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Guilty #2
His Every Kiss
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Everyone knows about Dylan Moore—his brilliant talent and his pleasure-seeking ways—but no one knows the torment that lies beneath his reckless veneer. Only one woman gets a glimpse of the forces that drive Dylan's soul, a woman who haunts his dreams and evokes his passions as no other woman ever has before.
Disgraced and destitute, Grace Cheval wants nothing to do with the seductive man who desires her. When Dylan offers her a position as governess to his newfound daughter, she knows his true intentions are dishonorable. Yet she finds this charismatic man hard to resist, and she returns his passionate kisses with a fire that matches his own. Can Dylan dare hope that this proud, spirited beauty will melt the ice around his heart?
Everyone knows about Dylan Moore—his brilliant talent and his pleasure-seeking ways—but no one knows the torment that lies beneath his reckless veneer. Only one woman gets a glimpse of the forces that drive Dylan's soul, a woman who haunts his dreams and evokes his passions as no other woman ever has before.
Disgraced and destitute, Grace Cheval wants nothing to do with the seductive man who desires her. When Dylan offers her a position as governess to his newfound daughter, she knows his true intentions are dishonorable. Yet she finds this charismatic man hard to resist, and she returns his passionate kisses with a fire that matches his own. Can Dylan dare hope that this proud, spirited beauty will melt the ice around his heart?
370 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 28, 2004
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About the author
Laura Lee Guhrke
42 books1,813 followersFrom the publication of her very first historical romance, Laura Lee Guhrke has received numerous honors and critical acclaim for her novels and her writing style. She has been honored with the most prestigious award of romance fiction, the Romance Writers of America Rita Award, and she has received additional awards from Romantic Times and All About Romance. Romantic Times has proclaimed her, “One of the most natural voices in historical romance to be found today”. Her books routinely hit the USA Today Bestseller List, and Guilty Pleasures has been honored with the Romantic Times Award for Best European Historical Romance of 2004. Among her publishing credits are twelve historical romances, including her latest, And Then He Kissed Her, now available from Avon Books.
Laura is currently hard at work on her thirteenth historical romance for Avon Books. She has also written articles for various publications, including the Romance Writers Report, The British Weekly , and the Irish-American Press.
Laura is currently hard at work on her thirteenth historical romance for Avon Books. She has also written articles for various publications, including the Romance Writers Report, The British Weekly , and the Irish-American Press.
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May 11, 2018
His Every Kiss is the second book in the Guilty series by Laura Lee Guhrke.
I enjoyed this book as well but not as much as the 1st book in the series. It still had great characterization, great writing and the plot of the book was well done.
Dylan Moore, is a brilliant composer but he’s a tormented soul due to an accident that happened one day while riding his horse on Rotten Row. He uses pleasure and reckless behavior to make his torment go away.
One night, he decides to end his life and Grace Cheval was there to save him. This happens in the 1st chapter of the book so I’m not giving anything away with this part of the story.
He doesn’t see Grace until 5 years later and wants her to be his muse for his music. Grace wants nothing to do with Dylan or that type of relationship since she was the wife of a famous painter. One tormented artist is enough for her and no thank you! Hahaha
This is a sweet, redemption story of a brilliant musician, a wonderful and loving woman and a feisty and independent little girl that ends up saving Dylan more then he was prepared for.
3.5 stars!
I enjoyed this book as well but not as much as the 1st book in the series. It still had great characterization, great writing and the plot of the book was well done.
Dylan Moore, is a brilliant composer but he’s a tormented soul due to an accident that happened one day while riding his horse on Rotten Row. He uses pleasure and reckless behavior to make his torment go away.
One night, he decides to end his life and Grace Cheval was there to save him. This happens in the 1st chapter of the book so I’m not giving anything away with this part of the story.
He doesn’t see Grace until 5 years later and wants her to be his muse for his music. Grace wants nothing to do with Dylan or that type of relationship since she was the wife of a famous painter. One tormented artist is enough for her and no thank you! Hahaha
This is a sweet, redemption story of a brilliant musician, a wonderful and loving woman and a feisty and independent little girl that ends up saving Dylan more then he was prepared for.
3.5 stars!
March 24, 2018
Just lost my review! It was an OK read. Really dragged about halfway through.
Not sure the hero really redeemed himself. Bit to much of a rushed ending where she forgave him way too easily.
Not sure the hero really redeemed himself. Bit to much of a rushed ending where she forgave him way too easily.
August 25, 2011
Once when I was a kid and before the advent of Tylenol, I had a super-bad headache and took too many aspirin. My ears rang for almost a whole day afterward. A high-pitched, buzzing, annoying "ching"-like noise that drove me bonkers.
Dylan Moore has heard that same noise continually for years. A fall from a galloping horse, a smack of his skull against a rock and presto! The doctors tell him the bells shall ring in his brain for the rest of his life. For a piano virtuoso/composer/conductor this is catastrophic. He can't sleep, he can't compose, he can't drink, smoke or whore the noise away. For a tortured hero affliction, this one kicks ass.
Our story opens with our Hero, desperate to end his agony, holding a pistol under his jaw in a theatre that used to play his symphonies. He is interrupted by the charwoman cleaning the theatre who persuades him not to do it; she will have to clean up after him, she says, and that sort of mess doesn't come out of wood. She leaves the theatre, taking with her his pistol and the impetus for him to end his life. He doesn't even know her name.
Cut to five years later. Dylan sees her playing violin at a ball and recognizes her immediately. He believes her to be his muse -- for only when he sees her can he hear anything other than the endless ringing in his ears. She is the key to unlocking the music in his head, he thinks, and pursues her.
The heroine, Grace Cheval, was ruined in the eyes of her family when she eloped with a famous French painter at 17. Years later Etienne is dead and Grace is eking out a meager existence by selling oranges and disguising herself as a man to play violin in a quartet. She has never forgotten her encounter with Dylan at the theatre, but had already spent years putting up with a tortured artist. Being a muse to a painter was quite enough, she thinks. The muse is blamed when the creative spark is gone, and she has no desire to be put on that pedestal.
Dylan's life as a self-absorbed, self-indulged artiste takes another turn when he is presented with an 8-yr-old daughter he never knew existed. Her mother has died and Dylan finds this a perfect way to have Grace -- a governess to his daughter, a muse for his talent, and a mistress for himself.
Their story is a quiet, emotion-filled one of love and redemption. It wasn't all sweeping, grand gestures and flowery speeches. For all the excitement of new love, there is the bittersweet goodbye to love that has died, and the dreams that died with it. There is jealousy, and cruel words, and heartbreak. There were a couple of scenes in the book where I was pretty sure I didn't like the Hero at all. Then it occurred to me that his behaviour was the closest to real life that I've read in a while. That's what their relationship was -- real. Most of us IRL don't realize what we have until we've lost it; nor do we recognize our flaws until it's almost too late to fix the damage we've done.
