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Silk Trilogy #3
Veils of Silk
Suppressing her sensual nature behind a fac+a2ade of Victorian propriety, Laura Stephenson marries army major Ian Cameron and journeys with him to the mountains of India to build a life together. Original.
400 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 3, 1992
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Mary Jo Putney
167 books2,262 followersShe writes young adult fiction as M.J. Putney.
Mary Jo Putney was born on 1946 in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it never occurred to her that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a computer for other purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the ultimate writing tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an ignorance that illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune sometimes favors the foolish and her first book sold quickly, thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the better. (“But why didn't anyone tell me that writing would change the way one reads?”) Like a lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic design business to become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.
A nine-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won RITAs for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances. The Marriage Spell will be out in June 2006 in hardcover, and Stolen Magic (written as M. J. Putney) will be released in July 2006.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a full-time writing career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
Mary Jo Putney was born on 1946 in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it never occurred to her that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a computer for other purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the ultimate writing tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an ignorance that illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune sometimes favors the foolish and her first book sold quickly, thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the better. (“But why didn't anyone tell me that writing would change the way one reads?”) Like a lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic design business to become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.
A nine-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won RITAs for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances. The Marriage Spell will be out in June 2006 in hardcover, and Stolen Magic (written as M. J. Putney) will be released in July 2006.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a full-time writing career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
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December 17, 2008
This is an excellent book. For those of us who love exotic settings check this one out. It takes place in India in 1841. The hero has lost an eye and spends part of the book impotent. It's so cool to have a hero who is far from perfect but just scrumptious. I really loved Ian and I think I might be adding him to my list of scarred/imperfect hero favorites. The heroine is also admirable. She's of Russian birth but raised as an Englishwoman and has issues with passion because of her wild and crazy parents. She is the kind of woman a man like Ian needs. She's a true helpmate and a strong woman. They meet when she's trying to protect the camp from a maneating tiger. She almost shoots him in the process. Their relationship develops beautifully as they meet each other's needs. Ian was imprisoned for years and was terribly abused, kept in the dark and starved. His cellmate was Laura's uncle and he asks him to bring his diary which he wrote in his bible. Laura helps Ian to heal from his trauma and Ian helps her to come to terms with her passionate nature. They actually marry because both thinks that they can have a passionless marriage since Ian is incapable and Laura doesn't want passion (although she has a sensual nature that she tries to suppress.) The magic and seduction of India helps Laura to come to terms with who she is. There is a lot about the cultures and religions of India in this book which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am definitely very Christian in my beliefs but it is always interesting to learn about other's beliefs. And India is such a diverse nation with people of so many cultures and beliefs. This is definitely dealt with in this book. This book also gives a different view of the British imperialism that takes place in India. I had a negative view of it overall, but in the book you can see that it had some good aspects. The British rule or Sirkhar actually brought about reforms in areas such as banning child sacrifice and sutee (the ritual burning of widows). They also reformed the tax system that was beggaring the poor because tax barons were taking all their money away. And I also learned that the army was largely composed of native soldiers who were lead by British commanders who were educated in the beliefs and language of their troops. Initially the apartheid system (for lack of a better word) didn't exist. Briton and native blended together and often intermarried and bred freely. But as more British who held prejudiced ideas entered the country, that changed. Never say you cannot learn from romance.
This is a great romance but also has plenty of action. Ian is a serious bad-ass. He's a sharpshooter (you might say how does he do it. Well it's explained. Most marksmen shoot with one eye closed). He's a man after my own heart. I love heroes who can get the job done. And he's a Scot. Sigh!!! They actually have to save India from becoming war-torn when a swell of anti-British sentiment from Afghanistan threatens to push over the border. There are reasons that go into this but too indepth for this blog, and you should read the book to find out. It does involve Laura's uncle. I'll tell you that much. There's even a cool secondary romance between Ian's army sargeant, a Pathan warrior, and a young Indian woman who is saved from sutee when her older husband dies. Ooh there's just too much to go into. You need to read it.
I can't give everything away but if you love exotic books full of action with awesome characters and a deep, wonderful romance, you should definitely check this one out.
This is a great romance but also has plenty of action. Ian is a serious bad-ass. He's a sharpshooter (you might say how does he do it. Well it's explained. Most marksmen shoot with one eye closed). He's a man after my own heart. I love heroes who can get the job done. And he's a Scot. Sigh!!! They actually have to save India from becoming war-torn when a swell of anti-British sentiment from Afghanistan threatens to push over the border. There are reasons that go into this but too indepth for this blog, and you should read the book to find out. It does involve Laura's uncle. I'll tell you that much. There's even a cool secondary romance between Ian's army sargeant, a Pathan warrior, and a young Indian woman who is saved from sutee when her older husband dies. Ooh there's just too much to go into. You need to read it.
I can't give everything away but if you love exotic books full of action with awesome characters and a deep, wonderful romance, you should definitely check this one out.
April 26, 2018
4 Estrellas. Sin duda éste ha sido el libro que más me ha gustado de la trilogía “Seda” de Mary Jo Putney. Me ha parecido muy equilibrado en cuanto a la historia principal, los personajes, sus sentimientos, sus defectos y debilidades, al igual que la historia de trasfondo, que ha sido más importante de lo que parece a simple vista.
Me temo que el simple hecho de conocer quién es el protagonista de este libro es un spoiler en sí del libro anterior, pero no concibo esta crítica si no hablo de él. Nuestro protagonista es nada más y nada menos que Ian Cameron, el hermano mayor de Juliet, a quien ella y Ross rescataron en el libro anterior del Pozo Negro de Bujara.
Cuando empieza “Abrazos de Seda”, Ian no es si no una sombra de lo que era. Tras dos años encerrado en una cárcel musulmana, siendo objeto de todo tipo de vejaciones y torturas que lo marcaron física y psicológicamente, ahora solo tiene la entereza suficiente para sobrevivir; no puede tirar por la borda el esfuerzo y el trabajo que les costó a Juliet y Ross rescatarlo. De modo que sólo por ése esfuerzo, y por la expectativa de volver a la India en busca de su prometida, es motivo suficiente para que Ian le dé una oportunidad a la vida.
