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Lädt ... The Beguilement of Lady Eustacia Cavanaughvon Stephanie Laurens
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  wyvernfriend | Mar 20, 2022 |   I can’t believe I’m rating a Stephanie Laurens book anywhere in the 3’s. I liked the story, but I didn’t love it. I thought it was very predictable, just a tad slow, and the villain seemed almost like an afterthought – and – they didn’t really take any steps to try to find the culprit. You would have thought they would have had the police, a private investigator – something, but they didn’t. They just talked about what happened each time and tried to figure out which of them was the target, then it was business as usual until the next time. Well – duh – it doesn’t matter who is the target – you love each other and somebody is trying to kill one of you! Then, when their brainstorming session tells them who the villain is (it is a pretty big leap), they pretty much let him off. Yes, this person tried to murder them 4 times and they just told him he was a bad boy and told him to go live on the continent. I also thought Stacie’s very deep emotional problem was resolved much too quickly and easily. She suffered from deep mental trauma that had lasted for years and then – Frederick says a few words and all is well. Say what????? I liked both Stacie and Frederick and both were very relatable characters. I loved that there wasn’t insta-lust and the relationship took time to develop – especially on Stacie’s part. It was fun to have short visits with Stacie’s brothers from earlier books and to get to know Godfrey a little better since his will be the next book. It was a pleasant read and I did enjoy it, it just frustrated me. (  ) BarbaraRogers | Sep 18, 2019 | I'm hot and cold on Stephanie Laurens books. Some I enjoy very much and others I find predictable and overdramatic. This is one of the latter types. I thought the book started out strong with the musical emphasis, but later the number of unsuccessful murder attempts was ridiculous (hence the overdramatic label). The romantic plot with Stacie's dismal view toward marriage and Frederick working to overcome it was predictable. I also find Ms. Laurens' writing can verge on the purple, especially in the sex scenes. The almost breathless sentence fragments annoy me. I do like the Cavanaughs and I'm hoping I'll enjoy Godfrey's story more. ( ) N.W.Moors | Jul 25, 2019 | Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheThe Cavanaughs (3)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues the bold tales of the Cavanaugh siblings as the sole Cavanaugh sister discovers that love truly does conquer all.A lady with a passion for music and the maestro she challenges in pursuit of a worthy cause find themselves battling villains both past and present as they fight to secure lifeâ??s greatest rewardsâ??love, marriage, and family.Stacieâ??Lady Eustacia Cavanaughâ??is adamant marriage is not for her. Wealthy and well-born, she needs for nothing, and with marriage off the table, to give her life purpose, she embarks on a plan to further the careers of emerging local musicians by introducing them to the ton via a series of musical evenings. Yet despite her noble status, Stacie requires a musical lure to tempt the haut ton to her events, and only one musician commands sufficient cachetâ??the reclusive and notoriously reluctant Marquess of Albury.Frederick, Marquess of Albury, has fashioned a life for himself as a musical scholar, one he pursues largely out of sight of the ton. He might be renowned as a virtuoso on the pianoforte, yet he sees no reason to endure the smothering overattentiveness of society. Then his mother inveigles him into meeting Stacie, and the challenge she lays before him is â?¦ tempting. Enough for him not to immediately refuse her.A dance of subtle persuasion ensues, and step by step, Frederick finds himself convinced that Stacieâ??s plan has real merit and that it behooves him to support her. At least for one event.Stacieâ??s first musical evening, featuring Frederick as the principal performer, is a massive successâ??until Fate takes a hand and lands them in a situation that forces them both to reassess.Does Frederick want more than the sterile, academic life heâ??d thought was for him?Can Stacie overcome her deepest fears and own to and reach for her girlhood dreams?Impulsive, arrogant, and used to getting his own way, Frederick finds his answer easily enough, but his new direction puts him on a collision course with Stacieâ??s fears. Luckily, he thrives on challengesâ??which is just as well, because in addition to convincing Stacie that love can, indeed, conquer all, he and she must unravel the mystery of who is behind a spate of murderous attacks before the villain succeeds in eli Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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As someone who has played music for years I found this quite true to life and interesting. The romance felt quite true and real. I enjoyed this read. (