Regina (virgosun) reviewed on 2/12/2011 + 886 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This was one of those gentle reads that easily moves from scene to scene without much excitement. I kept waiting for the story to pick up the pace, but it never really did. On the flip side, the sex was well done, rather on the spicy side, and a somewhat weird transition in writing styles.

Richard was not your typical hero with a womanizing past; instead, he dealt in the seedier side of the opium trade (a unique background for a hero). He didn't have a clue how to handle his wife, Emma, and all the time he was away from her, he didn't even think of her. Emma longed for Richard's return, and eventually made an independent life for herself. I was disappointed and frustrated that she succumbed to him too quickly after his return. What happened to her fighting spirit? She should have made him pay a little longer and a little harder before any reconciliation took place.

So definitely, this was a story of seduction, a very slow one, as Richard gets to know Emma. Too bad it was rather lackluster. 3.2 stars.

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