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Tempted By Innocence
Diego Castillo was a man born to power and wealth. But he had left the things of the world behind. Truly repentant of the sins of his past, he dedicated his life to God and prayed for forgiveness.
He had found a measure of peace in a tropical paradise, until Lady Celeste Rochester arrived! Her beauty ravaged his dreams and tormented his waking hours.
Diego would escort the lady back to Spain, and to all the grandeur of his former life. How hard would it be to resist her captivating charms?
He had found a measure of peace in a tropical paradise, until Lady Celeste Rochester arrived! Her beauty ravaged his dreams and tormented his waking hours.
Diego would escort the lady back to Spain, and to all the grandeur of his former life. How hard would it be to resist her captivating charms?
- GenresHistorical Romance
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2007
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January 31, 2016Just couldn't do it. The book starts off in promising fashion. After all, it's not every day that I get to read a story that opens in 16th century Spain. IN the prologue, we learn that English lady Celeste Rochester is to be betrothed to a Spanish nobleman, Damian Castillo. The betrothal ceremony is interrupted in violent fashion, and the prospective groom kidnapped.
For reasons unclear, it appears that the family's one hope is to convince Damian's brother Diego to return home from San Juan Bautista, a Spanish colony in what is now Puerto Rico. Though skeptical, I kept reading. Even when the family decided that sending non-Spanish speaker Celeste to somehow accomplish this mission made tons of sense, I still kept reading.
When we learn that Diego is a priest, I was curious to see how the author would handle this conflict and I actually kept reading. However, the crazy plotting just kept getting crazier and once we got to the mention of the great big happy pirate family, I just couldn't do it. Oh, and when the author started in with the black male character being scary to the heroine at first but then (of course) turning out to be quite the gentle giant, I really just couldn't anymore.
I love finding good historicals set outside of the usual 19th century England. However, the setting isn't going to work if the research and writing aren't also good.
For reasons unclear, it appears that the family's one hope is to convince Damian's brother Diego to return home from San Juan Bautista, a Spanish colony in what is now Puerto Rico. Though skeptical, I kept reading. Even when the family decided that sending non-Spanish speaker Celeste to somehow accomplish this mission made tons of sense, I still kept reading.
When we learn that Diego is a priest, I was curious to see how the author would handle this conflict and I actually kept reading. However, the crazy plotting just kept getting crazier and once we got to the mention of the great big happy pirate family, I just couldn't do it. Oh, and when the author started in with the black male character being scary to the heroine at first but then (of course) turning out to be quite the gentle giant, I really just couldn't anymore.
I love finding good historicals set outside of the usual 19th century England. However, the setting isn't going to work if the research and writing aren't also good.
September 11, 2015
This story takes place in both Spain and England, as well as on board ships that sail between the two countries. Celeste, an English maiden, is betrothed to the pirate Damien, but is sent to retrieve his twin brother Diego from a tropical island to help with the wedding ceremony. She falls in love with Diego and then learns that he's a Catholic Priest. They sail to Spain together, and during the long sea voyage, they are attacked by pirates who believe that Diego is Damien.
I thought the plot was interesting and different, but the story took a long time to wade through. Some scenes were exciting, but some were tedious. After awhile, Celeste became annoying to me: the girl would cry at the drop of hat! She was clingy and immature, and her character felt at arm's length from me, so I couldn't feel much sympathy for her.
I thought the plot was interesting and different, but the story took a long time to wade through. Some scenes were exciting, but some were tedious. After awhile, Celeste became annoying to me: the girl would cry at the drop of hat! She was clingy and immature, and her character felt at arm's length from me, so I couldn't feel much sympathy for her.
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