A much more serious book than the first in the series, (Guilty Pleasures), this one is definitely worth-reading - especially if you like tortured types and a bit of an angsty read.
One last thing: although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. Guhrke is doing an OUTSTANDING job of loosely tying the characters together - they slip in and out of each other's stories, always on the periphery, never intruding into the main book. I'd love to give the book 5 stars just for that.
3.5 stars
Dylan Moore has heard that same noise continually for years. A fall from a galloping horse, a smack of his skull against a rock and presto! The doctors tell him the bells shall ring in his brain for the rest of his life. For a piano virtuoso/composer/conductor this is catastrophic. He can't sleep, he can't compose, he can't drink, smoke or whore the noise away. For a tortured hero affliction, this one kicks ass.
Our story opens with our Hero, desperate to end his agony, holding a pistol under his jaw in a theatre that used to play his symphonies. He is interrupted by the charwoman cleaning the theatre who persuades him not to do it; she will have to clean up after him, she says, and that sort of mess doesn't come out of wood. She leaves the theatre, taking with her his pistol and the impetus for him to end his life. He doesn't even know her name.
Cut to five years later. Dylan sees her playing violin at a ball and recognizes her immediately. He believes her to be his muse -- for only when he sees her can he hear anything other than the endless ringing in his ears. She is the key to unlocking the music in his head, he thinks, and pursues her.
The heroine, Grace Cheval, was ruined in the eyes of her family when she eloped with a famous French painter at 17. Years later Etienne is dead and Grace is eking out a meager existence by selling oranges and disguising herself as a man to play violin in a quartet. She has never forgotten her encounter with Dylan at the theatre, but had already spent years putting up with a tortured artist. Being a muse to a painter was quite enough, she thinks. The muse is blamed when the creative spark is gone, and she has no desire to be put on that pedestal.
Dylan's life as a self-absorbed, self-indulged artiste takes another turn when he is presented with an 8-yr-old daughter he never knew existed. Her mother has died and Dylan finds this a perfect way to have Grace -- a governess to his daughter, a muse for his talent, and a mistress for himself.
Their story is a quiet, emotion-filled one of love and redemption. It wasn't all sweeping, grand gestures and flowery speeches. For all the excitement of new love, there is the bittersweet goodbye to love that has died, and the dreams that died with it. There is jealousy, and cruel words, and heartbreak. There were a couple of scenes in the book where I was pretty sure I didn't like the Hero at all. Then it occurred to me that his behaviour was the closest to real life that I've read in a while. That's what their relationship was -- real. Most of us IRL don't realize what we have until we've lost it; nor do we recognize our flaws until it's almost too late to fix the damage we've done.
A much more serious book than the first in the series, (Guilty Pleasures), this one is definitely worth-reading - especially if you like tortured types and a bit of an angsty read.
One last thing: although this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. Guhrke is doing an OUTSTANDING job of loosely tying the characters together - they slip in and out of each other's stories, always on the periphery, never intruding into the main book. I'd love to give the book 5 stars just for that.
3.5 stars
May 4, 2018
Este libro no me gustó tanto como el anterior, pero tiene la chispa que mantuvo leyendo con una narración muy amena.
Mi problema fue que la pareja tal vez no me enamoró tanto, tuvieron sus momentos pero sentí que le faltó un poco de amor sólo hasta el final es cuando vemos que están perdidamente enamorados.
Además que son protagonistas atípicos a lo que se refiere a este género, por ejemplo el no es ningún miembro de la nobleza aunque viene de familia bien, es un genio de la música y ella no es la típica virginal chica de familia es una chica trabajadora que vive al día.
Aunque lo que sucede después tal vez si es cliché porque es contratada como institutriz para hija de Dylan, se vuelve una relación jefe empleado.
A mí los niños en los libros me gustan mucho (más que en la vida real) porque le dan un toque fresco y divertido a la trama, pero Isabel me sacó de quicio que niña tan berrinchuda y caprichosa no me gustó nada.
Mi problema fue que la pareja tal vez no me enamoró tanto, tuvieron sus momentos pero sentí que le faltó un poco de amor sólo hasta el final es cuando vemos que están perdidamente enamorados.
Además que son protagonistas atípicos a lo que se refiere a este género, por ejemplo el no es ningún miembro de la nobleza aunque viene de familia bien, es un genio de la música y ella no es la típica virginal chica de familia es una chica trabajadora que vive al día.
Aunque lo que sucede después tal vez si es cliché porque es contratada como institutriz para hija de Dylan, se vuelve una relación jefe empleado.
A mí los niños en los libros me gustan mucho (más que en la vida real) porque le dan un toque fresco y divertido a la trama, pero Isabel me sacó de quicio que niña tan berrinchuda y caprichosa no me gustó nada.
August 30, 2017
"How did one hang on to love and happiness?"
March 16, 2015
Three and a half stars for the plots originality and the chemistry between the two leads...
February 3, 2024
He can only sleep when she’s next to him 🥹🥹🥹🥹
July 5, 2019
Believable plot, well-formed characters, cohesive, strong ending, likable hero. No extra plot lines required to make it dramatic. The author writes the characters beautifully.
June 22, 2023
Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 (there are some additional short/vague scenes so it might feel hotter to others)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No
Format: borrowed audiobook from Hoopla
(These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 (yours ratings may vary depending what gives you feels and how you prefer you sex scenes written, etc) except the Steam Scale which follows our chart from The Ton and Tartans Book Club )
Full break down on what my ratings above mean here:
Should I read in order?
I did read book 1 and don’t think it’s necessary to read in order here.
Basic plot:
After Grace saves Dylan’s life, he hasn’t been able to get her out of his head. When their paths cross again, he finds an opportunity to have her stay with him as his daughter’s governess.
Give this a try if you want:
- Late Georgian (1832)
- London and country setting
- musically inclined mains
- widow/governess heroine
- child in the story
- lower steam – 1 full scene but some additional shorter/vague scenes
My thoughts:
I wanted to love this one so badly! I really enjoyed the first book of the series. But this one was a trial for me to get through and overall I wasn’t a big fan.
I didn’t find myself liking either character for the most part, but especially the hero. It’s a bit of a heavier book to me – the hero deals with thoughts of suicide and really suffered from mood swings. The heroine has a lot of emotional baggage from her past.
We through in a child in the story, which isn’t my favorite on a good day, and I found the relationship itself got a bit lost for me in all of this.
There were a few really cute/sweet scenes I appreciated. And I definitely got my heart engaged a bit at the end with the all is lost moment – but ultimately this happened at the VERY END of the book and I had to slog through it to get there. And the fact that it was all happening at the very end made their HEA feel unsatisfying to me. It left me doubting that everything was resolved with them. Overall this is not one I would reread or return to.
