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Friends Trilogy #3
Into Temptation
Lady Sophia Aberley swore she would never let Julian Rexley, Earl of Wolfram, in her home or in her sight again. Though years have passed, she has not yet forgotten the humiliation of scandal—having been banished to the country. But she cannot abandon a friend in need, even if that friend is Julian's sister. And now Sophia's back in London, awash in unwanted emotions...including a lingering desire for the dashing rogue responsible for her ruin.
Julian can't believe his headstrong young sister has brought Sophia into his home, especially when he knows that she is the "anonymous" author of a tell-all about their past. And he's even more shocked to find that he still aches to touch the exquisite lady, even though she refuses to admit that it was he who was wronged. Perhaps it's a good thing Sophia dislikes him so. Otherwise he'd find himself surrendering to the intoxicating lure of her kiss—and they both know the kind of trouble that can lead to!
Julian can't believe his headstrong young sister has brought Sophia into his home, especially when he knows that she is the "anonymous" author of a tell-all about their past. And he's even more shocked to find that he still aches to touch the exquisite lady, even though she refuses to admit that it was he who was wronged. Perhaps it's a good thing Sophia dislikes him so. Otherwise he'd find himself surrendering to the intoxicating lure of her kiss—and they both know the kind of trouble that can lead to!
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 28, 2003
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April 9, 2011
Our hero and heroine have a history that did not turn out well - in fact, he 'compromised' her and then refused to marry her, leaving her forced to marry the man her father found for her. She is now widowed and they are thrown together again when Julian's sister runs off to stay with Sophia. To gain his sister's compliance, Julian agrees to have Sophia come to London with them, and the two are now forced to deal with their strong emotional attachment and the twin betrayals of the past.
This was a better than average telling of this type of story - the author did not drag everything out to the last pages but had the characters solving past problems one step at a time. A strong 3.5* rating, but not quite a 4* for me.
This was a better than average telling of this type of story - the author did not drag everything out to the last pages but had the characters solving past problems one step at a time. A strong 3.5* rating, but not quite a 4* for me.
December 9, 2018
I've always loved Kathryn Smith's historical writing. Love this series too.
4☆
4☆
July 16, 2017
Leído en Octubre de 2009
Me gustó fue bastante entretenido pero no pasa de un 3.5 estrellas
Me gustó fue bastante entretenido pero no pasa de un 3.5 estrellas
August 14, 2021
well written but WOW did he not deserve her or happiness. and what about aberley???
April 22, 2013
Entertaining but not memorable.
H/h have a history. Seven years prior, they were caught in each other's arms by the heroine's father. The hero refused to marry her to save her reputation. A week lalter, the heroine became engaged to another man.
Seven years later, they both have a different interpretation of the past. The heroine is a widow dealing with her lusty brother in law. The hero is trying to marry off his sister to a rich and titled man capable of taking care of her. The sister is in love with an man she knows her brother will never approve of. She runs to the heroine for sanctuary so that she won't have to return for another London season and spend time with the men her brother has approved.
So the H/h must face each other again after seven years of silence. The attraction is still there. But so is the seven years of hurt, mistrust and animosity.
Spoilers follow:
The biggest problem I had with the story was the hero's reaction when he finds out that the heroine knew his sister was in love with an unsuitable man and didn't tell him. He considers it a betrayal and overreacts, blaming the heroine for his sister's actions (running way to marry the man she loves). In reality, if he had known his sister's feelings, he would have done something drastic to keep her away from the man she loved - because he's a controling male.
The heroine explained that she made the vow to keep the secret before the H/h married and before the hero asked that she never keep any secrets from him. Women have honor, too. Marriage doesn't mean she stops being her own person, or that she has to give over all her connection, commitments and vows to her husband.
All ends well. The hero learns his lesson. They all forgive each other and promise to do better in the future. If this was a real couple, I'd wonder if they could have a happily ever after. Their primary trust issue was not solved (might take a lifetime).
H/h have a history. Seven years prior, they were caught in each other's arms by the heroine's father. The hero refused to marry her to save her reputation. A week lalter, the heroine became engaged to another man.