Los problemas empiezan cuando Ian vuelve a la India; para empezar cuando descubre que su prometida no está disponible, y también que acaba de recibir en herencia una baronía. Ante estas noticias, a Ian solo le queda una misión. Su compañero de celda en Bujara, un espía ruso, le dejó una Biblia y un diario personal para que se lo entregara a su familia si Ian conseguía escapar. Así que Ian cumple su promesa, y en la India se encuentra el único familiar que le queda a Pyort, una sobrina llamada Larissa, que vive con su padrastro inglés allí. Ian esperaba encontrarse a una niña, lo que nunca imaginó es que la sobrina de Pyort fuese una mujer adulta e increíblemente hermosa.
Laura Stephenson, que es actualmente el nombre inglés que emplea Larissa, es una joven con un tortuoso pasado, que vio y vivió cosas que la marcaron, y que ningún niño debería haber visto. Laura siempre ha sido consciente del deseo que despierta en los hombres, motivo por el que huye como la peste ante insinuaciones de este tipo. Ahora tiene veinticuatro años y está convencida de que no quiere casarse, ni quiere pasión en su vida, pero la misma dará un vuelco cuando su padrastro, que había sido un verdadero padre para ella, muere inesperadamente. Es en ése momento, cuando llega Ian Cameron, en que Laura se dará cuenta de su doble pérdida, y a la vez de todo lo que puede ganar cuando Ian le entrega el diario de su tío.
En contra de todo lo que Ian pensaba sobre sí mismo y su manera de afrontar el futuro, decide proponerle matrimonio a Laura, con la condición de que sólo será de nombre, para tapar los defectos de Ian, y para salvaguardar los temores de Laura. De modo que ante ésta declaración, en cierto modo, un poco fría, Laura acepta. El problema de este tipo de matrimonios en novela romántica es que sabemos que en el fondo, no serán solo matrimonios de conveniencia, pues el roce hace el cariño, y cuanto más tiempo pasen juntos los protagonista, y más se conozcan, queda claro que no será solo una unión de conveniencia.
Así es como empieza, lentamente, un romance que se cuece poco a poco, y que he disfrutado mucho, pues nos encontramos dos personajes de fuertes caracteres, que creen saber lo que quieren, ambos con sus propios demonios internos, que sólo podrán ayudarse el uno al otro cuando haya suficiente confianza entre ellos. Gracias a la forma de ser, y a cómo han llevado su relación y cómo ha madurado, es lo que más he disfrutado del romance de Ian y Laura.
Pero ésta historia no tendrá sólo el romance de nuestros protagonistas. El libro se desarrolla enteramente en la India. La intención de Ian tras casarse con Laura, era volver a Escocia para ocupar su baronía, pero su viaje se complica cuando Laura empiece a traducir el diario de su tío Pyort, y se den cuenta de que el viejo espía ruso encendió la mecha de una revolución que podría peligrar la invasión británica de la India.
Resumido de esta forma, es más o menos lo que encontramos en “Abrazos de Seda”, pero repito que más allá de lo que es el historia de trasfondo y el romance, he disfrutado muchísimo de la ambientación en la India, y de la investigación que ha manejado Mary Jo Puntey para escribir el libro. Siempre me parece un auténtico reto cuando las autoras salen de los salones londinenses, y sólo por eso la trilogía “Seda” de esta autora me ha parecido una auténtica joyita digna de leerse si te gusta el romance histórico. Por mi parte, me alegro de haberle dado la oportunidad de leerla, pues estos libros que tanto ahondan en la historia y que están tan bien trabajados, distan mucho de la simplicidad y frivolidad con poco valor que se publica ahora. Así que para mí, Mary Jo Putney se ha convertido en una apuesta segura.
Me temo que el simple hecho de conocer quién es el protagonista de este libro es un spoiler en sí del libro anterior, pero no concibo esta crítica si no hablo de él. Nuestro protagonista es nada más y nada menos que Ian Cameron, el hermano mayor de Juliet, a quien ella y Ross rescataron en el libro anterior del Pozo Negro de Bujara.
Cuando empieza “Abrazos de Seda”, Ian no es si no una sombra de lo que era. Tras dos años encerrado en una cárcel musulmana, siendo objeto de todo tipo de vejaciones y torturas que lo marcaron física y psicológicamente, ahora solo tiene la entereza suficiente para sobrevivir; no puede tirar por la borda el esfuerzo y el trabajo que les costó a Juliet y Ross rescatarlo. De modo que sólo por ése esfuerzo, y por la expectativa de volver a la India en busca de su prometida, es motivo suficiente para que Ian le dé una oportunidad a la vida.
Los problemas empiezan cuando Ian vuelve a la India; para empezar cuando descubre que su prometida no está disponible, y también que acaba de recibir en herencia una baronía. Ante estas noticias, a Ian solo le queda una misión. Su compañero de celda en Bujara, un espía ruso, le dejó una Biblia y un diario personal para que se lo entregara a su familia si Ian conseguía escapar. Así que Ian cumple su promesa, y en la India se encuentra el único familiar que le queda a Pyort, una sobrina llamada Larissa, que vive con su padrastro inglés allí. Ian esperaba encontrarse a una niña, lo que nunca imaginó es que la sobrina de Pyort fuese una mujer adulta e increíblemente hermosa.
Laura Stephenson, que es actualmente el nombre inglés que emplea Larissa, es una joven con un tortuoso pasado, que vio y vivió cosas que la marcaron, y que ningún niño debería haber visto. Laura siempre ha sido consciente del deseo que despierta en los hombres, motivo por el que huye como la peste ante insinuaciones de este tipo. Ahora tiene veinticuatro años y está convencida de que no quiere casarse, ni quiere pasión en su vida, pero la misma dará un vuelco cuando su padrastro, que había sido un verdadero padre para ella, muere inesperadamente. Es en ése momento, cuando llega Ian Cameron, en que Laura se dará cuenta de su doble pérdida, y a la vez de todo lo que puede ganar cuando Ian le entrega el diario de su tío.