Content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 (there are some additional short/vague scenes so it might feel hotter to others)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No
Format: borrowed audiobook from Hoopla
(These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 (yours ratings may vary depending what gives you feels and how you prefer you sex scenes written, etc) except the Steam Scale which follows our chart from The Ton and Tartans Book Club )
Full break down on what my ratings above mean here:
Should I read in order?
I did read book 1 and don’t think it’s necessary to read in order here.
Basic plot:
After Grace saves Dylan’s life, he hasn’t been able to get her out of his head. When their paths cross again, he finds an opportunity to have her stay with him as his daughter’s governess.
Give this a try if you want:
- Late Georgian (1832)
- London and country setting
- musically inclined mains
- widow/governess heroine
- child in the story
- lower steam – 1 full scene but some additional shorter/vague scenes
My thoughts:
I wanted to love this one so badly! I really enjoyed the first book of the series. But this one was a trial for me to get through and overall I wasn’t a big fan.
I didn’t find myself liking either character for the most part, but especially the hero. It’s a bit of a heavier book to me – the hero deals with thoughts of suicide and really suffered from mood swings. The heroine has a lot of emotional baggage from her past.
We through in a child in the story, which isn’t my favorite on a good day, and I found the relationship itself got a bit lost for me in all of this.
There were a few really cute/sweet scenes I appreciated. And I definitely got my heart engaged a bit at the end with the all is lost moment – but ultimately this happened at the VERY END of the book and I had to slog through it to get there. And the fact that it was all happening at the very end made their HEA feel unsatisfying to me. It left me doubting that everything was resolved with them. Overall this is not one I would reread or return to.
Content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
December 21, 2025
Isabel irritated me with her behavior. I understood where she was coming for but her constant talk-backs at the beginning, especially as a nine year old was bit too much for me.
Overall it was good, Grace was very nice and Dylan was also bearable most of the time but it genuinely annoyed me when he visited a brothel after making out with Grace. I couldn’t help thinking, can’t you control yourself, man? (Well, men can’t control themselves, period.)
This book was mostly bearable and the plot was unique even though bit draggy at times.
Pre-read~I love the feeling when I randomly discover a book series, and I fly through it~ 😺
Overall it was good, Grace was very nice and Dylan was also bearable most of the time but it genuinely annoyed me when he visited a brothel after making out with Grace. I couldn’t help thinking, can’t you control yourself, man? (Well, men can’t control themselves, period.)
This book was mostly bearable and the plot was unique even though bit draggy at times.
Pre-read~I love the feeling when I randomly discover a book series, and I fly through it~ 😺
September 3, 2015
ahhhhh this is not an easy review to write for me.
The composer and music theme is absolutely ingenius. I loved that. I am not sure how much of a musical background Laura Lee Guhrke has. But I think she did a very good job depicting the agony of disrupted creative energy, the burning need of self-expression of artists and people of an artistic nature. Why are artists mostly wretchly tormented? The heroine asked that question. Because when you have a soul that is so full of images, thoughts, feelings and emotions, when your mind has aetenna, which receive all the messages, verbalized or silent, regardless of whether you want them, you need an outlet. If not, you go a little nuts and seem like a crazy person. Laura Lee Guhrke did really well in terms of fleshing out Dylan Moore, the disturbed composer, the hero in the book. For this, I would give this book 4 stars.
But it is a romance novel and the romance is sorely lacking. I thought it a really cool idea to use the 'musical genius looking for his muse" ruse as a base for the story. At about 30%, the book started its descend. So Dylan got Grace, supposedly his muse into his house with a daugther who was dropped on him like a bomb mere days ago. The "artisitc struggle" sort of went out of the window. He did still struggle but with what, I do not know. He is supposed to be a great musician, a tormented artist who abuses pleasure to fulfill whatever void he feels inside because he is unable to express himself through music. The characterization was great in the first 30%, but became almost invisisble after that.
Grace the muse, I have no idea what about her inspired such artistic inspirations. She had a husband, who was a artist. LIke many relationships with artists, the flame is strong and you get burned. He called her his muse and blamed her for he had the "artist's block". All rather real I have to say. Her husband died and her situation was destitute. Fast forward 5 years ago, a younger Grace saved Dylan from commiting suicide and Dylan somehow believed that she was his muse. They met each other again 5 years later. And Dylan pursued her because he thought she could help him. Naturally, she was not a fan to that idea, not interested in being any man's muse ever again.
I gotta say, plotline is not bad. But the story has no romance. I see obsession, artistic agony, self-indulgence, one tormented artist, an ordinary woman who seemed to be Helen of Troy to artists, and one very annoying little girl. For the poor execution, I want to give 2 stars.
So here I am. Tortured. Torn between 2 and 4 stars. I understand the artistic burning and really appreciate the attempt at bringing that into light. But it is a romance novel. It sucked in the romance department.
I am going with the lower rating this time. I like my romance stories with a heavy focus on romance and love. If I was looking for a fiction which illustrates an artist's search of inner peace, I would not have picked a romance novel.
p.s.: I really must avoid books featuring children, especially when they are children of the lead characters. I always feel like I want to slap them. I could never tolerate a willful child who throws tantrums. I am one of those people who would walk away from a crying child. Cry all you want. We will talk when you are ready for reasons.
The composer and music theme is absolutely ingenius. I loved that. I am not sure how much of a musical background Laura Lee Guhrke has. But I think she did a very good job depicting the agony of disrupted creative energy, the burning need of self-expression of artists and people of an artistic nature. Why are artists mostly wretchly tormented? The heroine asked that question. Because when you have a soul that is so full of images, thoughts, feelings and emotions, when your mind has aetenna, which receive all the messages, verbalized or silent, regardless of whether you want them, you need an outlet. If not, you go a little nuts and seem like a crazy person. Laura Lee Guhrke did really well in terms of fleshing out Dylan Moore, the disturbed composer, the hero in the book. For this, I would give this book 4 stars.
But it is a romance novel and the romance is sorely lacking. I thought it a really cool idea to use the 'musical genius looking for his muse" ruse as a base for the story. At about 30%, the book started its descend. So Dylan got Grace, supposedly his muse into his house with a daugther who was dropped on him like a bomb mere days ago. The "artisitc struggle" sort of went out of the window. He did still struggle but with what, I do not know. He is supposed to be a great musician, a tormented artist who abuses pleasure to fulfill whatever void he feels inside because he is unable to express himself through music. The characterization was great in the first 30%, but became almost invisisble after that.