Seven years later, they both have a different interpretation of the past. The heroine is a widow dealing with her lusty brother in law. The hero is trying to marry off his sister to a rich and titled man capable of taking care of her. The sister is in love with an man she knows her brother will never approve of. She runs to the heroine for sanctuary so that she won't have to return for another London season and spend time with the men her brother has approved.
So the H/h must face each other again after seven years of silence. The attraction is still there. But so is the seven years of hurt, mistrust and animosity.
Spoilers follow:
The biggest problem I had with the story was the hero's reaction when he finds out that the heroine knew his sister was in love with an unsuitable man and didn't tell him. He considers it a betrayal and overreacts, blaming the heroine for his sister's actions (running way to marry the man she loves). In reality, if he had known his sister's feelings, he would have done something drastic to keep her away from the man she loved - because he's a controling male.
The heroine explained that she made the vow to keep the secret before the H/h married and before the hero asked that she never keep any secrets from him. Women have honor, too. Marriage doesn't mean she stops being her own person, or that she has to give over all her connection, commitments and vows to her husband.
All ends well. The hero learns his lesson. They all forgive each other and promise to do better in the future. If this was a real couple, I'd wonder if they could have a happily ever after. Their primary trust issue was not solved (might take a lifetime).
January 17, 2012
puntaje: 3.1
Mejor que el dos, pero bueno… para este final de trilogía esperaba más. No lo sé. Realmente, lo que le quito gran valor al libro fue la falta de comunicación entre los protagonistas. Ok ok entre parejas es algo habitual, pero por favor ¿todo el tiempo? Fue para mí como lectora y fanática del género (y lo expongo, porque es de esperar que una se tope con muchas cosas estereotipadas al respecto) ¡pero fue horriblemente tedioso! En toda la extensión de la frase. No sé, no tolero a las personas necias. Y leer dos personajes así (por más corta que resultara su lectura) resultó ser más de lo que podía soportar. Acabé la trilogía más para concluirla que por placer. Aún con todo, resultó ser el mejor libro de los 3 (final aceptable. Nada extraordinario, pero sí satisfactorio -por lo menos).
¿leeré algo más de la escritora? No lo sé. Creo que depende en gran parte de mi estado de ánimo y disposición a lecturas entre libros pesados. Aunque con tantas cosas buenas en el mercado dudo que sea pronto.
Los libros los tomé de la despensa de mi tía, y ya son algo viejos. La escritora es galardonada, y por eso los inicié…. Pero luego de un par de los mejores libros de Laurens, pienso que esperaba demasiado de ellos. Los recomendaría solo tienes mucho tiempo disponible y si son prestados (porque les aseguro que yo no haría el gasto).
Mejor que el dos, pero bueno… para este final de trilogía esperaba más. No lo sé. Realmente, lo que le quito gran valor al libro fue la falta de comunicación entre los protagonistas. Ok ok entre parejas es algo habitual, pero por favor ¿todo el tiempo? Fue para mí como lectora y fanática del género (y lo expongo, porque es de esperar que una se tope con muchas cosas estereotipadas al respecto) ¡pero fue horriblemente tedioso! En toda la extensión de la frase. No sé, no tolero a las personas necias. Y leer dos personajes así (por más corta que resultara su lectura) resultó ser más de lo que podía soportar. Acabé la trilogía más para concluirla que por placer. Aún con todo, resultó ser el mejor libro de los 3 (final aceptable. Nada extraordinario, pero sí satisfactorio -por lo menos).
¿leeré algo más de la escritora? No lo sé. Creo que depende en gran parte de mi estado de ánimo y disposición a lecturas entre libros pesados. Aunque con tantas cosas buenas en el mercado dudo que sea pronto.
Los libros los tomé de la despensa de mi tía, y ya son algo viejos. La escritora es galardonada, y por eso los inicié…. Pero luego de un par de los mejores libros de Laurens, pienso que esperaba demasiado de ellos. Los recomendaría solo tienes mucho tiempo disponible y si son prestados (porque les aseguro que yo no haría el gasto).