En contra de todo lo que Ian pensaba sobre sí mismo y su manera de afrontar el futuro, decide proponerle matrimonio a Laura, con la condición de que sólo será de nombre, para tapar los defectos de Ian, y para salvaguardar los temores de Laura. De modo que ante ésta declaración, en cierto modo, un poco fría, Laura acepta. El problema de este tipo de matrimonios en novela romántica es que sabemos que en el fondo, no serán solo matrimonios de conveniencia, pues el roce hace el cariño, y cuanto más tiempo pasen juntos los protagonista, y más se conozcan, queda claro que no será solo una unión de conveniencia.
Así es como empieza, lentamente, un romance que se cuece poco a poco, y que he disfrutado mucho, pues nos encontramos dos personajes de fuertes caracteres, que creen saber lo que quieren, ambos con sus propios demonios internos, que sólo podrán ayudarse el uno al otro cuando haya suficiente confianza entre ellos. Gracias a la forma de ser, y a cómo han llevado su relación y cómo ha madurado, es lo que más he disfrutado del romance de Ian y Laura.
Pero ésta historia no tendrá sólo el romance de nuestros protagonistas. El libro se desarrolla enteramente en la India. La intención de Ian tras casarse con Laura, era volver a Escocia para ocupar su baronía, pero su viaje se complica cuando Laura empiece a traducir el diario de su tío Pyort, y se den cuenta de que el viejo espía ruso encendió la mecha de una revolución que podría peligrar la invasión británica de la India.
Resumido de esta forma, es más o menos lo que encontramos en “Abrazos de Seda”, pero repito que más allá de lo que es el historia de trasfondo y el romance, he disfrutado muchísimo de la ambientación en la India, y de la investigación que ha manejado Mary Jo Puntey para escribir el libro. Siempre me parece un auténtico reto cuando las autoras salen de los salones londinenses, y sólo por eso la trilogía “Seda” de esta autora me ha parecido una auténtica joyita digna de leerse si te gusta el romance histórico. Por mi parte, me alegro de haberle dado la oportunidad de leerla, pues estos libros que tanto ahondan en la historia y que están tan bien trabajados, distan mucho de la simplicidad y frivolidad con poco valor que se publica ahora. Así que para mí, Mary Jo Putney se ha convertido en una apuesta segura.
April 27, 2018
Sin duda alguna, es el mejor libro de los 3 de la serie, una historia de superación, de amor y aventura, que me ha tenido enganchada desde el principio.
May 23, 2025
Oh dear, that was a tough one! The beginning was good, but then it dragged on endlessly.
Firstly, because the conflict between the heroes is really tiring. They get married because they are both alone and would like someone by their side. They get along well and are a perfect match sexually: She doesn't want sex because she fears that passion comes with madness, he can't have sex because he's impotent after severe torture. Of course, sex gets in their way anyway, and until their respective conflicts and problems are satisfactorily resolved, they are endlessly chewed over.
Secondly, because Putney wants to share her concentrated knowledge of historical India with us readers (Hinduism with all its religious/spiritual and social aspects; political conflicts and armed clashes). The romance simply takes a back seat to these lectures.
Overall, interesting but not very romantic.
2.5
Firstly, because the conflict between the heroes is really tiring. They get married because they are both alone and would like someone by their side. They get along well and are a perfect match sexually: She doesn't want sex because she fears that passion comes with madness, he can't have sex because he's impotent after severe torture. Of course, sex gets in their way anyway, and until their respective conflicts and problems are satisfactorily resolved, they are endlessly chewed over.
Secondly, because Putney wants to share her concentrated knowledge of historical India with us readers (Hinduism with all its religious/spiritual and social aspects; political conflicts and armed clashes). The romance simply takes a back seat to these lectures.
Overall, interesting but not very romantic.
2.5
August 13, 2010
This book annoyed the heck out of me.
I can't say I hated Laura, but she was a self-pitying, overdramatic idiot. The entire story got bogged down by her drama queen acts and wah wah poor me declarations.
The plot itself was rather ridiculous, though admittedly unique and entertaining. However, I really wished Ian could have done better than Laura. She was just so pathetic.
What really bugged me was how Ian had been trapped in a hole underground for two years with no sunlight and very little food, and yet he was utterly and completely healthy. Really? Hmm. And, of course, after this, he developed a fear of the dark and closed spaces which--ta-da--miraculously goes away when he's trapped in a cave-in. Really? Also, it annoyed me that 90% of the book was spent addressing Laura's ludicrous self-imposed problems with Ian patiently helping her overcome them, and then, bam, the last ten pages Ian is suddenly fine. Yep. And I was looking forward to Ian's story, which turned out to be Laura's iant pity party and nothing more. Dissappointing.
I can't say I hated Laura, but she was a self-pitying, overdramatic idiot. The entire story got bogged down by her drama queen acts and wah wah poor me declarations.
The plot itself was rather ridiculous, though admittedly unique and entertaining. However, I really wished Ian could have done better than Laura. She was just so pathetic.
What really bugged me was how Ian had been trapped in a hole underground for two years with no sunlight and very little food, and yet he was utterly and completely healthy. Really? Hmm. And, of course, after this, he developed a fear of the dark and closed spaces which--ta-da--miraculously goes away when he's trapped in a cave-in. Really? Also, it annoyed me that 90% of the book was spent addressing Laura's ludicrous self-imposed problems with Ian patiently helping her overcome them, and then, bam, the last ten pages Ian is suddenly fine. Yep. And I was looking forward to Ian's story, which turned out to be Laura's iant pity party and nothing more. Dissappointing.
May 3, 2018
4,5 estrellitas para una novela que ha superado con creces a las dos anteriores.
Abrazos de seda no solo tiene una ambientación increíble, como todas las demás de esta serie, sino que los protagonistas principales han hecho las delicias de mi lectura.
