder change his mind).

I recommend other Thea Devine books like "Seductive", "Desire me only", and "Secret Pleasures". Don't make this book your introduction to Mrs Devine, leave this book as a latter read, enjoy her other amazing erotic novels.