Grace the muse, I have no idea what about her inspired such artistic inspirations. She had a husband, who was a artist. LIke many relationships with artists, the flame is strong and you get burned. He called her his muse and blamed her for he had the "artist's block". All rather real I have to say. Her husband died and her situation was destitute. Fast forward 5 years ago, a younger Grace saved Dylan from commiting suicide and Dylan somehow believed that she was his muse. They met each other again 5 years later. And Dylan pursued her because he thought she could help him. Naturally, she was not a fan to that idea, not interested in being any man's muse ever again.
I gotta say, plotline is not bad. But the story has no romance. I see obsession, artistic agony, self-indulgence, one tormented artist, an ordinary woman who seemed to be Helen of Troy to artists, and one very annoying little girl. For the poor execution, I want to give 2 stars.
So here I am. Tortured. Torn between 2 and 4 stars. I understand the artistic burning and really appreciate the attempt at bringing that into light. But it is a romance novel. It sucked in the romance department.
I am going with the lower rating this time. I like my romance stories with a heavy focus on romance and love. If I was looking for a fiction which illustrates an artist's search of inner peace, I would not have picked a romance novel.
p.s.: I really must avoid books featuring children, especially when they are children of the lead characters. I always feel like I want to slap them. I could never tolerate a willful child who throws tantrums. I am one of those people who would walk away from a crying child. Cry all you want. We will talk when you are ready for reasons.
May 30, 2024
Review edited on May 29, 2023:
Downgraded from 3 stars to 1 star. I don't support zionists. See here.
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This is actually a very well written story with well rounded characters. I found it a bit slow and I wasn't as invested in the couple as I was in the first book, Guilty Pleasures. The story was predictable and the romance was just okay.
This is a fantastic book for those who are just getting started in the HR genre, but I've read so many similar stories like this one that it kind of just went over my head. This obviously has everything to do with me and nothing to do with LLG's writing because she's a fantastic writer. For instance, I have no musical ability whatsoever, but LLG did a great job with writing the musical aspect of the story. I never found myself bored with it and I was able to understand Dylan through his music.
I plan on continuing this series. I am curious about the Hammonds and I love Sir Ian.
Downgraded from 3 stars to 1 star. I don't support zionists. See here.
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This is actually a very well written story with well rounded characters. I found it a bit slow and I wasn't as invested in the couple as I was in the first book, Guilty Pleasures. The story was predictable and the romance was just okay.
This is a fantastic book for those who are just getting started in the HR genre, but I've read so many similar stories like this one that it kind of just went over my head. This obviously has everything to do with me and nothing to do with LLG's writing because she's a fantastic writer. For instance, I have no musical ability whatsoever, but LLG did a great job with writing the musical aspect of the story. I never found myself bored with it and I was able to understand Dylan through his music.
I plan on continuing this series. I am curious about the Hammonds and I love Sir Ian.
January 24, 2024
Ni me ha gustado la pareja ni tampoco la historia. Y lo peor de todo, mira que cuando salen niños pequeños en las novelas, siempre suelen gustarme. Por lo general, me parecen muy adorables. Pero Isabel, la niña de este libro, es una repelente total. Y el tema es que si saliera poco, pues vale, se aguanta. Pero no, la niña es casi como otra protagonista más. Como diría mi abuela, la niña parece la vieja del puente, de tó sabe y de tó entiende.
April 15, 2010
Dylan Moore is a renowned Pianist, Composer and conducter who lives for his music. After a fall from a horse he has a constant noise in his head and ringing in his ears (tinnitus?), he can no longer feel the music and cant compose anymore. He cannot sleep right so spends his nights drinking and whoring and lives on the edge. One night he decides to commit suicide but is stalled by girl playing a violin (Grace Cheval) and for a brief moment while talking to her his music returns. Thinking she is his muse he looks for her but does not find her for 5 years. Meanwhile he is stunned by an daughter (8) that he never knew about,just lands on his doorstep. He hires Grace to be her governess hoping she will inspire him to write and hopefully he will make the beautiful Grace his mistress.
Grace Cheval eloped tears earlier with an older man, a renowned artist when she was 17 plummeting her family into disgrace. Though they were much in love and happy it ended badly. Now she is a widow and has sworn that she will never fall for the artistic tortured type again.
I loved Dylan the dark broody tortured hero. A dark hero that for once is believable, he has a selfish devil may care attitude and sometimes abrupt and hurtful but LLG also shows his vunerable and caring side wonderfully. A Glorious Hero. Grace was a passionate woman that fought every kiss afraid of getting hurt again. My only gripe is that I would haved loved an epilogue .
Grace Cheval eloped tears earlier with an older man, a renowned artist when she was 17 plummeting her family into disgrace. Though they were much in love and happy it ended badly. Now she is a widow and has sworn that she will never fall for the artistic tortured type again.
I loved Dylan the dark broody tortured hero. A dark hero that for once is believable, he has a selfish devil may care attitude and sometimes abrupt and hurtful but LLG also shows his vunerable and caring side wonderfully. A Glorious Hero. Grace was a passionate woman that fought every kiss afraid of getting hurt again. My only gripe is that I would haved loved an epilogue .
October 12, 2017
Dylan Moore es un exitoso compositor que sufre un accidente que le impide crear nuevas obras, en un momento de desesperación conoce a una mujer que le impide cometer un error fatal. Solo cinco años después volverán a encontrarse, y Dylan tendrá la oportunidad de agradecérselo proponiéndole que sea la institutriz de su hija.
En este segundo volumen de la serie tenemos como protagonista al incorregible Dylan que aunque a veces parezca que no le afecta nada es todo lo contrario, lo sabe disimular bastante bien. La historia me ha gustado como se ha ido desarrollando, conociendo más en profundidad al protagonista masculino y como todo se va cocinando para que su vida se entrelace con la de Grace Cheval que en este caso no es la típica protagonista al uso, es una mujer madura con las cosas bastante claras y que no se deja manejar fácilmente. Los protagonistas desprenden mucha química y hay un par de escenas que me han gustado no solo de ellos sino también de Isabel que es un personaje a tener en cuenta y muy bien caracterizado, que me ha encantado y eso que este tipo de personajes suelen ser a veces insoportables casi en toda la novela, aquí logras encariñarte con él y más en cierto momento.
El final es lo que creo que fue precipitado y que tendría que haberse desarrollado más; aclarar el tema del problema de Dylan y haber explicado algo más de la relación entre hermanos.
La novela creo que está casi perfecta, me ha entretenido bastante, una historia bien llevada, buenos personajes, tiene sus momentos de tensión, de romance, de emoción… no le puedo pedir nada más puesto que ha cumplido su función.