Sobre la trama, nos encontramos enlazados a lo que ocurrió de forma secundaria en el libro de Sarah y Ross. Ian debe de cumplir su palabra al hombre con el que compartió celda y a la vez, averiguar de qué fuego hablaba antes de que le ajusticiaran. Todo eso lo descubrirá gracias a la ayuda de Laura, la sobrina de aquel hombre que, desde el primer momento que se conocen, ambos ven en el otro esa alma gemela que estaban buscando para poder volver a unir los pedazos que dejaron en ellos unas situaciones traumáticas que ambos deberán superar y superan gracias al apoyo mutuo, la comprensión y un poquito de ayuda por parte de personajes secundarios, que han hecho de una trama en ocasiones bastante dura, un poco más distendida e incluso cómica en ocasiones.
No sé por qué no le pongo las 5 estrellas, solo se que es una novela que cierra de manera asombrosa una serie totalmente diferente en contenido y ambientación a lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer en histórica últimamente y solo por eso ya es una ventaja a tener en cuenta para las amantes de éste género.
Sin lugar a dudas seguiré leyendo más de esta autora en un futuro próximo.
Abrazos de seda no solo tiene una ambientación increíble, como todas las demás de esta serie, sino que los protagonistas principales han hecho las delicias de mi lectura.
Sobre la trama, nos encontramos enlazados a lo que ocurrió de forma secundaria en el libro de Sarah y Ross. Ian debe de cumplir su palabra al hombre con el que compartió celda y a la vez, averiguar de qué fuego hablaba antes de que le ajusticiaran. Todo eso lo descubrirá gracias a la ayuda de Laura, la sobrina de aquel hombre que, desde el primer momento que se conocen, ambos ven en el otro esa alma gemela que estaban buscando para poder volver a unir los pedazos que dejaron en ellos unas situaciones traumáticas que ambos deberán superar y superan gracias al apoyo mutuo, la comprensión y un poquito de ayuda por parte de personajes secundarios, que han hecho de una trama en ocasiones bastante dura, un poco más distendida e incluso cómica en ocasiones.
No sé por qué no le pongo las 5 estrellas, solo se que es una novela que cierra de manera asombrosa una serie totalmente diferente en contenido y ambientación a lo que estoy acostumbrada a leer en histórica últimamente y solo por eso ya es una ventaja a tener en cuenta para las amantes de éste género.
Sin lugar a dudas seguiré leyendo más de esta autora en un futuro próximo.
January 31, 2018
leído en Julio 2014
Me encantó... recomendada esta serie!!
Me encantó... recomendada esta serie!!
December 5, 2013
I was very excited when I found out this is a book with impotent Hero. I love smut as much as the next gal, but after reading couple of pnr romances, I couldn't be bothered with too much sexy time.
The beginning was very promising. I even began thinking "wow, this might be a keeper". Sadly, as I read on, my appreciation degraded.
I had problem with Putney's writing as I felt it was very over the top with Tremendous, Breathtaking, Inexhaustible Adjectives. Seriously, she couldn't write one adjective. She had to write at least two.
So yes, H/h were pretty convincing as people living in Victorian age. They didn't have morals of 21st century folks, just dressed up prettily in historical costumes, as is the issue with most HR these days. I believed in reasons for Laura's issues with sex and her fear of succumbing to passion.
I just couldn't get over the thing that was probably fundamental for the plot - Big Misunderstanding.
Couple of times heroine thinks about important stuff she should talk about with Hero, but she's somehow interrupted or distracted by watching beautiful indian landscapes.
I rather liked the first half of the book, where H/h were getting to know each other without complicating anything with sex.
But as it's a romance and we're bound to get to HEA, it is no surprise that H didn't stay impotent forever.
When he regained blood flow in his penis, everything went downhill.
There's some angst: "she wants me! she wants me not! she talked to some indian queen and she wants me again!". When I got to this point, I looked at my page counter - still 20% to go. Skim, skip, skim. Oh yes, H can't proclaim his love for heroine, because he's sooo broken.
Sex, some cavern, happy end with cheesy epilogue.
/veil of silence/
The beginning was very promising. I even began thinking "wow, this might be a keeper". Sadly, as I read on, my appreciation degraded.
I had problem with Putney's writing as I felt it was very over the top with Tremendous, Breathtaking, Inexhaustible Adjectives. Seriously, she couldn't write one adjective. She had to write at least two.
So yes, H/h were pretty convincing as people living in Victorian age. They didn't have morals of 21st century folks, just dressed up prettily in historical costumes, as is the issue with most HR these days. I believed in reasons for Laura's issues with sex and her fear of succumbing to passion.
I just couldn't get over the thing that was probably fundamental for the plot - Big Misunderstanding.
Couple of times heroine thinks about important stuff she should talk about with Hero, but she's somehow interrupted or distracted by watching beautiful indian landscapes.
I rather liked the first half of the book, where H/h were getting to know each other without complicating anything with sex.
But as it's a romance and we're bound to get to HEA, it is no surprise that H didn't stay impotent forever.
When he regained blood flow in his penis, everything went downhill.
There's some angst: "she wants me! she wants me not! she talked to some indian queen and she wants me again!". When I got to this point, I looked at my page counter - still 20% to go. Skim, skip, skim. Oh yes, H can't proclaim his love for heroine, because he's sooo broken.
Sex, some cavern, happy end with cheesy epilogue.
/veil of silence/
June 29, 2022
2'5. ¡Cuánta pupita me hace poner una nota tan baja a un libro de Mary Jo Putney! Se nota lo mucho que la autora se documentó para escribir esta novela, pues la ambientación y, sobre todo, el contexto histórico están muy bien logrados, pero la parte romántica del libro cojea, especialmente en las últimas 150 páginas. Ian es una personaje bastante bien construido con unos traumas terribles y un carácter duro y frío por las cosas tan horribles que tuvo que vivir; sin embargo, en comparación con él, Laura resulta un tanto ridícula. Su trauma me ha resultado absurdo y, bajo mi punto de vista, la autora lo exagera tanto que acaba pareciendo una caricatura que me ha sacado varias veces de la historia. Entre los dos no he visto mucha química ni amor, sino simplemente amistad y cierto cariño.
