The Lady Is Tempted

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Summary: I would say this is solid 4 1/2 stars
Review: Cathy Maxwell just get's better and better. I always know that when I pick up one of her books, I am bound to enjoy it. And the new one is no exception. It is a worthwile read. The only thing I found odd with the book was that in one scene at vaux hall Deb meets an old family friend of her mother's and he asks her to visit him and she says she will, and then he and his wife are never mentioned again. I kept thinking when will he spring back up in the book - it seemed like the scene was going to lead somewhere and didn't. I wonder if it originally did and was edited out. Oh well, it was just something that stuck with me. If you like Cathy Maxwell this is a MUST READ.

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Summary: Deeply emotional, Joyful and Fast-Paced
Review: Cathy Maxwell, one of my favorite romance writers, has written another winner. I was up half the night, absolutely unable to put down The Lady Is Tempted until I'd finished reading the last word of the last page.

As with all of Maxwell's novels, the story grabs the reader and runs. The pace never slows, and there's not a single sentence that doesn't compel and entice the reader to rush forward.

Maxwell's style is exuberant. All her characters feel so real and alive. Genuine emotion-tender, moving, devastating and never sappy-leaps off every page. Every character is revealed in some way as sympathetic and likeable (as in real life, if we look closely enough). Maxwell has a charming way of seeing the best in even 'bad' characters, thus humanizing them.

Maxwell's quest has been to understand and to celebrate the mystery of why people fall in love. She succeeds brilliantly. The widowed Deborah Percival, a woman of amazing strength, meets the devastatingly handsome and wealthy Anthony Aldercy, Earl of Burnell, and her life is immediately turned upside down. Their passionate mutual attraction-beyond anything either ever thought possible-is matched by their surprisingly similar pasts and the deep love and respect for one another than grows from the refreshing honesty, trust and understanding they share. The reader clearly feels their genuine mutual love when they make love.

But this exquisite relationship is threatened by honor, pride and obligations they cannot dismiss. The reader can't guess how they will extricate themselves from these overwhelming difficulties. The surprise ending is satisfying and delightfully humorous yet does not lessen the drama and romantic tension-a feat only a writer with Maxwell's skill and vivacity can pull off.

For a deeply emotional yet joyful and celebratory read, don't miss The Lady Is Tempted.

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Summary: A Great Book...
Review: Deb gets a taste at temptation from a man who knows what he wants. This book had me hooked. I couldn't put it down until I had to force my self to sleep. This is a great book to read.

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Summary: character-driven Regency romance
Review: From birth Deborah Percival was trained to do what others desired of her not what she wanted from life. At seventeen, Deborah's father died leaving her, her two half-sisters and her stepmother in financial straits. To help her siblings, Deborah acquiesces and marries a man almost sixty years old. This enables her half sisters to wed the husbands they wanted to marry. When Deborah becomes a widow, her family pressures her to remarry a widower with six children. Displaying rare spunk, Deborah refuses and journeys to London to stay with one of her half-sisters.

Earl Anthony Aldercy has worked hard to recover the family fortune that his late father lost gambling. However, his intense efforts cannot overcome his family reputation for scandals. To help erase some of that taint, he agrees to marry a respectable lady.

On her way to London, torrential rain forces Deborah to take lodging at the home of Miss Chalmers whose other guest is Tony. Tony and Deborah soon share a bed and begin to fall in love. However, since he is betrothed and cannot deal with any scandal their relationship appears short-lived.

THE LADY IS TEMPTED is a character-driven Regency romance starring two wonderful protagonists though the audience will wonder why Deborah waited so long before showing her independence. The fabulous story line provides fans with a delightful tale focusing on Tony struggling between his heart and his obsession to avoid shame. Cathy Maxwell furbishes an engaging romance that unabashedly highlights the love between two people.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: Too tempting to put down...
Review: I gave this book four stars because I actually liked it a lot, but I think Deb needed to stand up for herself. I really disliked her sisters AND their husbands. I couldn't believe the way she let them treat her. I guess it took away from the story a little for me. She runs to everyone's aid and they treat her poorly and she doesn't even seem to notice. She took care of them all and raised them all and now they treat her like a they don't care at all.

The romance between Deb and Tony is actually very good...hence my rating of 4 stars. It is interesting and although this is my first Cathy Maxwell book it won't be my last!

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Summary: I liked it, but i think it had one big fault!
Review: I gave this book four stars because I actually liked it a lot, but I think Deb needed to stand up for herself. I really disliked her sisters AND their husbands. I couldn't believe the way she let them treat her. I guess it took away from the story a little for me. She runs to everyone's aid and they treat her poorly and she doesn't even seem to notice. She took care of them all and raised them all and now they treat her like a they don't care at all.

The romance between Deb and Tony is actually very good...hence my rating of 4 stars. It is interesting and although this is my first Cathy Maxwell book it won't be my last!

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Summary: A great book
Review: I loved this story! It was really different, it just got a bit unbelievable at the end. But entertaining; a quick read. I have read better books, therefore, I couldn't give it 5 stars.

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Summary: I was tempted too.
Review: I loved this story! It was really different, it just got a bit unbelievable at the end. But entertaining; a quick read. I have read better books, therefore, I couldn't give it 5 stars.

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Summary: If You Don't Have To, Don't Read This Book
Review: I normally do not write reviews, especially bad ones. However, I feel as if I would be doing all readers a grave injustice if I didn't tell you to beware this book. To begin with, the characters are the most annoying two people I have ever had the misfortune to read about.It is no wonder they ended up together because I'm sure no one else would have them. Both characters are constantly being put down and stepped on, in Deborah's case by the people she is closest to. Still this isn't what makes them so annoying. Both, Deborah and Tony, never defend themselves. They smile and act as if it is their due to take care of the world and then have the world spit in their face; although Deborah is far more guilty of this than Tony. Also, the two magically fall in love at first sight and we are supposed to believe that having felt this "magic" and seeing Tony's face that Deborah decides to let go of 27 years of morals to fall into bed with a man she doesn't know. Then there are the other characters. Whereas Deborah and Tony are annoying, the other characters are rude and appallingly mean-spirited. They are hateful, and never even get there just desserts. Just when you think they will finally be put in their place Deborah and Tony accept their criticisms and go on, making themselves miserable. I have to say that this is the first book I have ever read in which I found that I would rather the two leads had died than ended up together in the end. I know what you are thinking, It's cruel of me to say this, but it is truly the worst writing I have had the misfortune of owning and I know I for one will never read it again.

Rating:
Summary: A great book
Review: I read this book in one day and I enjoyed it very much!