En este segundo volumen de la serie tenemos como protagonista al incorregible Dylan que aunque a veces parezca que no le afecta nada es todo lo contrario, lo sabe disimular bastante bien. La historia me ha gustado como se ha ido desarrollando, conociendo más en profundidad al protagonista masculino y como todo se va cocinando para que su vida se entrelace con la de Grace Cheval que en este caso no es la típica protagonista al uso, es una mujer madura con las cosas bastante claras y que no se deja manejar fácilmente. Los protagonistas desprenden mucha química y hay un par de escenas que me han gustado no solo de ellos sino también de Isabel que es un personaje a tener en cuenta y muy bien caracterizado, que me ha encantado y eso que este tipo de personajes suelen ser a veces insoportables casi en toda la novela, aquí logras encariñarte con él y más en cierto momento.
El final es lo que creo que fue precipitado y que tendría que haberse desarrollado más; aclarar el tema del problema de Dylan y haber explicado algo más de la relación entre hermanos.
La novela creo que está casi perfecta, me ha entretenido bastante, una historia bien llevada, buenos personajes, tiene sus momentos de tensión, de romance, de emoción… no le puedo pedir nada más puesto que ha cumplido su función.
September 15, 2022
OMG. I adored this book! I loved it! Such a great read! I couldn’t put it down.
Dylan Moore is the kind of hero that you just can’t help but fall in love with. We first met him as a tortured and depressed man wanting to end his life. Then a woman appeared and stopped him from killing himself. Dylan Moore has been haunted by a memory of that woman for five years, looking for her, wanting to see her again to ensure she was real.
Grace Cheval is my favorite heroine. Pretty, smart, independent, and strong. And she never forgets the day she saved Dylan Moore and believes that she will never see him again. Then they met again.
And Dylan has no intention of letting his angel slip away from him again. So he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. She made her the governess of his newfound daughter and offered her to be his mistress and his muse.
As things heat up between them, Grace finds herself falling for both a man and his daughter, fearing her past is doomed to repeat itself. But Dylan proved himself by being a good father to his daughter and showing the real him to Grace.
There was a time when I wanted to smack Dylan for hurting and not trusting Grace. But I’m glad that he realized his mistakes sooner and went out to set them right. As for Grace, I adored her, for she was a brave woman who went after what she wanted regardless of what people thought.
And what I really liked about this book is that, despite Moore's dark, brooding persona, I found myself liking him and giggling and rolling my eyes towards the end when he is pathetically groveling on the ground. It was so sweet, funny, and giddy!
You must read this book to learn more about Dylan and Grace's love story and how they end up. It's a story you don't want to miss.
Dylan Moore is the kind of hero that you just can’t help but fall in love with. We first met him as a tortured and depressed man wanting to end his life. Then a woman appeared and stopped him from killing himself. Dylan Moore has been haunted by a memory of that woman for five years, looking for her, wanting to see her again to ensure she was real.
Grace Cheval is my favorite heroine. Pretty, smart, independent, and strong. And she never forgets the day she saved Dylan Moore and believes that she will never see him again. Then they met again.
And Dylan has no intention of letting his angel slip away from him again. So he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. She made her the governess of his newfound daughter and offered her to be his mistress and his muse.
As things heat up between them, Grace finds herself falling for both a man and his daughter, fearing her past is doomed to repeat itself. But Dylan proved himself by being a good father to his daughter and showing the real him to Grace.
There was a time when I wanted to smack Dylan for hurting and not trusting Grace. But I’m glad that he realized his mistakes sooner and went out to set them right. As for Grace, I adored her, for she was a brave woman who went after what she wanted regardless of what people thought.
And what I really liked about this book is that, despite Moore's dark, brooding persona, I found myself liking him and giggling and rolling my eyes towards the end when he is pathetically groveling on the ground. It was so sweet, funny, and giddy!
You must read this book to learn more about Dylan and Grace's love story and how they end up. It's a story you don't want to miss.
January 3, 2015
Ooh, I remember this one! I've been wondering how to identify this off-beat romance, pairing a tormented musician with a genteel young woman who's been reduced to sweeping floors. I recall this as a beautiful balance of heartbreak and sweetness. Now that I've found it, it's going on my reread list, which at this point should be completed sometime in 2029. Recommended when you're in the mood for some angst but aren't downright suicidal about it (for that, we have Meagan McKinney.) Enjoy.
August 30, 2014
I always enjoy Laura Lee Guhrke's books, and this one is no exception. This story is quiet, without great drama, but with a sweet feeling of love growing between the hero and heroine. The "secondary" love story is one of a brilliant, self-absorbed man falling in love with the eight-year-old daughter that he never knew he had.
September 17, 2014
No es mi favorito de la saga, pero me ha gustado mucho.
Aunque hubiera preferido un final un pelín más desarrollado, también hubiera explicado más la relación entre Dylan e Ian, pues creo que esa relación marcó bastante al protagonista.
Grace, me ha gustado pero claudica demasiado pronto
Aunque hubiera preferido un final un pelín más desarrollado, también hubiera explicado más la relación entre Dylan e Ian, pues creo que esa relación marcó bastante al protagonista.
Grace, me ha gustado pero claudica demasiado pronto
November 19, 2017
3,5⭐️
September 26, 2010
Nicely done historical romance novel. Above average. Good storytelling.
STORY BRIEF:
Dylan was a brilliant pianist and composer. After a riding accident, he had tinnitus which caused a continuous whining, screeching sound in his ears. He was no longer able to compose music and found it hard to sleep at night. So he lived a wild life of gambling, drugs and women until he met Grace. When he was with her, the sound was less painful and at times he could hear music in his head again. Although Grace had been disgraced and destitute, she refused to be his mistress, so he hired her to be a governess to his daughter. The daughter was from an affair eight years earlier. He didn’t know he had a daughter until recently, when she was brought to him after her mother died.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
A damaged composer finding his muse was an interesting plot. I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Dylan and his newfound daughter Isabel and how it changed them. One reviewer was unhappy with Dylan doing something cruel to Grace. I kind of agree, but I could accept it for the sake of the story. He made a poor decision based on confused emotions. I had no major problems with the story. If you’re looking for a traditional historical romance novel, this should satisfy.
Minor annoyance: The cover picture did not match the content. Dylan had shoulder length hair. The guy in the picture has short hair. Throughout the story, Grace was dressed in governess-style clothing and threadbare day dresses. The cover girl is wearing an evening gown with fancy jewelry.
DATA:
Story length: 370 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 15. Setting 1827 and 1832 London and Devonshire, England, and Wales. Copyright: 2004. Genre: historical romance.
STORY BRIEF:
Dylan was a brilliant pianist and composer. After a riding accident, he had tinnitus which caused a continuous whining, screeching sound in his ears. He was no longer able to compose music and found it hard to sleep at night. So he lived a wild life of gambling, drugs and women until he met Grace. When he was with her, the sound was less painful and at times he could hear music in his head again. Although Grace had been disgraced and destitute, she refused to be his mistress, so he hired her to be a governess to his daughter. The daughter was from an affair eight years earlier. He didn’t know he had a daughter until recently, when she was brought to him after her mother died.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
A damaged composer finding his muse was an interesting plot. I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Dylan and his newfound daughter Isabel and how it changed them. One reviewer was unhappy with Dylan doing something cruel to Grace. I kind of agree, but I could accept it for the sake of the story. He made a poor decision based on confused emotions. I had no major problems with the story. If you’re looking for a traditional historical romance novel, this should satisfy.