June 25, 2016
It took me 2 years to finally read this book!
I read book 1 in the series as a borrowed paperback. I re-read it immediately upon finishing it.... I loved it that much!
I read the sample of book 2 on kindle and totally enjoyed it... so much that I accidentally bought the very expensive book 2 and did not realise it until I finished the book!!! OMG!!!
After that I just flat out refused to pay full price for book 3. I waited and waited for it to go on sale. I tracked its price and waited and waited....
Finally I won a challenge and got some prize money so I decided it was high time I read book 3. I was not disappointed.
These stories are different from the usual. The women are strong and overcome great scandal and hardship. They are passionate and not timid in the bedroom. The men are complex and interesting. Not too predictable.
My only complaint is the books are too expensive and hard to find in my library. If it wasn't for the paperback I was loaned I may have never touched this author
I read book 1 in the series as a borrowed paperback. I re-read it immediately upon finishing it.... I loved it that much!
I read the sample of book 2 on kindle and totally enjoyed it... so much that I accidentally bought the very expensive book 2 and did not realise it until I finished the book!!! OMG!!!
After that I just flat out refused to pay full price for book 3. I waited and waited for it to go on sale. I tracked its price and waited and waited....
Finally I won a challenge and got some prize money so I decided it was high time I read book 3. I was not disappointed.
These stories are different from the usual. The women are strong and overcome great scandal and hardship. They are passionate and not timid in the bedroom. The men are complex and interesting. Not too predictable.
My only complaint is the books are too expensive and hard to find in my library. If it wasn't for the paperback I was loaned I may have never touched this author
January 12, 2013
This book gazes with an unflinching eye at the many ways in which upper-class women had no control over their lives in the early 1800s. Unlike many, many Regency romances, it also acknowledges the necessity of servants to maintain an upper-class lifestyle, in that the existence of those servants are mentioned and the characters are often conscious that they do not want "the help" to overhear what they are saying. In those ways, this book is much more realistic than many Regencies.
It's the sort of book I should have been all over, but for some reason it never quite touched my heart. I am frustrated because I can't quite explain why it didn't. There's a few places where it could have had better editing, such as paragraphs where the same adjective or noun is repeated several times. But by and large it's well-written, with good plotting. I wish I knew what was missing for me so I could point it out!
It's the sort of book I should have been all over, but for some reason it never quite touched my heart. I am frustrated because I can't quite explain why it didn't. There's a few places where it could have had better editing, such as paragraphs where the same adjective or noun is repeated several times. But by and large it's well-written, with good plotting. I wish I knew what was missing for me so I could point it out!
February 24, 2012
La historia de Julian y Sophia que se reencuentran tras 7 años con sus heridas abiertas y desconfiando desde un principio para volver a reenamorarse más tarde fue entretenida (aunque tópica) y la subtrama de Letitita la hermana de Julian tramando todos sus tejemanejes para conseguir casarse con quien realmente quiere y no con quien su hermano la quiere obligar fue un buen aderezo. Pero toda esa traducción o edición tan mala con confusión de génerlos, loísmos, laísmos... me ha resultado difícil de leer. También me ha incomodado las descripciones a ratos con demasiada información y a ratos un tanto soeces de Kathryn Smith, no sé, me esperaba algo más.
January 6, 2016
The book started out okay. Then it trucked along nicely. It wasn't outstanding but it wasn't terrible either. And then the author just ruined what little bit of enjoyment I was having by making the H practically throw a hissy fit over something so stupid. Talk about overreacting! It totally turned me off. The author could have found some other reason for a conflict between the H and h. The one she wrote was terrible. The guy actually questioned their love and marriage because of such ridiculous crap! So because of that ending I am only giving it 2 stars.
Oh, and p.s., the Letitia character annoyed the crap out of me
Oh, and p.s., the Letitia character annoyed the crap out of me
June 3, 2011
This is my favourite Kathryn Smith book! Absolutely fantastic :)
July 31, 2012
Caer en la tentación 03
April 2, 2016
What a wonderful way to end the trilogy! I just loved this story! The characters are amazing! Loved it, loved it, loved it!
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