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Velvet Embrace
BEWILDERING PASSIONS - From the moment she saw him standing arrogantly in the doorway of her bedroom, Brie Carringdon knew Dominic Serrault was the kind of man who was accustomed to taking what he wanted. His gray eyes glittered like shards of ice as they roamed her barely-clad curves, and when he caressed her, his touch seared her innocent flesh with wanton fires. Brie gasped with pleasure, then pushed him away with trembling hands. She couldn't deny him refuge from the bitter cold of the storm, but her hospitality did not extend to the intimacy of her bed!
UNDENIABLE DESIRES - As Dominic studied the enticing beauty who stood barefoot and wide-eyed before him, he smiled in anticipation. No respectable woman would spend the night alone in a deserted hunting lodge she must be some man's mistress, awaiting a lover who'd been stranded by the blizzard. Well, he would see that she wasn't lonely this dark night. He could easily imagine her lying before the hearth, her glorious russet curls spread beneath her like a carpet of liquid flame, her lush arms eager to welcome him within the heat of her Velvet Embrace.
UNDENIABLE DESIRES - As Dominic studied the enticing beauty who stood barefoot and wide-eyed before him, he smiled in anticipation. No respectable woman would spend the night alone in a deserted hunting lodge she must be some man's mistress, awaiting a lover who'd been stranded by the blizzard. Well, he would see that she wasn't lonely this dark night. He could easily imagine her lying before the hearth, her glorious russet curls spread beneath her like a carpet of liquid flame, her lush arms eager to welcome him within the heat of her Velvet Embrace.
463 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1987
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Nicole Jordan
94 books978 followersNew York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan spins delightful tales that simmer with passion and sensuality. In her former life, Nicole grew up as an Army brat, moving frequently and attending high school in Germany. She later earned a civil engineering degree from Georgia Tech and spent eight years as a manufacturing manager making disposable diapers and toilet tissue! Currently Nicole lives in the Rocky Mountains of Utah with her real-life hero (her husband) and beloved kids (her horses).
With over two-dozen historical romances to her credit and four million books in print, set in numerous eras and locales, Nicole now enjoys chronicling the sparks that fly when Regency lovers play the matrimonial mating game.
One of her novels had the dubious honor of being humorously spotlighted by Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." On a more serious note, Nicole's romances regularly appear on numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, and have earned such honors as RITA finalist, RWA's Favorite Book of the Year, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance, and the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence, presented by a group of over one hundred romance reviewers.
With over two-dozen historical romances to her credit and four million books in print, set in numerous eras and locales, Nicole now enjoys chronicling the sparks that fly when Regency lovers play the matrimonial mating game.
One of her novels had the dubious honor of being humorously spotlighted by Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." On a more serious note, Nicole's romances regularly appear on numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, and have earned such honors as RITA finalist, RWA's Favorite Book of the Year, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance, and the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence, presented by a group of over one hundred romance reviewers.
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December 9, 2011
I'm all for a good historical romance, and I normally don't mind a rake, but man, I was not wild about this one. First of all, there are way too many descriptive pages and pages where absolutely nothing happens, action-wise or emotional progress. Second of all, I never really felt like I wanted the two characters to get together. They both annoyed me at several points. Sure, the intimate scenes are okay, and there's a happy ending eventually, but... eh.
March 18, 2012
While I enjoyed the mystery and subseqent revelations in this book, I hate! hate! hate! having to scan 5 or 6 pages of "feelings" and "thoughts" before I reach any significant action and dialogue. Would have given it a 4 star if it had been at least a hundred pages shorter with the above scanned pages shortened or eliminated all together.
December 30, 2020
Dominic, es una personalidad súper fuerte, hasta machista. Me imagino la epoca.nla protagonista bien centrada un personaje inolvidableDemasiadas escenas eróticas parecían de relleno por lo demás la historia es bastante buena
April 26, 2020
Pero a ver... ya sabemos todos que en esos años eran todos muy machisas y muy retrógrados, y muy cerrados, y muy moralistas. Si yo eso lo comprendo, de verdad. O sea, es realista que él la trate como a una puta y luego como la amante desgraciada de un noble, porque una mujer sólo vale por lo que puede 'ofrecer' a un señor. Ya, bien. Era una mierda y lo entiendo. Pero a ver.. ¿por qué usamos esos términos para hacer una novela romántica? POR QUE. Si es que.. no habrá cosas de las que hablar, que tenemos que coger un tip tan asquerosamente machista y hacerlo romántico. Y mira.. si de ahí saliera una historia realmente romántica, con ella diciéndole que no, y siendo una mujer fuerte.. pues yo que sé, igual te lo compraba, pero es que encima ella es un caso y no he podido con los protas.
Yo lo siento, pero que una cosa sea realista históricamente no la hace positiva. No veo por qué tenemos que hacer novelas románticas de este estilo. La primera vez es otra vez algo burdo, gracias a dios esta vez no lo relataría como violación, pero personalmente el momento machito con 'él te hace estas cosas' y ale.. ahí a lo loco, y luego en plan 'uy te ha dolido'. ¿De verdad? ¿Qué hay de romántico y/o erótico en eso? No lo veo. Y la relación de ambos, así como su supuesto enamoramiento.. a mí me parece que él es un cansino que se obsesiona con tenerla y no para hasta conseguirlo, pero vamos, amor y romance lo que viene siendo poquito.