Minor annoyance: The cover picture did not match the content. Dylan had shoulder length hair. The guy in the picture has short hair. Throughout the story, Grace was dressed in governess-style clothing and threadbare day dresses. The cover girl is wearing an evening gown with fancy jewelry.
DATA:
Story length: 370 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 15. Setting 1827 and 1832 London and Devonshire, England, and Wales. Copyright: 2004. Genre: historical romance.
January 13, 2025
what can I say I love a tortured hero
May 19, 2010
So my first Guhrke book was "And Then He Kissed Her" which is great by the way...and now I've proceeded to go and try to read her backlist. Guilty Pleasures was a big disappointment and now this...maybe the Marriage Bed will be better.
My main problems with this book are as follows:
* I never really believed that Dylan loved Grace....more that he just used her for his own selfish needs and wants.
* I never really believed that Grace loved Dylan...more that she wanted what his wealth could give her.....yuck!
* I went back and forth on whether I liked Isabel or not. I tend to either like what a child adds to a story line, or I hate it...I just couldn't decide about this one.
* I'm all for hero's that are plagued with physical aliments, but Dylan's was so cruel....I was hoping for a miraculous healing...
Basically, I just never got hooked into this story. I didn't like the characters enough to really care what happened to them. I am looking forward to the next book in the series as this author tackles an adulterous, playboy of a husband, and his wounded, angry wife.
It's a quick read so it doesn't drag on, but in good conscience... I can't recommend it.
My main problems with this book are as follows:
* I never really believed that Dylan loved Grace....more that he just used her for his own selfish needs and wants.
* I never really believed that Grace loved Dylan...more that she wanted what his wealth could give her.....yuck!
* I went back and forth on whether I liked Isabel or not. I tend to either like what a child adds to a story line, or I hate it...I just couldn't decide about this one.
* I'm all for hero's that are plagued with physical aliments, but Dylan's was so cruel....I was hoping for a miraculous healing...
Basically, I just never got hooked into this story. I didn't like the characters enough to really care what happened to them. I am looking forward to the next book in the series as this author tackles an adulterous, playboy of a husband, and his wounded, angry wife.
It's a quick read so it doesn't drag on, but in good conscience... I can't recommend it.
July 31, 2017
Me costaba empezar la historia de Dylan, no me atraía esto de que sea compositor de música famoso, no sé porqué.
Pero lo leí porque me pudrieron las novelas de regencia con damiselas virginales y libertinos que se vuelven locos por ellas.
En esta novela nos encontramos con dos protagonistas con historia complejas y duras, sobre todo ella.
Creo que es la pareja más despareja que he leído en mucho tiempo, pero me hizo sentir una intensidad emocional muy fuerte.
Por su experiencia previa, Grace lo que menos necesita en enamorarse de otro "genio" de las artes. Ya tuvo suficiente con el ególatra insufrible que fue su marido. La sedujo, la llevó al cielo y al infierno. Por eso ella no quiere meterse de nuevo en otra relación tumultuosa...
Pero me gustó cómo la autora logra el acercamiento, primero por las necesidades económicas de ella y psicológicas del él. Todo va sucediendo suavemente.
A pesar de todo, se enamoran por supuesto.
Isabel, la hija, me encantó ya que tiene que ver mucho con la maduración de Dylan.
Lo que mucho no me gustó, pero porque me hizo sufrir mucho y no por un defecto literario fue cuando
Pero lo leí porque me pudrieron las novelas de regencia con damiselas virginales y libertinos que se vuelven locos por ellas.
En esta novela nos encontramos con dos protagonistas con historia complejas y duras, sobre todo ella.
Creo que es la pareja más despareja que he leído en mucho tiempo, pero me hizo sentir una intensidad emocional muy fuerte.
Por su experiencia previa, Grace lo que menos necesita en enamorarse de otro "genio" de las artes. Ya tuvo suficiente con el ególatra insufrible que fue su marido. La sedujo, la llevó al cielo y al infierno. Por eso ella no quiere meterse de nuevo en otra relación tumultuosa...
Pero me gustó cómo la autora logra el acercamiento, primero por las necesidades económicas de ella y psicológicas del él. Todo va sucediendo suavemente.
A pesar de todo, se enamoran por supuesto.
Isabel, la hija, me encantó ya que tiene que ver mucho con la maduración de Dylan.
Lo que mucho no me gustó, pero porque me hizo sufrir mucho y no por un defecto literario fue cuando
March 2, 2024
His Every Kiss
4 Stars
On the darkest night of his life, renowned composer Dylan Moore encounters a woman who glimpses his torment and comes to his aid. Before he has the opportunity to thank her, she vanishes and Dylan is left wondering if she was only a dream. Grace Cheval is only too aware of what being the muse of a gifted artist is like and has no desire to return to such a life. But alone and destitute, Grace is forced to accept the position of governess to Dylan Moore's daughter even though she is well aware of his ulterior motives. Will Dylan and Grace be able to set aside their differences and find happiness together?
Like Anthony and Daphne in book #1, Grace and Dylan's romance does not get off to an auspicious start. He is a reckless rake for whom women are nothing more than warm bodies - he can't even remember the mother of his child! Grace isn't much better - her selfish actions before the events of the book have had disastrous consequences for her family. Nevertheless, these are two damaged individuals who demonstrate that it is possible to grow, change and become better people.
Dylan's precocious daughter, Isobel, is adorable. The inclusion of children from previous relationships is not usually a trope I enjoy, but Isobel is such an integral part of Dylan's redemption and his connection with Grace that the romance would not work without her.
The descriptions of Dylan's debilitating tinnitus are convincing and go a long way toward understanding his behavior. Kudos to Gurhke for not resolving the issue with a miraculous cure but rather finding a way for Dylan to reconcile with and work around his disability.
In sum, a satisfying romance with interesting characters. The next book focuses on the broken marriage of Anthony's sister and Dylan's friend - how will Gurhke reconcile these two angry people?
4 Stars
On the darkest night of his life, renowned composer Dylan Moore encounters a woman who glimpses his torment and comes to his aid. Before he has the opportunity to thank her, she vanishes and Dylan is left wondering if she was only a dream. Grace Cheval is only too aware of what being the muse of a gifted artist is like and has no desire to return to such a life. But alone and destitute, Grace is forced to accept the position of governess to Dylan Moore's daughter even though she is well aware of his ulterior motives. Will Dylan and Grace be able to set aside their differences and find happiness together?