October 17, 2017
Transcurre en la India, en un interesante momento historico, con una protagonista fuerte y determinada y un protagonista masculino diferente, con un problema fisico poco habitual en estas novelas.
March 4, 2022
Amor y aventuras, esta vez en el subcontinente indio, a mediados del siglo XIX. Ian Cameron ha sobrevivido a un cautiverio espantoso. Pierde tantas cosas... Solo quiere volver a casa, a Escocia. Pero antes tiene que cumplir el último deseo de un muerto: llevarle una biblia-diario a una muchacha rusa. Laura Stephenson vive en la India con su padrastro inglés. Cuando se conocen, se gustan, se caen bien, en parte porque ambos están maltrechos por cosas de su pasado. Al final se plantean un sensato matrimonio de conveniencia. Compartirán cariño, compañía, en fin todo,... menos eso que tú sospechas. O ese es el plan, que ya sabéis cómo van estas cosas en Romancelandia.
Novela lenta, con algún toque magufo y a veces resulta episódica, como alargada. Aun así, es una gozada leer algo tan trabajado.
Crítica amplia, en mi blog.
Novela lenta, con algún toque magufo y a veces resulta episódica, como alargada. Aun así, es una gozada leer algo tan trabajado.
Crítica amplia, en mi blog.
September 24, 2014
Ian was imprisoned in a lightless pit for two years—when he wasn't being tortured. He's escaped, but he's not all better. He's blind in one eye, and can't sleep because of the horrible nightmares, can't bring himself to eat much. And worse than all that, he's pretty sure the torture left him less than a man. At first, he thinks if he can just get back to his beautiful fiance, everything will be fine. But after he vanished and was declared dead by a government that couldn't be bothered to write a damned letter to save his life, his fiance went and married another guy.
The Russian man who shared the pit with him, and was executed in his place, left a bible, with a journal scratched in the margins, and asked Ian to make sure his niece gets it. So, after resigning his commission, he decides to find the woman, who lives in India, before he sails for home.
Larissa Alexandrovna, a/k/a Laura, lives with her beloved stepfather, who works for the British civil government of India. He traveled a circuit, hearing local complaints and resolving disputes between villagers. He's just died of cholera when Ian arrives. She doesn't know what she's going to do next. She has no other family and very little in the way of funds. Her stepda had been urging her to marry but that's not the life for her. When she was a tyke, her biodad and mom showed her the darker side of love and passion, and she wants none of it. In fact, after her own experiences showed her that passion was bad, she doesn't like to be touched.
Ian knows a good deal when he sees it. Here's a pretty gal—he likes her, and she's easy company, and she doesn't want what he can't offer. So, natch, he proposes, and Laura accepts. And natch, we discover that maybe she secretly wants to be touched after all, and maybe, as his depression lifts, Ian Jr. starts getting a mind of his own. And natch, we go through a lot of angst on both sides because each of them secretly wants something they promised not to ask of the other.
The story is saved by the couple's discovery of an inheritance from Laura's uncle, and another legacy that threatens to set India aflame. The intrigue and the daring-do keeps the story moving when the navel-gazing might have been too much for me. 4 stars.
The Russian man who shared the pit with him, and was executed in his place, left a bible, with a journal scratched in the margins, and asked Ian to make sure his niece gets it. So, after resigning his commission, he decides to find the woman, who lives in India, before he sails for home.
Larissa Alexandrovna, a/k/a Laura, lives with her beloved stepfather, who works for the British civil government of India. He traveled a circuit, hearing local complaints and resolving disputes between villagers. He's just died of cholera when Ian arrives. She doesn't know what she's going to do next. She has no other family and very little in the way of funds. Her stepda had been urging her to marry but that's not the life for her. When she was a tyke, her biodad and mom showed her the darker side of love and passion, and she wants none of it. In fact, after her own experiences showed her that passion was bad, she doesn't like to be touched.
Ian knows a good deal when he sees it. Here's a pretty gal—he likes her, and she's easy company, and she doesn't want what he can't offer. So, natch, he proposes, and Laura accepts. And natch, we discover that maybe she secretly wants to be touched after all, and maybe, as his depression lifts, Ian Jr. starts getting a mind of his own. And natch, we go through a lot of angst on both sides because each of them secretly wants something they promised not to ask of the other.
The story is saved by the couple's discovery of an inheritance from Laura's uncle, and another legacy that threatens to set India aflame. The intrigue and the daring-do keeps the story moving when the navel-gazing might have been too much for me. 4 stars.
January 19, 2021
Sigh. Putney's writing is strong and the romance is full of oomph, but however willing I was to engage with this Romancelandia version of colonialism - in which our hero and heroine are totally nice people, y'all, and most of the other white soldiers and colonial officials are just kind of vaguely there, and there wasn't any prejudice against mixed-race children (which, BTW, I am skeptical about: while I can readily believe that racial prejudice got worse over the years, I have difficulty swallowing that it was completely absent in 1841) - ended about halfway through.
I was able to overlook the use of India as an exotic backdrop (the hero and heroine find a cave full of erotic statuary which awakens the heroine's nascent sexuality, gag) until we reached the point where the hero and heroine rescue a widow who's about to be burned alive as part of a sati ritual. Nope. Given that Putney is reluctant to depict the exploitation of Indian women by British men (the one Indian mistress we meet, we're told, was first sold, presumably by her family, to an Indian merchant and only began sleeping with British men after the merchant died, leaving her impoverished; now she has a child and is impoverished again but only because her British "lover" died before he could make financial provisions for her because otherwise, we're assured, he totally would have), the fact that she's happy to describe the exploitation of Indian women by other Indians is really problematic. It's a sanitized Romancelandia version of colonial India, but it's only sanitized on the side of the colonizers. It's a complete buy-in to the "civilizing" narrative the British presented to justify what they were doing in India.
