Seraphina Donavan

Vincent and his siblings were raised by his Uncle Thomas shortly after his parents' demise. Unfortunately, Vincent being the oldest, has vivid memories of his father's jealousy and his parents constant bickering that he reached the conclusion that marriage only brings misery. Uncle Thomas' assistant was the housekeeper' s granddaughter Ophelia. She grew up alongside the Beauchamp siblings and has always been in love with Vincent. Little did she know that he was attracted to her as well. After a passionate one night stand with Ophelia, Vincent decides it was a huge mistake and vows to stay away from her. At the reading of Uncle Thomas' will, it states that in order for the siblings to keep their inheritance, Vincent and Ophelia must get married. Not only must they live together but also share the same bed for one year. Will Vincent's haunting memories ruin his chances for a lifetime of happiness?

This was an unusual romance novel. Instead of a love hate relationship, or one person chasing the other, we see two people that have been secretly in love with each other since childhood. This was certainly an example of opposites attracting. The story was pretty good and flowed nicely. The only issues I had were: 1) Ophelia seemed a little too easy for my taste considering she's supposedly so proper. 2) There's quite a bit of sexual content, I don't think this novel is considered erotica but it was pretty graphic. Other than that, I think this was a great romance.… (mehr)

Finished Reading October 21, 2013

3.5 Stars.
Almost made it to 3.75 which would have rounded up to 4. But alas, there were parts that dragged a bit.
Overall, I enjoyed it.
I liked how sneaky the 'family patriarch' and Ophelia's grandmother arrange for these two to get together.
Mostly it was a fun erotic read. The sex scenes were steamy. It could NEEDED to move faster.

Btw, this author uses two pen names. [a:Chasity Bowlin|6455157|Chasity Bowlin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1589941599p2/6455157.jpg] & [a:Seraphina Donavan|5411173|Seraphina Donavan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442615084p2/5411173.jpg] I don't know why, but make sure you check both!

Prch Amz October 9, 2013… (mehr)