Like Anthony and Daphne in book #1, Grace and Dylan's romance does not get off to an auspicious start. He is a reckless rake for whom women are nothing more than warm bodies - he can't even remember the mother of his child! Grace isn't much better - her selfish actions before the events of the book have had disastrous consequences for her family. Nevertheless, these are two damaged individuals who demonstrate that it is possible to grow, change and become better people.
Dylan's precocious daughter, Isobel, is adorable. The inclusion of children from previous relationships is not usually a trope I enjoy, but Isobel is such an integral part of Dylan's redemption and his connection with Grace that the romance would not work without her.
The descriptions of Dylan's debilitating tinnitus are convincing and go a long way toward understanding his behavior. Kudos to Gurhke for not resolving the issue with a miraculous cure but rather finding a way for Dylan to reconcile with and work around his disability.
In sum, a satisfying romance with interesting characters. The next book focuses on the broken marriage of Anthony's sister and Dylan's friend - how will Gurhke reconcile these two angry people?
June 28, 2024
Waffling between 3 and 4 stars, bumping up because of the quality of Guhrke’s writing. Would I re-read this? No.
Maybe I’m just too soft-hearted, but the third act breakup wounded me. Grace has been THROUGH THE WRINGER and damnit, did we need to have the hero (metaphorically) gut-punch her? Dylan does a nice apology but can I classify it as quality groveling? Is there ever enough groveling to satisfy me??
I actually loved how Guhrke doesn’t shy away from portraying a deeply flawed hero, but I don’t think a HEA with Dylan qualifies as a sufficient reward for her suffering. I suppose Grace has a thing for tortured artist types, and the heart wants what the heart wants.
Maybe I’m just too soft-hearted, but the third act breakup wounded me. Grace has been THROUGH THE WRINGER and damnit, did we need to have the hero (metaphorically) gut-punch her? Dylan does a nice apology but can I classify it as quality groveling? Is there ever enough groveling to satisfy me??
I actually loved how Guhrke doesn’t shy away from portraying a deeply flawed hero, but I don’t think a HEA with Dylan qualifies as a sufficient reward for her suffering. I suppose Grace has a thing for tortured artist types, and the heart wants what the heart wants.
August 9, 2013
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Antes de se dedicar à escrita, Laura trabalhou sete anos em publicidade, geriu um negócio de catering com bastante sucesso e uma companhia de construção mas depois descobriu que escrever era muito mais divertido e em 1994 publicou o seu primeiro livro. Quase vinte anos depois e dezoito livros publicados, Laura recebeu diversos prémios como um RITA e os seus livros costumam estar entre os bestsellers da USA Today. Considerada “uma das vozes mais naturais no romance histórico de hoje”, Laura também escreve artigos para diversas revistas. Quando não está a escrever, muito provavelmente ou está a esquiar, ou a fazer wakeboarding ou a pescar em Idaho, onde mora.
A sua série Guilty foi publicada pela primeira vez em 2004. Em Portugal a série tem sido publicado por ordem trocada, estando o primeiro e o terceiro publicados pela Livros d’Hoje. Todos os teus Beijos, o segundo volume da série, foi também publicado em 2004 e está traduzido para Portugal, Espanha e França.
A música é a sua amante mais querida mas agora ela foge-lhe por entre os dedos e ele precisa de uma musa, alguém que o liberte, alguém que o inspire mas ela não está disposta a ceder as suas seduções até que um revés do destino a coloca perto dele e a tentação aumenta enquanto a música volta a fluir.
Todos os Teus Beijos é o segundo livro que leio desta autora e, se a memória do primeiro se tem esbatido ao longo dos anos, parece-me que este irá manter-se por muito tempo nas minhas recordações. Há algo na escrita de Laura, algo doce, sonhador e romântico que torna este livro não só uma leitura fluída como apaixonada e ternamente divertida, adoçando-nos a alma com uma história onde o amor é a verdadeira inspiração, onde o génio precisa da sua rendição e a musa da sua sedução. Laura cria uma história não só de tentações mas de segundas oportunidades, de paixão e aceitação, uma história onde a efemeridade dos momentos precisa de se perpetuar, onde o fugaz quer ser eterno e o sonho ser real. Apesar de ser uma história como tantas outras, este livro acaba por ser uma leitura que apraz, que deixa o nosso romantismo vir ao de cima e que se lê de uma assentada.
Acaba por não ser pelo romance que este livro nos prende. Não que este não nos conquiste rapidamente mas porque as histórias envolventes são interessantes, bem construídas e bastante ternas, tornando este enredo algo mais especial do que seria se apenas se focasse no romance. Tanto Dylan como Grace têm passados, segredos e medos escondidos, tornando-os duas personagens senão pouco ingénuas pelo menos habituados às poucas certezas da vida e essa bagagem que ambos trazem tornam-nos duas personagens fortes cuja rendição nos satisfaz ainda mais. O passado de Grace é uma das partes mais interessantes da história pois o escândalo que a envolve torna-a bem mais interessante aos nossos olhos para além de incluir na narrativa momentos que a tornam mais verosímil, afastando o cliché da protagonista jovem e inocente. Quanto à Dylan, o problema que sofre e que lhe retirou algo que tomava por garantido, a filha desconhecida tão geniosa quanto ele e o passado familiar, permitem-nos gostar um bocadinho mais dele e de o vermos mudar ao longo do livro graças às surpresas que o destino lhe reservou.
Mas, também o romance consegue arrebatar-nos através de momentos onde a ironia e a picardia entre o casal alteram com momentos doces e apaixonados que aumentam o nosso batimento cardíaco e que nos deixam a suspirar pelos pequenos gestos de que eles são capazes. Um dos pontos positivos é que o romance não é apressado apesar de haver uma grande atracção por parte dos protagonistas. Ele vai acontecendo, vai fluindo conforme eles se vão conhecendo e a paixão acaba por tomar um lado mais doce, deixando a relação crescer enquanto cedências, aceitação e perdão são feitos. Isabel, a filha de Dylan, é uma grande ajuda para que isto aconteça, já que a sua existência acaba por ser um factor de equilíbrio no romance e a dedicação e amor que ambos lhe dedicam acaba por criar laços ainda mais fortes entre eles.
Quanto às personagens, confesso que apesar de Dylan ser difícil, acabou por me conquistar pela forma como ele muda pelas mulheres da vida dele. Para um libertino incorrigível e um génio deprimido ele acaba por se mostrar alguém que é capaz de deixar o orgulho de lado pela felicidade. Grace foi como uma surpresa muito bem-vinda. Gostei de ela ter um passado tão escandaloso, de ter aprendido com os erros dela sem se arrepender e não se ter tornado uma pessoa amarga. O facto de mesmo depois de tudo o que se passou, aturar as crises de Dylan é uma boa amostra da força desta menina. Isabel, a pequena diva que tanto adoça como aterroriza foi para mim, a personagem mais adorada. O mau feitio ligado à inocência arrebata qualquer um e ela conseguiu arrancar umas boas gargalhadas e uns quantos sorrisos.
