I do take issue with Valdez having her protagonists having sex behind a screen at the Crystal Palace Exhibition. The twists and turns that Valdez builds left me wondering how she could possibly pull this off and she does leave it to the last minute while maintaining the good guys’ moral integrity throughout and keeping it real. And Valdez maintains the integrity of the manners and culture of the time. This was a lovely period piece with some unique aspects: The usual noble rake except he’s out-and-out honest about this being simply a short-term affair…except that he falls in love with the morally honest, yet passionate widow. She is so descriptive whether she’s describing a character, setting a scene, or creating a love scene that it more than makes up for the questions her writing raised. After a mental head slap, I settled in and simply enjoyed how beautifully Valdez wrote. I’ve been reading so many stories that have been more action-oriented that at first I was whining to myself about why Valdez couldn’t just get on with it. Explore it on Goodreads or Amazonįirst in the Passion Quartet historical romance series revolving around the sisters in 1851 England. Passion in Paperback edition on Jand has 311 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review.
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