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Rating: Summary: Romantic, colorful, and touching Review: I am a big fan of the Black Lace series, but this is one of my favorites. LaFay's richly descriptive prose drew me into the world of Renaissance Italy, and her portrayal of the struggling artist Carla Buonomi, who has to disguise herself as a boy in order to pursue her dream, stayed with me long after I had finished the book. This novel will appeal to readers who enjoy erotica as an overall sensual experience; all of the senses are engaged in this story of a young woman's development as a creative and sexual person. The writing is juicy, bawdy, and fun to read. My only criticism would be that some of the language is anachronistic, but I found that easy to overlook. This is a very special novel.
Rating: Summary: Erotic adventures in Old Italy Review: I've read many Black Lace novels. This one was average, or maybe a little below average in my view. Carla wants to be an artist,but females are not allowed to do anything that interesting in Renaissance Italy. So, she disguises herself as a boy, and goes to work in Piero's studio. Piero soon discovers her secret. He makes her his not unwilling lover, but it's Marco, a young apprentice she really craves. How can she seduce Marco when he thinks she is a boy? I couldn't really get into this story because I thought Marco was not a particularly interesting love interest. He was rather one dimensional Also, it seemed like the author suddenly realized she was running out of time, and ended the book bery abruptly. This was not my favorite Black Lace novel, but it was far from my least favorite.
Rating: Summary: An interesting book Review: Not one of Lafay's best books. Some scenes were medium-hot while many others were just flat. The plot was pretty good.
Rating: Summary: Certainly one of Black Lace top ten books ... Review: WOW ... you can't imagine how many books one has to read in this genre before a gem is found that actually has an interesting story well written with superb character development and real life erotica that does not entail the women getting the living daylights beaten out of her ..... This novel deals with a young girl, Carla, during the Italian renaissance finding family life untenable afer being pleasantly seduced by her older cousin, Stefano. Unable to endure the shame she disguses herfelf as a young man, since women alone would really not fare well in the streets, and makes her way in the world. Carla changeds her name to Carlo and is immediately taken in by a master painter, Piero, who was a Guild member (Artist union). During this time only Guild members were allowed to sell their paintings while younger artists had to content themselves with apprenticeship positions relegated to the painstaking tasks of mixing and preparing paints for the master. Carla managed to keep her identity secret even though she began to like another apprentice, Marco, who was also working for his Guild licence. Of course without giving away the story, the novel is solid and holds together, with Carla trying to live her life as a man while yearning for pleasures of the flesh as a woman. It's very easy for the reader to identify with Carla's plight and the frustration of the girl trying to live through the rules and norms of the renaissance society are very very palpable ... The author spends considerable time with the exciting life story of Carla while keeping sexual tension and erotic interludes in the forefront ....
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