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Title: Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 0-380-80232-5 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.21 (91 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: lacks substance
Comment: This is the story of writer Amanda Briars and publishing tycoon Jack Devlin. The story begins with Amanda soliciting a male prostitute to "service" her on her thirtieth birthday. This is what attracted me to this story, the fact that the heroine was daring enough to do something like this. However, after that promising beginning the story veers off into a series of sexual encounters between a not so perfect Miss Amanda and the delectable Mr. Devlin. Somehow these two find time to get to know each other while engaging in toe curling sex and they manage to even fall in love. How? I wasnt sure since there was virtually no dialogue or interaction between the two aside from the bed variety.There was no substance to the story, no depth of feeling. Can great sex cause you to fall irrevocably in love? Maybe, but passion eventually fizzles and then what? The reason I gave it three stars is because I did enjoy it somewhat and of course no one can write steamier love scenes than Ms. Kleypas. However, if you're looking for depth in romance, witty dialogue and romantic tension I suggest you read Ms. Kleypas earlier works.
Rating: 4
Summary: A hero who's sexy and powerful without being rude!
Comment: While SUDDENLY YOU starts out with a real bang, one that can't help but reel you in, you'll keep reading it because Lisa Kleypas has crafted a wonderful, enticing hero in Jack Devlin. He's intelligent, has a haunting past, and has overcome innumerable obstacles in life. However, unlike the heroes of many historical romances, he's attracted to a woman with intelligence--and isn't afraid to let the world know it. He's polite, understanding of the predicament of women in 1826 London, and yet he's incredibly sexy and powerful at the same time.
If you like dark and brooding heroes, but are sick of the same-old, same-old rudeness they often display before being 'changed' by the heroine, this is the book for you. And if you're a fan of incredibly hot sex scenes, you'll devour SUDDENLY YOU with relish.
You'll undoubtedly go looking for Lisa Kleypas' backlist once you've finished SUDDENLY YOU. I can also highly recommend ONLY WITH YOUR LOVE, a book set in Louisiana during the heydey of plantations. It has a bit more conflict and a richer storyline than SUDDENLY YOU, but with equally powerful characters.
I'm sure Ms. Kleypas' career will continue to boom--with good reason!
Rating: 4
Summary: Sensual. A Big 4 Stars.
Comment: An easy read = a perfect plot. A light read = a perfect plot. A vacation read = a perfect plot. This is a perfect plot. He is sexy, tender, respectful, rich. She is intelligent, self-supporting, realistic about life, and an adult woman. And they happen to meet. This is a perfect plot. To boot, Lisa Kleypas can write a sex scene, grown up material, exciting without being offensive. But a perfect book? No.
Jack Devlin is a big time publisher. He oozes sex appeal, he attracts people like bees to honey, and he earns money hand over fist. He may not be a Lord of the English realm, but he is a "lord". Amanda Briars is a plump, passable, 30 year old spinster, who happens to write successful novels. For their first encounter, the author uses the clever idea of mistaken identity. Amanda confuses Jack for a gigolo she hired for a night of personal pleasure. A birthday gift, for herself, commemorating her big 30. And oh what fun! Jack soon realizes the error. Amanda is left in the dark. Trust me; the reader will so enjoy this passage, it will be read again.
Lisa Kleypas does wonderful things with Jack's character, I loved her idea of the sexy, soft Irish accent, the silky Gaelic words he tenderly whispers. Sigh. Yet, the sketch of Amanda remains cool, she didn't bewitch this reader. I felt no intense feeling for this lady; Amanda walked through the part. And the obvious "Take advantage of the kind, sympathetic Charles Hartley" was a horrible writing strategy.
This reader's wrap up:
* the beginning of the book was innovative.
* the affair was fun -- steamy and sizzling.
* the idea of Amanda's life style and her editorial run -- far too progressive for the era.
* the book's atmosphere felt contemporary.
* the last fifty pages were anticlimactic.
Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
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Title: Someone to Watch over Me by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 0380802309 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 04 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 038077352X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 0380811065 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 038077013X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas ISBN: 0380811073 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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