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Eternally Yours
Lara Peale adores the stunningly beautiful letters of a long-dead poet, but she cannot say the same about his annoying descendant. Original.
- GenresParanormalRomanceFantasy
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 31, 2001
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About the author
Jennifer Malin
16 books18 followersJENNIFER MALIN inherited double copies of the bookworm gene from a mom who reads voraciously and a dad who once spent his downtime writing in the crane he operated.
Her first two novels, AS YOU WISH, a time travel, and ETERNALLY YOURS, a ghost romance, were originally published by Jove (Penguin Group USA). Four works set in Regency England followed--one from Leisure and three from Zebra. Her latest books are TEMPLUM, a time travel with a contemporary heroine and an ancient Roman hero; THE FIVE-DAY DIG, a mystery set near Pompeii; and SEVENTH SANCTUARY, a steamy romance novella of ancient Ur.
Jen and her husband, Martin, an Aussie ex-pat, live outside of Philadelphia and love to travel. She's an art and archaeology enthusiast, a fan of film and Formula 1, and the proud aunt of two brilliant nephews.
Descriptions and sample chapters for all of Jen's books are available at www.jenmalin.com.
Her first two novels, AS YOU WISH, a time travel, and ETERNALLY YOURS, a ghost romance, were originally published by Jove (Penguin Group USA). Four works set in Regency England followed--one from Leisure and three from Zebra. Her latest books are TEMPLUM, a time travel with a contemporary heroine and an ancient Roman hero; THE FIVE-DAY DIG, a mystery set near Pompeii; and SEVENTH SANCTUARY, a steamy romance novella of ancient Ur.
Jen and her husband, Martin, an Aussie ex-pat, live outside of Philadelphia and love to travel. She's an art and archaeology enthusiast, a fan of film and Formula 1, and the proud aunt of two brilliant nephews.
Descriptions and sample chapters for all of Jen's books are available at www.jenmalin.com.
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September 2, 2013
Eternally Yours by Jennifer Malin is a self published novel reissued in June 2013. This book was originally published in 2001, and is now available in digital format;.
Lara has gotten the old Victorian house in the divorce settlement. An artist, Lara wants to do some renovations on the property to accommodate an art studio. However, she must first get permission from the historical society. Enter Mark, an author and historian.
When Mark learns of Lara's plans, he is full of righteous indignation. He tries to explain to Lara that she can not do what she wants to this house. It would be an outrage.
The two of them do nothing but clash from the word go. Lara figures her chances of getting a grant from the society are slim after Mark's reaction to her plans. So, she applies for a building permit. When word gets back to Mark that Lara still intends to go forward with her plans, he is once more infuriated. She had completely ignored his opinion and advice and had no respect for the historical value of the house that would destroyed by her project.
But, when a secret room is found in the house and box of old letters that appears to have written by one of Mark's ancestors, Geoff, the two of them begin to forge an uneasy friendship. Both of them learn to compromise a little and Lara begins to rethink her stubborn plans for the studio.
Geoff, listens in to Lara and Mark's conversations and finds out though the letters that in life, Geoff had left the love of his life in a major bind and may have been responsible for her death. Now, Geoff is cursed to live in limbo.
But, when Lara and Mark hit a major bump in their new found romance, Geoff wants to redeem himself by helping the two overcome their differences, especially when outside forces work to keep them apart.
A nice easy paranormal contemporary romance. I enjoyed the two stories of Geoff and his poetry and the old letters, and the story of Lara and Mark. Mark was off putting to say the least and made a very bad first impression. But, he admits he has to grow up emotionally, and when he realizes he has hurt Lara and may lose her for good, he rises to the occasion and more than redeems himself. Will Geoff be able to find peace at last? Will Mark and Lara finally get all their misunderstandings out in the open and make a life together?
I enjoyed this book. I appreciate the author allowing me access to the book for an honest review.
Overall a B.
Lara has gotten the old Victorian house in the divorce settlement. An artist, Lara wants to do some renovations on the property to accommodate an art studio. However, she must first get permission from the historical society. Enter Mark, an author and historian.
When Mark learns of Lara's plans, he is full of righteous indignation. He tries to explain to Lara that she can not do what she wants to this house. It would be an outrage.
The two of them do nothing but clash from the word go. Lara figures her chances of getting a grant from the society are slim after Mark's reaction to her plans. So, she applies for a building permit. When word gets back to Mark that Lara still intends to go forward with her plans, he is once more infuriated. She had completely ignored his opinion and advice and had no respect for the historical value of the house that would destroyed by her project.
But, when a secret room is found in the house and box of old letters that appears to have written by one of Mark's ancestors, Geoff, the two of them begin to forge an uneasy friendship. Both of them learn to compromise a little and Lara begins to rethink her stubborn plans for the studio.
Geoff, listens in to Lara and Mark's conversations and finds out though the letters that in life, Geoff had left the love of his life in a major bind and may have been responsible for her death. Now, Geoff is cursed to live in limbo.
But, when Lara and Mark hit a major bump in their new found romance, Geoff wants to redeem himself by helping the two overcome their differences, especially when outside forces work to keep them apart.
