Suddenly You (edition 2001)

Its Amanda's thirtieth birthday, and since she doesn't want to spend it alone, she decides to hire someone to get rid of her virginity. Amanda has always craved passion in her life, but being a spinster has taken that away from her, but now she is determined to have it all. When Jack shows up, she is drawn to him in a way that mystifies her, but after he teaches her a thing or two that night, she knows she will never see him again. When she see's him again, and learns who he really is, and his plans for her, she is outraged at first, but when she realizes she has no choice but to work with him, the passion ignites more powerful than before, and Amanda knows that her life will never be the same. Suddenly You is a single title by Lisa Kleypas, and a book of her's that I hadn't read yet....but I am so glad I did. I don't think there is one book yet that I haven't fallen in love with. Every time I read one of her books its like a breath of fresh air. Her writing is pure magic, and I always fall under her spell LOL. Jack is the type of hero that you can't help but love even though he has many strong ALPHA traits, he has a very possessive nature toward Amanda, and you see it throughout the book, but you can't help but love him for it, since he has never known love in his life and it was a journey to see him change a bit because of Amanda's influence. Amanda has a very passionate and strong willed nature, has great talent, but also craves a loving relationship and is willing to take a risk on Jack. I loved many aspects of Suddenly You is an endearing love story where two people who are so different in many ways, have much as well in common, and find what they really need when they fall in love. A beautiful written story by one of the most talented romance authors!! ( )

Loved it. ( )

I loved this LK romance. Spinster author mistakes handsome publisher for a male prostitute she has hired for the night to lose her virginity on her 30th birthday. From there this was a delicious and steamy romance.

http://ktleyed.blogspot.com/2010/10/suddenly-you-by-lisa-kleypas.html ( )

This novel has a readable style compared to most romance novels, but what makes it stand out are the plot and characterizations which are about as far away from the conventional historical romance as you can get--in good ways. The heroine, Amanda Briars, is a women of independent means in Victorian England who makes her living as a novelist. She arranges for a male prostitute to come to her on her 30th birthday because she's tired of being a spinster virgin. Except what the madame sends is a man she thinks might be Amanda's match--Jack Devlin, a young publisher. And that's about as much I can tell you without it being a spoiler, except this breaks other romance conventions--which is the reason this was among my favorite reads on a romance reading list I recently worked through. I also think I find Jack just about the most appealing hero among the romance books I've read--he's a real entrepreneur, an ambitious self-made man and I for one find that a thousand times more attractive than a title. ( )

Did you ever read a book where the author seems to run out of plot and substitutes sex? Which is fine, if you're in the mood for repetetive sex, but not fine if you're in the mood for plot? Kleypas can and has done better. There is little character development and the plot goes nowhere. ( )