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Ecstasy's Embrace
SWEET TEMPTATION
Serena didn't know how long the dark-haired stranger had been watching her bathe in the cool waters of the secluded cove, but from the searing look on his handsome face, he'd seen far too much of her pale, silken flesh! His gaze warmed her skin with the heat of a thousand suns and she gasped in surprise and delight as he reached out to touch what his silvery eyes had so boldly caressed. She had heard of love's fierce power - suddenly she became a slave to its seductive magic.
SHAMELESS DESIRE
Trager hungered for the honey-haired beauty the instant he saw her. The clear waters could not hide her slender form and her long, blonde tresses provided little cover for her creamy shoulders and voluptuous charms. And when she looked at him with her emerald eyes wide with fear, her full, red lips parted in surprise, he knew he had to have her. He needed to see those green eyes widen with desire, feel those ruby lips part beneath his own, envelop her sweet, innocent body in the sensuous splendor of Ecstasy's Embrace.
Serena didn't know how long the dark-haired stranger had been watching her bathe in the cool waters of the secluded cove, but from the searing look on his handsome face, he'd seen far too much of her pale, silken flesh! His gaze warmed her skin with the heat of a thousand suns and she gasped in surprise and delight as he reached out to touch what his silvery eyes had so boldly caressed. She had heard of love's fierce power - suddenly she became a slave to its seductive magic.
SHAMELESS DESIRE
Trager hungered for the honey-haired beauty the instant he saw her. The clear waters could not hide her slender form and her long, blonde tresses provided little cover for her creamy shoulders and voluptuous charms. And when she looked at him with her emerald eyes wide with fear, her full, red lips parted in surprise, he knew he had to have her. He needed to see those green eyes widen with desire, feel those ruby lips part beneath his own, envelop her sweet, innocent body in the sensuous splendor of Ecstasy's Embrace.
525 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Carol Finch
118 books56 followersA pseudonym used by Connie Feddersen.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names—Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen—she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names—Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen—she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
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Did Not Finish
October 1, 2026One Line: Enough with the heaving bosoms!! My out-of-shape ass could run a mile and my bosoms wouldn’t heave as much as this horny heroine’s!
Why I DNF'd: I expected some purple prose in older romance novels, but this was too much. While I giggled a bit the first time I came across the term "heaving bosoms," the third time had me rolling my eyes. I get it; she’s breathing hard because she’s turned on. And if I took a sip of tequila every time this chick’s “delicate brow” is described, I’d be drunk as a skunk after two chapters! (What the hell does that even mean? Does she have thin eyebrows?)
There were other instances of strained metaphors that really took me out of the story, along with excessive descriptions of how hot the two leads are. What really got me was the same adjective being used multiple times within a span of a few pages. For example, the heroine is described as “trim” repeatedly: her arms, her legs, overall, etc. I get it; she’s thin.
What drew me to the book, aside from its awesome cover, was the time period. It’s set during the American Revolution, so the political unrest sets up actual tension between the two leads. However, I couldn’t continue. Despite the aforementioned faults of the prose (of course, all my opinion), the biggest issue for me was the “show don’t tell.” I generally hate this feedback because I find it’s misused in literature. This is a novel, not a movie, so there are times when the author has to tell the reader something for the sake of simplicity and word count. However, in this story, the author shows something and then tells it. I've always felt this reads as redundant, but also as the author treating the reader as stupid. It feels unpolished.
A minor side-note as well: proper formatting pairs a line of dialogue with a tag that is actually a synonym for speaking—like, "Hello," he said. But this book does things like, "Hello," she smirked. That should be its own sentence: "Hello." She smirked. You don't smirk a sentence—smirking isn't a way of speaking.
Why I DNF'd: I expected some purple prose in older romance novels, but this was too much. While I giggled a bit the first time I came across the term "heaving bosoms," the third time had me rolling my eyes. I get it; she’s breathing hard because she’s turned on. And if I took a sip of tequila every time this chick’s “delicate brow” is described, I’d be drunk as a skunk after two chapters! (What the hell does that even mean? Does she have thin eyebrows?)
There were other instances of strained metaphors that really took me out of the story, along with excessive descriptions of how hot the two leads are. What really got me was the same adjective being used multiple times within a span of a few pages. For example, the heroine is described as “trim” repeatedly: her arms, her legs, overall, etc. I get it; she’s thin.
What drew me to the book, aside from its awesome cover, was the time period. It’s set during the American Revolution, so the political unrest sets up actual tension between the two leads. However, I couldn’t continue. Despite the aforementioned faults of the prose (of course, all my opinion), the biggest issue for me was the “show don’t tell.” I generally hate this feedback because I find it’s misused in literature. This is a novel, not a movie, so there are times when the author has to tell the reader something for the sake of simplicity and word count. However, in this story, the author shows something and then tells it. I've always felt this reads as redundant, but also as the author treating the reader as stupid. It feels unpolished.
A minor side-note as well: proper formatting pairs a line of dialogue with a tag that is actually a synonym for speaking—like, "Hello," he said. But this book does things like, "Hello," she smirked. That should be its own sentence: "Hello." She smirked. You don't smirk a sentence—smirking isn't a way of speaking.
February 22, 2022
Carol Finch does a good job of raising the passion, but then it smolders under the pretense of anger and pride. This romance novel takes place during the beginning of the revolutionary war. I'm not a big fan of historical romance, but this one wasn't bad. I was disappointed in the ending. Compared to the passionate scenes building up to the end, the end fell a little flat. You could almost say the Honeymoon was over at the end, but that the long lasting love of marriage was there.
August 3, 2014
Serena Warren doesn't know what to do. Her father would like her to marry a British Loyalist, but she is unsure. When she meets the mysterious Trager Grayson, she knows she can never marry the man her father chose for her. Trager excites her as no other man has ever done. But, Trager is a patriot, working against the British to win freedom for the colonies.
This is one of those 80's romances that made me give up on reading romance for several years. The heroine drove me crazy, jumping to stupid conclusions for no apparent reason. (Knowing her step-mother is having an affair with someone, she sees a stranger on the beach and immediately knows it has to be him.) The heroine also acts like a spoiled child throughout the book. But, buried in the 525 pages is a decent romance story set during revolutionary war. I think I would have liked it much better if it had been edited down to 300 pages. My rating: 2 Stars.
This is one of those 80's romances that made me give up on reading romance for several years. The heroine drove me crazy, jumping to stupid conclusions for no apparent reason. (Knowing her step-mother is having an affair with someone, she sees a stranger on the beach and immediately knows it has to be him.) The heroine also acts like a spoiled child throughout the book. But, buried in the 525 pages is a decent romance story set during revolutionary war. I think I would have liked it much better if it had been edited down to 300 pages. My rating: 2 Stars.
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