Anyway, our widow is so grateful that she begins working as a servant for our hero and heroine immediately, because they saved her life, and again this is such a problematic savior narrative. At this point I decided I was done. Sorry, Putney's a powerful writer, but this is just so gross.
I was able to overlook the use of India as an exotic backdrop (the hero and heroine find a cave full of erotic statuary which awakens the heroine's nascent sexuality, gag) until we reached the point where the hero and heroine rescue a widow who's about to be burned alive as part of a sati ritual. Nope. Given that Putney is reluctant to depict the exploitation of Indian women by British men (the one Indian mistress we meet, we're told, was first sold, presumably by her family, to an Indian merchant and only began sleeping with British men after the merchant died, leaving her impoverished; now she has a child and is impoverished again but only because her British "lover" died before he could make financial provisions for her because otherwise, we're assured, he totally would have), the fact that she's happy to describe the exploitation of Indian women by other Indians is really problematic. It's a sanitized Romancelandia version of colonial India, but it's only sanitized on the side of the colonizers. It's a complete buy-in to the "civilizing" narrative the British presented to justify what they were doing in India.
Anyway, our widow is so grateful that she begins working as a servant for our hero and heroine immediately, because they saved her life, and again this is such a problematic savior narrative. At this point I decided I was done. Sorry, Putney's a powerful writer, but this is just so gross.
December 18, 2010
I really am not sure why I didn't like this book as well as the other books in the Silk trilogy. I think that I didn't engage with it - or maybe I just had a bad day! It certainly wasn't awful- it had plenty of MJP's typical adventure led plots with lively leads. There were tigers and fevers and balls and Rajput princes, mysticism, cave-ins etc. It never felt like the leads were really in danger though and I wasn't on the edge of my seat as I was in the previous silk book.
As for the basics- the book is based in India about an Scottish army officer and the Russian step daughter of a member of the British civil administration (the East India Company). I have possibly read too many other wonderful books about India and this one struggled in their shadow. I would recommend MM Kaye's The Far Pavillions or Shadow of the Moon for a better exploration of a similar theme with more local colour.
The heroine's Russian past was touched on but not deeply explored- she was never given the conflict of choosing between her Russian homeland and her adopted Brisish homeland which might have worked for a more tension ridden plot. I found it difficult to empathise with her. The hero was tortured and getting over a horrendous experience- several times he appeared very selfish to me.
Try it if you like books about India and people getting over a very difficult past.
As for the basics- the book is based in India about an Scottish army officer and the Russian step daughter of a member of the British civil administration (the East India Company). I have possibly read too many other wonderful books about India and this one struggled in their shadow. I would recommend MM Kaye's The Far Pavillions or Shadow of the Moon for a better exploration of a similar theme with more local colour.
The heroine's Russian past was touched on but not deeply explored- she was never given the conflict of choosing between her Russian homeland and her adopted Brisish homeland which might have worked for a more tension ridden plot. I found it difficult to empathise with her. The hero was tortured and getting over a horrendous experience- several times he appeared very selfish to me.
Try it if you like books about India and people getting over a very difficult past.
December 1, 2025
Review to follow
November 10, 2020
3.5 Stars
I thought a long while how to rate this book because it had so many of the elements I respect in a historical romance. The writing flowed nicely, locations and settings were detailed and well researched. And India herself, a character of her own. I also though the emotional development was well paced and realistic, and the characters mature. Laura and Ian are a wonderful couple, each with a painful past and residual trauma. Without summarizing the entire book, they find strength in each other's stories and comfort in the fact that each had peered into the darkness and survived. Ian was particularly moving, seeing how his deeply disturbing experiences shaped his life choices, and yet, he remained practical and determined to live by putting one foot in front of the other, even when he had no direction or purpose to hang on to. Laura was a little harder to connect to, but also determined and strong.
The one thing that tempered my enjoyment, and that became a real distraction as the book went on, particularly after Laura and Ian marry, was the dialogue. Ian suddenly turned into my college antiquities professor dissertating on south Asian 19th century religious conflict as they traveled the countryside. Seems like Ms. Putney really didn't want any of her research to go to waste and tried to cram it all into Ian's conversations with Laura. When they weren't discussing culture, they were locked into long and intensive therapy session. Freud would have been proud of these two. This also made the last 20% of the book hard to get thru, even though there was still a climatic scene near the end. I am a stingy star giver, and others might find my qualms much more forgivable.
I thought a long while how to rate this book because it had so many of the elements I respect in a historical romance. The writing flowed nicely, locations and settings were detailed and well researched. And India herself, a character of her own. I also though the emotional development was well paced and realistic, and the characters mature. Laura and Ian are a wonderful couple, each with a painful past and residual trauma. Without summarizing the entire book, they find strength in each other's stories and comfort in the fact that each had peered into the darkness and survived. Ian was particularly moving, seeing how his deeply disturbing experiences shaped his life choices, and yet, he remained practical and determined to live by putting one foot in front of the other, even when he had no direction or purpose to hang on to. Laura was a little harder to connect to, but also determined and strong.
The one thing that tempered my enjoyment, and that became a real distraction as the book went on, particularly after Laura and Ian marry, was the dialogue. Ian suddenly turned into my college antiquities professor dissertating on south Asian 19th century religious conflict as they traveled the countryside. Seems like Ms. Putney really didn't want any of her research to go to waste and tried to cram it all into Ian's conversations with Laura. When they weren't discussing culture, they were locked into long and intensive therapy session. Freud would have been proud of these two. This also made the last 20% of the book hard to get thru, even though there was still a climatic scene near the end. I am a stingy star giver, and others might find my qualms much more forgivable.
May 8, 2017
Último libro de esta trilogía de Mary Jo Putney leído y terminado. La verdad es que da gusto cuando una no tiene mucho más que decir que recomendar la novela para que todo el que pueda la lea porque es una historia bonita, con personajes con los que no es difícil establecer un nexo.Lo mejor de esta autora para mi son los diálogos entre los protagonistas y que va tejiendo la trama de manera lenta, no precipita las acciones sino que las desarrolla en el momento justo.