Yo soy una fan de Nicole Jordan, pero estos libros.. de verdad que merecen estar en el olvido para siempre porque madre mía qué necesidad. No, gracias.
Yo lo siento, pero que una cosa sea realista históricamente no la hace positiva. No veo por qué tenemos que hacer novelas románticas de este estilo. La primera vez es otra vez algo burdo, gracias a dios esta vez no lo relataría como violación, pero personalmente el momento machito con 'él te hace estas cosas' y ale.. ahí a lo loco, y luego en plan 'uy te ha dolido'. ¿De verdad? ¿Qué hay de romántico y/o erótico en eso? No lo veo. Y la relación de ambos, así como su supuesto enamoramiento.. a mí me parece que él es un cansino que se obsesiona con tenerla y no para hasta conseguirlo, pero vamos, amor y romance lo que viene siendo poquito.
Yo soy una fan de Nicole Jordan, pero estos libros.. de verdad que merecen estar en el olvido para siempre porque madre mía qué necesidad. No, gracias.
November 6, 2013
Abrazos de terciopelo, é um livro extenso, bastante descritivo, e nem com tantos diálogos, o que tornou-o de certa forma monótono. Brie e Dominic eram cheios de força de vontade. O livro todo era um guerra de sexos. Ele e nem ela se dobrava um ao outro. Dominic por conta do passado, acreditavam que as mulheres era débeis, estúpidas e que pouco mereciam a confiança; já Brie era um mulher, forte, e que não recuava diante de uma boa briga, não aceitava domínio de ninguém e enfrentava-o de igual para igual, até chegou a chicoteá-lo num acesso de raiva.
Mas quando se encontravam havia um corrente invisível que os jogava nos braços um do outro, para logo em seguida estarem emaranhados em discussões homéricas. Porém o próprio passado deles impediam que se entregassem completamente, pois tudo começara bem antes de Brie nascer. Ele acreditava numa verdade quando haviam segredos que terim que encarar para seguir em frente.
Mas quando se encontravam havia um corrente invisível que os jogava nos braços um do outro, para logo em seguida estarem emaranhados em discussões homéricas. Porém o próprio passado deles impediam que se entregassem completamente, pois tudo começara bem antes de Brie nascer. Ele acreditava numa verdade quando haviam segredos que terim que encarar para seguir em frente.
December 16, 2024
The concept isn’t bad, but about 1/4 of the way in I was trying to figure out why two people that were awful to each other could have a relationship. But I figured it would get better.
It didn’t. They were awful to each other right up until the end.
I blame books like this for perpetuating the idea that awful behavior can always be justified and ignored if the perpetuators claim it isn’t their fault.
And this is on both sides. They are both awful people.
It didn’t. They were awful to each other right up until the end.
I blame books like this for perpetuating the idea that awful behavior can always be justified and ignored if the perpetuators claim it isn’t their fault.
And this is on both sides. They are both awful people.
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January 19, 2026No rating, DNF at 7%
I assumed by the old Zebra cover that this setting was somewhere in the 1800s American wild west. The heroine is snowbound in a mountainous hunting lodge. The hero arrives during a blizzard and they are stuck together in the tiny lodge. Forced proximity, grumpy hero, sounded fun!
What I got though was a prologue in 1792 in France, then the story starts in 1818, seemingly in English territory. It is snowy, there is a lodge, but it is a 15-room, multi-story lodge. The heroine is not alone, there are a pair of sick servants somewhere in their bedroom, the hero arrives during a blizzard, breaks in because no one answered his knock (which greatly irritated him) and he just happens to find the one occupied bedroom (the heroine’s) and proceeds to enter her bedroom and make himself at home. Why?
Not what I was looking for, seemed overly dramatic and most reviews complain that they bicker thru the whole book.
I assumed by the old Zebra cover that this setting was somewhere in the 1800s American wild west. The heroine is snowbound in a mountainous hunting lodge. The hero arrives during a blizzard and they are stuck together in the tiny lodge. Forced proximity, grumpy hero, sounded fun!
What I got though was a prologue in 1792 in France, then the story starts in 1818, seemingly in English territory. It is snowy, there is a lodge, but it is a 15-room, multi-story lodge. The heroine is not alone, there are a pair of sick servants somewhere in their bedroom, the hero arrives during a blizzard, breaks in because no one answered his knock (which greatly irritated him) and he just happens to find the one occupied bedroom (the heroine’s) and proceeds to enter her bedroom and make himself at home. Why?
Not what I was looking for, seemed overly dramatic and most reviews complain that they bicker thru the whole book.
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January 3, 20231987 edition
March 12, 2012
This historical romance novel has 371 pages on the Nook. enjoyable easy read.
April 18, 2014
En relación con el anterior libro este estuvo mucho mejor pero aún así no fue un libro increíble de esos que no puedes dejar de leer hasta que acaban...
February 27, 2015
DNF
I'm sorry but I fell asleep a couple of times while reading this.
I'm sorry but I fell asleep a couple of times while reading this.
January 26, 2012
Kept me interested and loved Brie and Dominic.
October 5, 2012
Mejor que el anterior, peeero sigue sin ser destacable.
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