A nice easy paranormal contemporary romance. I enjoyed the two stories of Geoff and his poetry and the old letters, and the story of Lara and Mark. Mark was off putting to say the least and made a very bad first impression. But, he admits he has to grow up emotionally, and when he realizes he has hurt Lara and may lose her for good, he rises to the occasion and more than redeems himself. Will Geoff be able to find peace at last? Will Mark and Lara finally get all their misunderstandings out in the open and make a life together?
I enjoyed this book. I appreciate the author allowing me access to the book for an honest review.
Overall a B.
August 6, 2017
this was just so so for me. not my normal reading type but gave it a go.
June 25, 2011
Lara Peale lives in the centuries old Victorian home she got in her divorce from her husband 6 months earlier. Lara is a teacher during the school year but her passion is her art, she hopes to convert the study in the home to a huge studio full of light to paint in. Unfortunately, she used all her money to buy out her ex-husband’s portion of the equity so she has applied for a grant from the historical society. In order to determine if Lara’s plans for renovation meet the guidelines of the historical society, they send Mark Vereker to interview Lara. During the course of the interview, Lara finds out that Mark is a decedent of her favorite Victorian poet, Geoffrey Vereker. As Mark is looking at a window, they discover an old letter that seems to have been written centuries earlier. When Mark and Lara read the letter, a series of bizarre events begin to take place in the house. Lara and Mark set out to discover who the author of the letter is and along the way discover that things are not always as they seem.
Eternally Yours is told alternately from Lara and Mark’s point of view. Both are attractive people with a strong sense of what they believe is right and wrong. Both are stubborn and unbending in their own point of views. Both are coming off of unsuccessful relationships and as a consequence, are not very trusting of the opposite sex. There are a few supporting characters in the book, most of whom just pop up every once in awhile and we don’t really learn a lot about any of them. Mark’s ancestor, Geoffrey plays a strong role in the plot and we do get a short glimpse of what his life may have been like.
I would like to say I enjoyed this book, but I just can’t. Lara and Mark both get angry at each other at the drop of the hat and over the silliest things. It’s just one scene after another of them snarking at each other. It starts out with Mark getting angry because Lara wants to tear out an outside wall of the house, then Lara gets angry at Mark for getting angry at her. She seems to think it’s no big deal; I have to say I thought the whole idea of Lara applying for a grant from the historical society to tear out an outside wall, in and of itself, was just a bit silly. Lara is a high school teacher, so not some ditz, you would think she would have realized that no historical society is going to approve changes to the outside of a building unless it going to take the building back to it’s original state. In her case, it was altering the house completely, huh? Mark doesn’t like his ancestor’s reputation and that makes Lara angry, Lara’s appreciation of his ancestor makes Mark angry. It’s like being back in elementary school and was just tiring. I almost abandoned the book a number of times but persevered and finished it. There are also a lot of editing issues with the book that don’t help matters. While not a horrible book, I just didn’t enjoy it. The concept was good, and there were parts that made it almost enjoyable, the parts where the ghost makes an appearance are usually fun.
Eternally Yours is told alternately from Lara and Mark’s point of view. Both are attractive people with a strong sense of what they believe is right and wrong. Both are stubborn and unbending in their own point of views. Both are coming off of unsuccessful relationships and as a consequence, are not very trusting of the opposite sex. There are a few supporting characters in the book, most of whom just pop up every once in awhile and we don’t really learn a lot about any of them. Mark’s ancestor, Geoffrey plays a strong role in the plot and we do get a short glimpse of what his life may have been like.
I would like to say I enjoyed this book, but I just can’t. Lara and Mark both get angry at each other at the drop of the hat and over the silliest things. It’s just one scene after another of them snarking at each other. It starts out with Mark getting angry because Lara wants to tear out an outside wall of the house, then Lara gets angry at Mark for getting angry at her. She seems to think it’s no big deal; I have to say I thought the whole idea of Lara applying for a grant from the historical society to tear out an outside wall, in and of itself, was just a bit silly. Lara is a high school teacher, so not some ditz, you would think she would have realized that no historical society is going to approve changes to the outside of a building unless it going to take the building back to it’s original state. In her case, it was altering the house completely, huh? Mark doesn’t like his ancestor’s reputation and that makes Lara angry, Lara’s appreciation of his ancestor makes Mark angry. It’s like being back in elementary school and was just tiring. I almost abandoned the book a number of times but persevered and finished it. There are also a lot of editing issues with the book that don’t help matters. While not a horrible book, I just didn’t enjoy it. The concept was good, and there were parts that made it almost enjoyable, the parts where the ghost makes an appearance are usually fun.
October 5, 2009
an artist and a writer have a ghost in common. within a week these two are on their way to falling in love, but alas they have issues. the ghost, a bit of a playboy rascal in his living years, learns that he is cursed to wander with no chance of eternal rest ...unless he can manage to bring two lovers together.
it was cheesy. the two star rating is generous.
it was cheesy. the two star rating is generous.
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August 3, 2011it was ok. very predictable love story.
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