Sobre esta historia en particular me quedó una sola duda: Ian era castaño o pelirrojo ? 😝 Cuatro estrellas para Abrazos de seda y su escocés enamorado de una rusa británica.
Sobre esta historia en particular me quedó una sola duda: Ian era castaño o pelirrojo ? 😝 Cuatro estrellas para Abrazos de seda y su escocés enamorado de una rusa británica.
November 27, 2011
I loved Laura and Ian together. Both of them had some serious issues to work through in order to be together, but through it all they were also a very loving couple.
This book is set in India for those who like historicals set elesewhere. I always end up looking things up in a Mary Jo Putney book, which is a good thing.
This book can be read as a stand alone, but it takes place directly after Silk and Secrets, which was another amazing story.
This book is set in India for those who like historicals set elesewhere. I always end up looking things up in a Mary Jo Putney book, which is a good thing.
This book can be read as a stand alone, but it takes place directly after Silk and Secrets, which was another amazing story.
November 11, 2010
There is no possible way for a book in this genre not to be predictable so the quality of the book depends on how interesting the conflict is...this book had nearly none.
Putney does flip an old cliche in this one but in it she lost everything that made it interesting.
Putney does flip an old cliche in this one but in it she lost everything that made it interesting.
September 3, 2023
This book was good up till the couple arrived at the maharaja palace. After that I just lost interest because there was barely any romance. I didn’t feel like the main conflict was justified or resolved properly. Nor did I care about the fire plot.
April 30, 2018
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April 19, 2016
The last of the Silk Trilogy, I read the first 2 when I was a teenager and now finally I have read the last installment of this series. I loved the first two books, especially Mikhail and Sara's story (the first one). Ross and Juliet's story was a little more difficult to swallow but I was still fascinated by their journey to redemption. This book, unfortunately, pales in comparison to its 2 predecessors.
What I love about Mary Jo Putney is still all there. I love that she has her characters engage in real conversations. They really did talk things out, so to speak. They were adults, each with their struggles and pains, their history and baggage. But they talked to each other and tried to reconcile on a mature level. Granted, sometimes the conversations seem a little contrived. But I appreciate the interactions, when 2 adults tried to approach each other with the little knowledge they came to accumulate about each other, and found a way to live with the other person's failings and their very own imperfections.
Ian and Laura's story took place entirely on the Indian subcontinent. The cultural research must have cost Putney many sleepless hours. I can't speak about he authenticity since I have no idea. I can't only say that the attempt is admirable. I am not a fan of exotic settings in this genre, but I must give Putney the credit for her efforts.
Ian and Laura as characters, didn't capture me as a reader. I know in my head what kind of a person they each should be, but I don't feel it in my heart. This was not the case with Sara and Mikhail or Ross and Juliet, whose images practically jumped off the pages for me. Ian and Laura were like paper moppets to me. I knew who they were, but I also knew that they were fake. They never really did come alive for me. So their ordeals seemed forced, interactions fake, passions practically non-existent.
I also thought Laura's reason for her aversion to sex was not convincing to me. The way Putney has presented Laura made her look like a ninny. Ian thought he was "impotent" and once I got that picture in my head, I could never see him as the virile man that he supposedly was. So a frigid Laura and an impotent Ian, when they finally had some physical attraction, I had this unsavory picture of asexuality for both characters that their romance just didn't seem possible to me. They were too much of the warm companions to each other to suddenly turn into sex-craving animals hungry for each other.
The side romance was boring to me, I completely skipped it and I didn't know why they had to be in the story. The politics with local princes was also rather colorless. I appreciate the cultural details but I didn't really care about the Indian prince and his wife or their army.
All in all, I am glad to have read it to complete the Silk Trilogy. But I doubt I will reread the book again. A weak ending to an otherwise fascinating trilogy.
Incidentally in the epilogue we get to read a little about Sara and Mikhail, Ross and Juliet again. That for me, was the best part of the story. My sentiments toward Ian and Laura's story should be evident at this point.
What I love about Mary Jo Putney is still all there. I love that she has her characters engage in real conversations. They really did talk things out, so to speak. They were adults, each with their struggles and pains, their history and baggage. But they talked to each other and tried to reconcile on a mature level. Granted, sometimes the conversations seem a little contrived. But I appreciate the interactions, when 2 adults tried to approach each other with the little knowledge they came to accumulate about each other, and found a way to live with the other person's failings and their very own imperfections.
Ian and Laura's story took place entirely on the Indian subcontinent. The cultural research must have cost Putney many sleepless hours. I can't speak about he authenticity since I have no idea. I can't only say that the attempt is admirable. I am not a fan of exotic settings in this genre, but I must give Putney the credit for her efforts.
Ian and Laura as characters, didn't capture me as a reader. I know in my head what kind of a person they each should be, but I don't feel it in my heart. This was not the case with Sara and Mikhail or Ross and Juliet, whose images practically jumped off the pages for me. Ian and Laura were like paper moppets to me. I knew who they were, but I also knew that they were fake. They never really did come alive for me. So their ordeals seemed forced, interactions fake, passions practically non-existent.
I also thought Laura's reason for her aversion to sex was not convincing to me. The way Putney has presented Laura made her look like a ninny. Ian thought he was "impotent" and once I got that picture in my head, I could never see him as the virile man that he supposedly was. So a frigid Laura and an impotent Ian, when they finally had some physical attraction, I had this unsavory picture of asexuality for both characters that their romance just didn't seem possible to me. They were too much of the warm companions to each other to suddenly turn into sex-craving animals hungry for each other.
The side romance was boring to me, I completely skipped it and I didn't know why they had to be in the story. The politics with local princes was also rather colorless. I appreciate the cultural details but I didn't really care about the Indian prince and his wife or their army.
All in all, I am glad to have read it to complete the Silk Trilogy. But I doubt I will reread the book again. A weak ending to an otherwise fascinating trilogy.