Laura Lee Guhrke era uma autora quase esquecida por mim mas ainda bem que tive a oportunidade de ler este livro e de relembrar o seu nome pois parece-me que afinal até somos capazes de nos entendermos. Todos os Teus Beijos é um romance onde a picardia se alia a ternura e onde as segundas oportunidades devem ser sempre aproveitadas. Um livro lido numa tarde e que me deixou um sorriso enorme nos lábios.
Antes de se dedicar à escrita, Laura trabalhou sete anos em publicidade, geriu um negócio de catering com bastante sucesso e uma companhia de construção mas depois descobriu que escrever era muito mais divertido e em 1994 publicou o seu primeiro livro. Quase vinte anos depois e dezoito livros publicados, Laura recebeu diversos prémios como um RITA e os seus livros costumam estar entre os bestsellers da USA Today. Considerada “uma das vozes mais naturais no romance histórico de hoje”, Laura também escreve artigos para diversas revistas. Quando não está a escrever, muito provavelmente ou está a esquiar, ou a fazer wakeboarding ou a pescar em Idaho, onde mora.
A sua série Guilty foi publicada pela primeira vez em 2004. Em Portugal a série tem sido publicado por ordem trocada, estando o primeiro e o terceiro publicados pela Livros d’Hoje. Todos os teus Beijos, o segundo volume da série, foi também publicado em 2004 e está traduzido para Portugal, Espanha e França.
A música é a sua amante mais querida mas agora ela foge-lhe por entre os dedos e ele precisa de uma musa, alguém que o liberte, alguém que o inspire mas ela não está disposta a ceder as suas seduções até que um revés do destino a coloca perto dele e a tentação aumenta enquanto a música volta a fluir.
Todos os Teus Beijos é o segundo livro que leio desta autora e, se a memória do primeiro se tem esbatido ao longo dos anos, parece-me que este irá manter-se por muito tempo nas minhas recordações. Há algo na escrita de Laura, algo doce, sonhador e romântico que torna este livro não só uma leitura fluída como apaixonada e ternamente divertida, adoçando-nos a alma com uma história onde o amor é a verdadeira inspiração, onde o génio precisa da sua rendição e a musa da sua sedução. Laura cria uma história não só de tentações mas de segundas oportunidades, de paixão e aceitação, uma história onde a efemeridade dos momentos precisa de se perpetuar, onde o fugaz quer ser eterno e o sonho ser real. Apesar de ser uma história como tantas outras, este livro acaba por ser uma leitura que apraz, que deixa o nosso romantismo vir ao de cima e que se lê de uma assentada.
Acaba por não ser pelo romance que este livro nos prende. Não que este não nos conquiste rapidamente mas porque as histórias envolventes são interessantes, bem construídas e bastante ternas, tornando este enredo algo mais especial do que seria se apenas se focasse no romance. Tanto Dylan como Grace têm passados, segredos e medos escondidos, tornando-os duas personagens senão pouco ingénuas pelo menos habituados às poucas certezas da vida e essa bagagem que ambos trazem tornam-nos duas personagens fortes cuja rendição nos satisfaz ainda mais. O passado de Grace é uma das partes mais interessantes da história pois o escândalo que a envolve torna-a bem mais interessante aos nossos olhos para além de incluir na narrativa momentos que a tornam mais verosímil, afastando o cliché da protagonista jovem e inocente. Quanto à Dylan, o problema que sofre e que lhe retirou algo que tomava por garantido, a filha desconhecida tão geniosa quanto ele e o passado familiar, permitem-nos gostar um bocadinho mais dele e de o vermos mudar ao longo do livro graças às surpresas que o destino lhe reservou.
Mas, também o romance consegue arrebatar-nos através de momentos onde a ironia e a picardia entre o casal alteram com momentos doces e apaixonados que aumentam o nosso batimento cardíaco e que nos deixam a suspirar pelos pequenos gestos de que eles são capazes. Um dos pontos positivos é que o romance não é apressado apesar de haver uma grande atracção por parte dos protagonistas. Ele vai acontecendo, vai fluindo conforme eles se vão conhecendo e a paixão acaba por tomar um lado mais doce, deixando a relação crescer enquanto cedências, aceitação e perdão são feitos. Isabel, a filha de Dylan, é uma grande ajuda para que isto aconteça, já que a sua existência acaba por ser um factor de equilíbrio no romance e a dedicação e amor que ambos lhe dedicam acaba por criar laços ainda mais fortes entre eles.
Quanto às personagens, confesso que apesar de Dylan ser difícil, acabou por me conquistar pela forma como ele muda pelas mulheres da vida dele. Para um libertino incorrigível e um génio deprimido ele acaba por se mostrar alguém que é capaz de deixar o orgulho de lado pela felicidade. Grace foi como uma surpresa muito bem-vinda. Gostei de ela ter um passado tão escandaloso, de ter aprendido com os erros dela sem se arrepender e não se ter tornado uma pessoa amarga. O facto de mesmo depois de tudo o que se passou, aturar as crises de Dylan é uma boa amostra da força desta menina. Isabel, a pequena diva que tanto adoça como aterroriza foi para mim, a personagem mais adorada. O mau feitio ligado à inocência arrebata qualquer um e ela conseguiu arrancar umas boas gargalhadas e uns quantos sorrisos.
Laura Lee Guhrke era uma autora quase esquecida por mim mas ainda bem que tive a oportunidade de ler este livro e de relembrar o seu nome pois parece-me que afinal até somos capazes de nos entendermos. Todos os Teus Beijos é um romance onde a picardia se alia a ternura e onde as segundas oportunidades devem ser sempre aproveitadas. Um livro lido numa tarde e que me deixou um sorriso enorme nos lábios.
October 19, 2017
Terminé este libro ayer y no hice reseña porque me dejó con gusto a poco. La verdad es que esperaba más de los personajes y la historia en general. Voy a ser generosa y darle tres estrellas, pero la nota real es un 2,5 .
August 18, 2019
3,5 estrellas.
Me ha gustado mucho el personaje de Dylan, muy cliché pero a mi me gustan estos clichés.
Una bonita historia de amor que habla de segundas oportunidades y de redención, pero odio a Laura por no regalarnos un epilogo.
Me ha gustado mucho el personaje de Dylan, muy cliché pero a mi me gustan estos clichés.
Una bonita historia de amor que habla de segundas oportunidades y de redención, pero odio a Laura por no regalarnos un epilogo.
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