The Master of Shilden

by Lucinda Carrington

An interior designer commissioned to undertake an erotic redesign of a remote castle becomes caught between a sexy, self-confident riding instructor and the darkly attractive lord of the manor.

Genres: Romance, Erotica, Ebooks

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 20, 1997

About the author

Lucinda Carrington wrote four highly respected and popular erotic novels in the classic early period of Black Lace. Titles are: The Master of Shilden, The Ninety Days of Genevieve, A Dangerous Lady and A Dangerous Game.

She lives in Essex.

Reviews

[BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is a, often thin, line between ‘fun and relaxing’ and ‘boring, dull and annoying’ for these books and this one came very close to crossing this line, in the negative sense. Too many fantasies, I guess, which made this Black Lace novel very unconvincing. Not that books in this genre are meant to be convincing, of course, but some are just better than others. Odd though in this case, when you consider that Lucinda Carrington has written (far) better erotic books. Maybe it just wasn't her day... :-)

[Jessica ♡~ Book&Coffee Lover ~♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked 'The Ninety Days of Genevieve' so I was thinking I was gonna love this one as well.. bummer :( I thought this one was weird, piece of the story and then a fantasy, another piece of the story again a another fantasy and so on..

[Sofie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Niet overtuigd, het einde was wel goed. Er was eindelijk een echte romance maar die kwam te onverwacht van zijn kant uit vond ik. Nee, de opzet van het verhaal kan zeker werken maar de uitwerking is niet mijn ding. Moest beginnen met de tweede helft en dan dieper ingaan op alles en iedereen.

[Sarah Schrijvers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heel goed erotisch boek

[Mandy Vos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastisch!

[Julie Van Duppen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Blergh.
Goede pikante stukken, maar verhaal trekt op niks. Compleet ongeloofwaardig. Hoofdpersonage laat volledig over haar grenzen lopen, wat tegenstrijdig is met hoe ze haar beschrijven.

[Jasnabackx]

DNF

[Lisa Opsomer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got horny every time from the description of Elise's adventures and fantasies, but sometimes it was a bit too much

[Wouter Zwemmer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dit is geen literatuur. Eigenlijk is het een soort fantasy met personages die net zo cliché en onwerkelijk zijn als trollen en elfen. Een klucht waarin na een intrige vol misverstanden alles op zijn pootjes terecht komt, iedereen is getrouwd met de liefde van haar/zijn leven en rijk of creatief en gelukkig is. En een leven lang wilde seks heeft...

[Wenda Dohmen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Niet veel aan

[Thalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

(NL-editie) This one was not as good as Genevieves story, but I did like it. The smut was good. The romance came out of the blue at the end, and that’s where this book lost a ★ for me. It was so weird. 0 character development from this MMC through the whole book and BOOM! 💣This story was just OK in its genre.

[Paulien · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had already read this book a few years back. I wanted something hot to read again. And I didn’t remember everything from this book. But this book is different from other adult romances. The leading lady (Elise) is a girl who has some hot (day)dreams. But I liked her. She has this split personality.

The one time she’s the leader and the other time she is a sub. And I loved that about this book. And you can see that she acts totally different with the two different men. And normally I only read books that are about two people falling in love.

But this book isn’t really about that. But even though, I can still relate to Elise. I think that probably every girl would want to have a time like she has. But I wouldn’t want to forever of course.
This book was light to read and hot as hell. I really liked it. Unfortunately there isn’t really that much story… I give this book 3 stars and the song is ‘Almost lover’ by A Fine Frenzy.

“Goodbye my almost lover
Goodbye my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be

So long my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should have known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me”
-A Fine Frenzy

[Ma Ris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pffff.....doodvermoeiend dit boek.... Het woord "voorstellen" komt ontelbaar veel voor. Beter had het boek "De 90 fantasieën van Elise" kunnen heten. Iedere blz stelt zij zich wel weer iets voor... Het laatste hoofdstuk las lekker weg, de rest was vermoeiend.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. The characters are well developed and the sexual tension is high. The people seem real as does the sex. There are real world problems and real world solutions.

-Joe-

[Tanja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Komt heel traag opgang. Valt tegen na 50 tinten serie

[Alice · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wat een baggerboek, 90 dagen Genevieve was al niet zo best, maar deze is echt bagger.
Ik heb het dan wel uitgelezen, maar deze schrijfster, nee daar zal ik geen boek meer van lezen.

[Xander Uitgevers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucinda Carrington staat garant voor goede seks!

[Ramona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Echt vaart zat er niet in dit boek. Negentig Dagen Genevieve was dan wel te doen, maar nu haak ik af voor verdere boeken van haar.

[Lie · Rating 1 out of 5]

zeer saai boek, gelukkig nog geen 200 blz dik !

[Lenna DuFin · Rating 2 out of 5]

So not what I was expecting. Little a story. Carrington could add so much more to power up the story. It was pretty predictable and low in fantasy.

[Melissa Gardin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Het boek leest vlot. Het verhaal wordt mooi opgebouwd en heeft toch een onverwacht einde

[Peyton]

hubba hubba

[Thea™ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Porn 4 women. :-)