Incidentally in the epilogue we get to read a little about Sara and Mikhail, Ross and Juliet again. That for me, was the best part of the story. My sentiments toward Ian and Laura's story should be evident at this point.
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May 11, 2017I've enjoyed most of Putney's books, and the Silk trilogy is no exception. Having lived in that part of the world as a child, I am always partial to books set in the Indian Subcontinent, so this already had some points racked up before the story began. Characters who actually knew the region and spoke the languages added quite a few more points. Laura's initial attitude towards physical intimacy had me gnashing my teeth a bit, and this made her seem annoyingly immature, but she did have a number of other redeeming qualities. To name but a few, her determination/stubbornness / willingness to persevere when confronted with difficulties, her insight into those around her and most specifically Ian, and her general bravery. Many aspects of the plot were quite unusual - not least of which was the premise of their marriage. I would have read this more quickly, but had to go away and didn't want to take a book on a trip with only about fifty pages left to read. I'm sorry this is a trilogy and not a series, as I would love to read another adventure of the same type, but I suppose there were far too few loose ends left to tie up.
July 2, 2013
This was the first book that I read of Mary Jo Putney. I have always loved marriage of convenience plots. Ian is a soldier who returns to India after years of imprisonment in a dungeon. His cell mate, a Russian charges him with the task of giving his journal to his niece. Ian meets Laura and escorts her back home in India. He finds that his own fiancee had moved on and had got married to somebody else.
Beaten, broken and disappointed, Ian proposes an unconventional marriage to Laura for companionship and protection. Together they begin a journey to British Isles through the hilly terrain of North India.
I loved Ian's character through and through. The slow building of heated passion between Ian and Laura will leave you wanting more. Ian overcomes the despondency and depression that had settled inside him while Laura comes to terms with her own passionate nature, as they discover themselves and each other.
A beautiful romance. So if you like all things romantic, you will love this for sure.
Beaten, broken and disappointed, Ian proposes an unconventional marriage to Laura for companionship and protection. Together they begin a journey to British Isles through the hilly terrain of North India.
I loved Ian's character through and through. The slow building of heated passion between Ian and Laura will leave you wanting more. Ian overcomes the despondency and depression that had settled inside him while Laura comes to terms with her own passionate nature, as they discover themselves and each other.
A beautiful romance. So if you like all things romantic, you will love this for sure.
August 20, 2018
2.5.... Que decepción mas grande, empecé este libro pensando que era de 5 estrellas me encantó el principio y el protagonista atormentado... prometían, y sin saber el argumento, no me esperaba que transcurriera en la India, el tema no me llamaba y creo que es el primero que leo de la Inglaterra colonial, el caso es que el romance no esta mal pero llega un momento que se diluye en el contexto político-costumbrista de País. Es de destacar la documentación de la autora, pero si es verdad que me sobran detalles. La controversia que surge entre los protagonistas se solventa bastante antes del final, y eso ha hecho que éste se me hiciera pesado.
En fin dos estrellas por que lo he llegado a terminar y 0.5 por ese principio prometedor.
En fin dos estrellas por que lo he llegado a terminar y 0.5 por ese principio prometedor.
May 11, 2015
A unique, epic historical romance!
If you want a historical romance with some angst and psychological depth, get this one! You also get the cool added bonus of it being set entirely in India, complete with actual historical events. The author did a lot of historical and cultural research, and it really shows. The details of both the lush countryside and the social unrest were amazing. Fans of Courtney Milan will love this classic epic romance. I think that this book is perfect. It has complicated characters, passion, thrills, battles, and beautiful writing. I became completely immersed in this book and did not want to put it down. I highly recommend it!
If you want a historical romance with some angst and psychological depth, get this one! You also get the cool added bonus of it being set entirely in India, complete with actual historical events. The author did a lot of historical and cultural research, and it really shows. The details of both the lush countryside and the social unrest were amazing. Fans of Courtney Milan will love this classic epic romance. I think that this book is perfect. It has complicated characters, passion, thrills, battles, and beautiful writing. I became completely immersed in this book and did not want to put it down. I highly recommend it!
January 2, 2020
This is a full-structured book, where adventure, history and love mix together. Usually historical romances are love stories seasoned with some vague historical setting; this is something very different. Certainly I couldn't say that this is the best MJP I have read, because in my opinion nothing can compare with the Fallen angels. The plot is carefully written, Laura and Ian are real characters with real issues to deal with, nonetheless sometimes the reading is somehow slowed down. Maybe the struggle to stop the riot in Afghanistan comes out a little too late in the plot. Besides this flaw, the book is magnificent as any other MJP you happen to read, and I strongly recommend it.
February 1, 2021
Wonderful! Two unusual characters find each other, and help each other heal their wounds of the soul. Ian has recently been rescued from captivity, and wants nothing more than to reunite with his fiancee in India. But nothing quite goes as expected. But when he meets Laura, the niece of a fellow prisoner, she is nothing like what he expected. But together they experience adventures and face down their demons. Wonderful characters in a fascinating setting make this book hard to put down. Recommended.
March 31, 2018
Great adventure
I enjoyed all three books...they could stand alone, but it was interesting the way they intertwined. I always enjoy books with strong women. It's hard to imagine how very restrictive life was for women in that time area. I also enjoy a man comfortable enough in himself not to feel threatened by a strong woman. My husband being one of these men even though he is more everyday than a rich wildly handsome man.
I enjoyed all three books...they could stand alone, but it was interesting the way they intertwined. I always enjoy books with strong women. It's hard to imagine how very restrictive life was for women in that time area. I also enjoy a man comfortable enough in himself not to feel threatened by a strong woman. My husband being one of these men even though he is more everyday than a rich wildly handsome man.
August 15, 2014
I liked the book. The characters, Ian and Laura, had some serious emotional difficulties to overcome. The resolutions of those difficulties were a little too simple and quick. I read this just after the second one in the series and both books were travel/adventure romances. To me, it is rather exhausting when the characters are constantly in danger/intrigue. Still, it was a satisfying read.
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